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As a result of a project between the Observatory of the Ostwestfalen-Lippe University of Applied Sciences in Lemgo and the Institute Industrial IT (inIT) a remotely controlled observatory was established in April in the French Maritime Alps. The installed system allows the inIT to gain experiences with remotely controlled assets over large distances. Furthermore, important long-term quality parameters of an Internet connection (IPv4/IPv6) between Lemgo and southern France with a distance of 2600 km can be collected and analyzed for research purposes. The resulting experiences of the inIT are important for M2M applications with requirements to reliabilty, such as smart grids..

Due to its special position with an altitude of 860 meters the location is well suited for astrophotography, said Prof. Dr. Berlemann from the Lemgo observatory. At least 200 starry nights and no light pollution offer ideal conditions for astronomy. The telescopes are controlled by the connected computers via the Internet from a programmable logic controller, which was programmed and configured by the Research Institute headed by Prof. Dr. Jasperneite. Before the system can be fully operational, a longer trial phase is considered, because of the given poor IT infrastructure on site.

The project was only possible  through the strong support of the presidium of the University, the booster club of the University, the company PHOENIX CONTACT, the IT support of the university and the active support of Wolfgang Paech from the University of Hannover as well as of Klaus Eikmeier (CTS-study tours), who made the main telescope available.<//span><//span>