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July 29, 2025
# How does service activation work?
## When browsing micro-stations on our marketplace, the color of each measurement point gives you an immediate indication of its status. This helps you understand when data will become available and when billing will begin.
#### 🟢 Green status – service active
A green status means the station is already installed and fully operational. As soon as you subscribe, the service is activated right away. You’ll have immediate access to the micro-station’s data, and billing begins from the moment your subscription is confirmed.
#### 🔵 Blue status – service being activated
Blue indicates that the station is currently being installed. Although the service will be available shortly, billing won’t start until we’ve validated that the station is functioning properly. Once the station is confirmed to be in nominal operating mode, data access will begin and billing will be triggered.
#### 🟣 Purple status – service coming soon
Stations shown in purple represent areas where deployment is planned but not yet complete. The service will be activated once installation and validation steps are finalized. Until then, there is no access to data and no billing. We’ll keep you updated on the progress throughout the deployment process.
💡 **Good to know**
After installation, it typically takes about **15 days** to complete technical verification and fully activate the service.
### How we validate a micro-Station
Every micro-station is **remotely monitored** by our operations center.
Before we activate the service and begin billing, we ensure the station meets the operational standards defined in our [General Terms and Conditions](https://app.vortex-io.fr/terms-and-conditions).
#### What validation includes:
- Control of data reception and quality.
- Precise altimetric referencing of the station
All of these steps take between 15 and 30 days (precise altimetric referencing requires the accumulation of data over long periods).
Once these steps are complete:
- 🟢 **The service is officially activated**
- 💳 **Billing starts from the activation date**
### Status overview
| Color Status | Deployment Stage | Data Access | Billing |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 🟢 Green | Fully operational | ✅ Immediate | 💳 From subscription date |
| 🔵 Blue | Installation in progress | ⏳ After validation | 💳 After service activation |
| 🟣 Purple | Installation planned | 🚫 Not available | 🚫 Not billed |
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