Amazon Monitron is no longer open to new customers. Existing customers can continue to use the service as normal. For capabilities similar to Amazon Monitron, see our [blog post](https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/machine-learning/maintain-access-and-consider-alternatives-for-amazon-monitron).

# Amazon Monitron concepts
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An Amazon Monitron implementation is structured in the following way:




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|  **PROJECT** **→** **SITE** **→** **ASSET** **→** **SENSOR** **→** **POSITION**  | 

The following table explains the Amazon Monitron concepts and terminology you need to know to get started with Amazon Monitron:


| Concept name | Concept definition | Key facts | Common users | 
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| **[Project](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/Monitron/latest/user-guide/projects-chapter.html)** |  [See the AWS documentation website for more details](http://docs.aws.amazon.com/Monitron/latest/user-guide/monitron-terminology.html)  |  [See the AWS documentation website for more details](http://docs.aws.amazon.com/Monitron/latest/user-guide/monitron-terminology.html)  |  [See the AWS documentation website for more details](http://docs.aws.amazon.com/Monitron/latest/user-guide/monitron-terminology.html)  | 
| **[Site](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/Monitron/latest/user-guide/site-management-chapterSM.html)** |  [See the AWS documentation website for more details](http://docs.aws.amazon.com/Monitron/latest/user-guide/monitron-terminology.html)  |  [See the AWS documentation website for more details](http://docs.aws.amazon.com/Monitron/latest/user-guide/monitron-terminology.html)  |  [See the AWS documentation website for more details](http://docs.aws.amazon.com/Monitron/latest/user-guide/monitron-terminology.html)  | 
| **[Gateway](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/Monitron/latest/user-guide/gateways.html)** |  [See the AWS documentation website for more details](http://docs.aws.amazon.com/Monitron/latest/user-guide/monitron-terminology.html)  |  [See the AWS documentation website for more details](http://docs.aws.amazon.com/Monitron/latest/user-guide/monitron-terminology.html)  |  [See the AWS documentation website for more details](http://docs.aws.amazon.com/Monitron/latest/user-guide/monitron-terminology.html)  | 
| **[Asset](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/Monitron/latest/user-guide/assets-chapter.html)** |  [See the AWS documentation website for more details](http://docs.aws.amazon.com/Monitron/latest/user-guide/monitron-terminology.html)  |  [See the AWS documentation website for more details](http://docs.aws.amazon.com/Monitron/latest/user-guide/monitron-terminology.html)  |  [See the AWS documentation website for more details](http://docs.aws.amazon.com/Monitron/latest/user-guide/monitron-terminology.html)  | 
| **[Sensor](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/Monitron/latest/user-guide/as-sensor-positions1.html)** |  [See the AWS documentation website for more details](http://docs.aws.amazon.com/Monitron/latest/user-guide/monitron-terminology.html)  |  [See the AWS documentation website for more details](http://docs.aws.amazon.com/Monitron/latest/user-guide/monitron-terminology.html)  |  [See the AWS documentation website for more details](http://docs.aws.amazon.com/Monitron/latest/user-guide/monitron-terminology.html)  | 
| **[Position](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/Monitron/latest/user-guide/as-where-sensors.html)** |  [See the AWS documentation website for more details](http://docs.aws.amazon.com/Monitron/latest/user-guide/monitron-terminology.html)  |  [See the AWS documentation website for more details](http://docs.aws.amazon.com/Monitron/latest/user-guide/monitron-terminology.html)  If you have complex machinery with more than one potential point of failure, we recommend that you collect data from multiple positions.   |  [See the AWS documentation website for more details](http://docs.aws.amazon.com/Monitron/latest/user-guide/monitron-terminology.html)  |