Fwd: [Dc401-l] outdoor sensors/envi sci?

[David Johnson]

A friend of mine on the DC401 list had a question I thought might be best suited for the DIYBio group. Any takers?

-Dave Johnson

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From: Mike Marseglia <mi...@marseglia.org>
Date: Fri, Oct 4, 2013 at 8:47 AM
Subject: [Dc401-l] outdoor sensors/envi sci?
To: 401 Defcon Group <dc4...@lists.dc401.org>

Anyone have any experience with outdoor sensors for environmental science?  Recently moved out to the woods with a small pond.

I had one idea to monitor wildlife using those motion cameras and add eye-fi w/ some sort of automation tool like ifttt to easily create a wildlife catalog.  Had another idea to monitor the pond for things like dissolved oxygen, pH, etc.

There's no wiring in the woods though so I'm wondering how to overcome the wifi/power challenges.  Also, cost is a factor.  Not sure if it automating would be cost prohibitive.

Thanks,

  Mike Marseglia
  c. 401.248.4867

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[Louis Thiery]

Hi

I'm a long-time lurker on this list. I just like to keep track with what the Boston DIYBIO community is up to :)

But this sounds right up my alley. I've been working on an environmental monitoring platform.

I haven't used a lot of the sensors that you talk about, but the platform abstracts sensors so its easy to add new ones. The range with Xbee Pro units is 1-2 miles if WiFi isn't interfering.

One sensors I've been wanting to add is a camera that takes pictures at some interval. Video streams demand too much bandwidth of Xbees but I think that most environmental applications would be fine with periodic pictures or at least bursts when there's a trigger.

Anyway, let me know what you think!

--Louis

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