SafecastĀ is a global environmental sensor network enabling people to collect radiation and air quality readings and freely use and share the data collected.
Started after the Fukushima earthquake in 2011, Safecast has the largest collection of radiation data ever available spanning every continent on the globe. The project is driven by volunteers and citizen scientists everywhere, just like you.
Safecast believes that environmental data should be open, easy to access and easy to understand. They provide an open, free and public map of all submitted radiation data readings that can be access via browser or iOS app.
If you know how to solder (or want to spent 10 minutes learning how) you can build the bGeigie Nano Kit in an evening and be surveying the next day. Many people without engineering backgrounds have put this kit together.
You can take individual spot readings, or attach it to your car and drive around collecting geotagged radiation data that can be uploaded to the Safecast map.
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