About The Dew Point Calculator and IPI

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The Dew Point Calculator was created by the Image Permanence Institute (IPI). IPI is a university-based, nonprofit research laboratory devoted to scientific research in the preservation of visual and other forms of recorded information. It is the world's largest independent laboratory with this specific scope. IPI was founded in 1985 through the combined efforts and sponsorship of the Rochester Institute of Technology and the Society for Imaging Science and Technology. Funding for IPI's preservation research and outreach efforts has come mainly from the National Endowment for the Humanities, the Institute of Museum and Library Services, and the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation. IPI is a provider of information, consulting services, practical tools, and preservation technology for libraries, archives, and museum collections worldwide.

The primary function of the Dew Point Calculator is to express and visualize the relationship between temperature, relative humidity and dew point. An understanding of how these variables influence each other is essential to managing your storage environments.

Using PEMdata to Interpret Your Data

Another service provided by IPI you may find helpful is PEMdata. PEMdata is a web resource for storing and analyzing temperature and humidity data. PEMdata was created by the Image Permanence Institute to help libraries, archives, and museums monitor their storage environments, by providing a way to organize, interpret, and share temperature and humidity data. PEMdata’s powerful analysis tools are designed to assist cultural institutions with the stewardship of their collections. For example, the Preservation Metrics can predict mold outbreaks or the risk of mechanical damage to the materials. The PEMdata features such as custom graphs and access to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) outdoor data also make the site useful for storing and viewing data from industrial and commercial activities.

PEMdata is a free service of the Image Permanence Institute (IPI), a non-profit research laboratory devoted to preservation of images and information. IPI is a department of the College of Imaging Arts and Sciences of Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT) in Rochester, NY, USA.

Visit PEMdata online at: http://www.pemdata.org