System and method of wireless instrument charging

A system for gas monitoring, comprising:

• a cooperative monitoring group for gas monitoring, the cooperative monitoring group comprising:
• a plurality of gas monitors comprising a gas sensing element, a battery, a monitor wireless charging circuit, and a wireless communication interface;
• a gas station, comprising:
• at least one gas monitor coupling interface and a wireless communication interface;
• wherein the at least one gas monitor coupling interface comprises a wireless charging pad and a gas station wireless charging circuit;
• a charging manager configured to operate the gas station wireless charging circuit to charge the battery of an associated gas monitor in response to the associated gas monitor positioned in proximity to the wireless charging pad;
• a data manager comprising a wireless communication interface and an external communication interface;
• and
• wherein the cooperative monitoring group is configured to operate as a mesh network, and wherein external communications of the cooperative monitoring group from the plurality of gas monitors and the gas station are routed through the data manager.