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Category Archives: environmental monotoring
Air Quality Sensor
An air quality sensor (dust sensor) has been on my todo list for a while. There are a number of sensor modules on the market for the DIYer but all that I had seen seemed to not be suited for … Continue reading
Biochar Study
This is a citizen science activity that I spotted on Scistarter. I keep an eye on the citizen science projects on Scistarter and this one interested me. Scistarter lists a lot of citizen science projects. I had seen a lot … Continue reading
Posted in citizen science, environmental monotoring
Tagged biochar, citizen science, environmental monitoring
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Soil Temperature Probe
A soil temperature probe has been on my todo list for a while. So I decided to build one now along with a number of other improvements, and repairs to my weather station. The soil temperature at four inch depth … Continue reading
IoT Rain Gauge
On thing that is missing from my weather station is automatic reporting of rain fall. I have a manually read CoCoRaHS rain gauge which is more accurate than say a tipping bucket gauge but I thought it would be nice … Continue reading
Posted in Alternate Energy, Amateur Science, Electronics, environmental monotoring, Nature, Software
Tagged Arduino, CoCoRaHS, ESP8266, internet of things, IoT, rain gauge, sensor, tipping bucket, weather station, WIFi
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CoCoRaHS sign
I have wanted a sign for my weather station for some time. Signs for CoCoRaHS has just become available so I ordered one. They made the sign with room at the bottom to put your station number. This article is … Continue reading
Posted in CAD, Crafts, DIY, environmental monotoring
Tagged CoCoRaHS, laser cutter, vinyl cutting, vinyl sign
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