Data Transmission Network
Encyclopedia
DTN, formerly known as Data Transmission Network, is a subscription-based service for the delivery of real-time weather
, agricultural
and commodity
market information. Telvent DTN is the name of the service that is owned by its parent company Telvent
. Telvent DTN’s primary users are agriculture producers, professionals in weather-sensitive industries and commodities and futures
traders.
Telvent DTN provides information to professionals in agriculture, refined fuels, commodities and futures trading, public safety, aviation, turf, recreation, construction and transportation.
The company delivers market information, commodity cash prices, industry news and analysis, and location-specific weather for more than 120,000 subscribers working in agriculture, refined fuels, market trading, and weather forecasting.
DTN is especially targeted toward those interested in trading in markets such as futures and commodities, and is popular among many farmers as well for its real-time weather data. Meteorlogix is a part of Telvent DTN which forecasts for several divisions of weather, including Aviation, Energy, Transportation and the PGA Tour
.
.
, Nebraska
DTN was originally founded in 1984 as Dataline, later changing their name to Data Transmission Network. In the company’s early days, DTN delivered data to its customers solely by way FM radio broadcast, later adding dedicated, one-way Ku-Band satellite-based computer terminals using small dish antennas mounted at the customers’ site. Some customers received their DTN signal via the Vertical Blanking Interval (VBI) of the PBS television broadcast.
Currently, two-way information is delivered primarily via the Internet, but the company continues its satellite service for customers who are unable to connect to the Internet due to their remote locations. The current generation of satellite receiver is the DTN D8000-series, which can be networked into an existing LAN
using Ethernet
. Third-party software can be used to display and interpret the data on a personal computer
.
In 2007, DTN acquired The Progressive Farmer
magazine (Circulation: Approximately 650,000) from Time Warner with the stated purpose of broadening its focus to the information needs of commercial farmers and landowners.
In 2009, DTN was acquired by a new parent company, Telvent
, which in turn was acquired in 2011 by a new parent company, Schneider Electric
.
, Dow Jones “MarketWatch” and the Wall Street Journal. DTN senior analyst, Darin Newsom, and DTN grains analyst, Elaine Kub, are often featured in CNBC
televised segments.
Weather
Weather is the state of the atmosphere, to the degree that it is hot or cold, wet or dry, calm or stormy, clear or cloudy. Most weather phenomena occur in the troposphere, just below the stratosphere. Weather refers, generally, to day-to-day temperature and precipitation activity, whereas climate...
, agricultural
Agriculture
Agriculture is the cultivation of animals, plants, fungi and other life forms for food, fiber, and other products used to sustain life. Agriculture was the key implement in the rise of sedentary human civilization, whereby farming of domesticated species created food surpluses that nurtured the...
and commodity
Commodity
In economics, a commodity is the generic term for any marketable item produced to satisfy wants or needs. Economic commodities comprise goods and services....
market information. Telvent DTN is the name of the service that is owned by its parent company Telvent
Telvent
Telvent is an information technology and industrial automation company specializing in SCADA, GIS and related IT systems for pipeline, energy utility, traffic, agriculture and environmental monitoring industries. Their customer base is worldwide, but concentrated in Spain and North America...
. Telvent DTN’s primary users are agriculture producers, professionals in weather-sensitive industries and commodities and futures
Futures exchange
A futures exchange or futures market is a central financial exchange where people can trade standardized futures contracts; that is, a contract to buy specific quantities of a commodity or financial instrument at a specified price with delivery set at a specified time in the future. These types of...
traders.
Telvent DTN provides information to professionals in agriculture, refined fuels, commodities and futures trading, public safety, aviation, turf, recreation, construction and transportation.
The company delivers market information, commodity cash prices, industry news and analysis, and location-specific weather for more than 120,000 subscribers working in agriculture, refined fuels, market trading, and weather forecasting.
DTN is especially targeted toward those interested in trading in markets such as futures and commodities, and is popular among many farmers as well for its real-time weather data. Meteorlogix is a part of Telvent DTN which forecasts for several divisions of weather, including Aviation, Energy, Transportation and the PGA Tour
PGA Tour
The PGA Tour is the organizer of the main men's professional golf tours in the United States and North America...
.
Meteorlogix Division
Meteorlogix is the weather division of Telvent DTN that forecasts location-specific weather for several industries. Meteorlogix is the official forecaster for the PGA TourPGA Tour
The PGA Tour is the organizer of the main men's professional golf tours in the United States and North America...
.
DTN/The Progressive Farmer Agriculture Division
DTN/The Progressive Farmer is an agricultural information services provider to the North American corn, soybean, and cattle complex.History
Based in OmahaOmaha
Omaha may refer to:*Omaha , a Native American tribe that currently resides in the northeastern part of the U.S. state of Nebraska-Places:United States* Omaha, Nebraska* Omaha, Arkansas* Omaha, Georgia* Omaha, Illinois* Omaha, Texas...
, Nebraska
Nebraska
Nebraska is a state on the Great Plains of the Midwestern United States. The state's capital is Lincoln and its largest city is Omaha, on the Missouri River....
DTN was originally founded in 1984 as Dataline, later changing their name to Data Transmission Network. In the company’s early days, DTN delivered data to its customers solely by way FM radio broadcast, later adding dedicated, one-way Ku-Band satellite-based computer terminals using small dish antennas mounted at the customers’ site. Some customers received their DTN signal via the Vertical Blanking Interval (VBI) of the PBS television broadcast.
Currently, two-way information is delivered primarily via the Internet, but the company continues its satellite service for customers who are unable to connect to the Internet due to their remote locations. The current generation of satellite receiver is the DTN D8000-series, which can be networked into an existing LAN
Local area network
A local area network is a computer network that interconnects computers in a limited area such as a home, school, computer laboratory, or office building...
using Ethernet
Ethernet
Ethernet is a family of computer networking technologies for local area networks commercially introduced in 1980. Standardized in IEEE 802.3, Ethernet has largely replaced competing wired LAN technologies....
. Third-party software can be used to display and interpret the data on a personal computer
Personal computer
A personal computer is any general-purpose computer whose size, capabilities, and original sales price make it useful for individuals, and which is intended to be operated directly by an end-user with no intervening computer operator...
.
In 2007, DTN acquired The Progressive Farmer
Progressive Farmer
DTN/The Progressive Farmer is a country life oriented magazine, published twelve times a year by DTN, a division of Telvent. The magazine is based in Birmingham, Alabama.-History:...
magazine (Circulation: Approximately 650,000) from Time Warner with the stated purpose of broadening its focus to the information needs of commercial farmers and landowners.
In 2009, DTN was acquired by a new parent company, Telvent
Telvent
Telvent is an information technology and industrial automation company specializing in SCADA, GIS and related IT systems for pipeline, energy utility, traffic, agriculture and environmental monitoring industries. Their customer base is worldwide, but concentrated in Spain and North America...
, which in turn was acquired in 2011 by a new parent company, Schneider Electric
Schneider Electric
Schneider Electric is a French global company. It was founded in 1836 by two brothers, Eugène and Adolphe Schneider.In the first part of the 20th century, Schneider et Cie associated itself with Westinghouse Systems, a major international electrical group at the time. The group began manufacturing...
.
Media Contributions
Various members of DTN’s editorial staff are regular contributors to commodity-related news stories by a variety of media outlets, including the Associated PressAssociated Press
The Associated Press is an American news agency. The AP is a cooperative owned by its contributing newspapers, radio and television stations in the United States, which both contribute stories to the AP and use material written by its staff journalists...
, Dow Jones “MarketWatch” and the Wall Street Journal. DTN senior analyst, Darin Newsom, and DTN grains analyst, Elaine Kub, are often featured in CNBC
CNBC
CNBC is a satellite and cable television business news channel in the U.S., owned and operated by NBCUniversal. The network and its international spinoffs cover business headlines and provide live coverage of financial markets. The combined reach of CNBC and its siblings is 390 million viewers...
televised segments.