Low cost weather station for climate-smart agriculture

Sonam, Tenzin; Siyang, Satetha; Pobkrut, Theerapat; Kerdcharoen, Teerakiat

doi:10.1109/kst.2017.7886085

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“…Consequently, resources and trained personnel to set up and maintain a sufficient number of stations are lacking to adequately cover the spatiotemporal variability of meteorological variables [ 4 , 5 ]. Additionally, growing interest in microclimate monitoring for precision agriculture [ 6 , 7 , 8 ] or urban climate and heat island studies [ 9 , 10 ] requires weather stations that are inexpensive, efficient, and provide local and reliable data for modelling applications. Ideally, the design of such weather stations meets the following criteria: (i) robustness to reduce calibration frequency; (ii) compact design for ease of handling and to minimize sensor damage; (iii) low maintenance; (iv) low power requirements; (v) low cost; (vi) compatibility with different logger systems; (vii) wireless communication.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…With the increasing use of wireless sensor networks [ 11 ], various non-standard low-cost weather monitoring systems have been developed in the past few years using a wide range of sensor hardware and different microcontroller architectures, such as Arduino [ 12 , 13 , 14 ] or Raspberry Pi [ 7 , 15 , 16 ]. These stations can be very cost effective, with prices of several hundred Euros [ 3 ], but they often lack adequate calibration and testing, raising concerns about the accuracy, precision, and reliability of the collected data [ 17 ].…”

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Performance of the ATMOS41 All-in-One Weather Station for Weather Monitoring

Dombrowski

Franssen

Brogi

et al. 2021

Sensors

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Affordable and accurate weather monitoring systems are essential in low-income and developing countries and, more recently, are needed in small-scale research such as precision agriculture and urban climate studies. A variety of low-cost solutions are available on the market, but the use of non-standard technologies raises concerns for data quality. Research-grade all-in-one weather stations could present a reliable, cost effective solution while being robust and easy to use. This study evaluates the performance of the commercially available ATMOS41 all-in-one weather station. Three stations were deployed next to a high-performance reference station over a three-month period. The ATMOS41 stations showed good performance compared to the reference, and close agreement among the three stations for most standard weather variables. However, measured atmospheric pressure showed uncertainties >0.6 hPa and solar radiation was underestimated by 3%, which could be corrected with a locally obtained linear regression function. Furthermore, precipitation measurements showed considerable variability, with observed differences of ±7.5% compared to the reference gauge, which suggests relatively high susceptibility to wind-induced errors. Overall, the station is well suited for private user applications such as farming, while the use in research should consider the limitations of the station, especially regarding precise precipitation measurements.

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Performance of the ATMOS41 All-in-One Weather Station for Weather Monitoring

Dombrowski

Franssen

Brogi

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Sensors

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“…Furthermore, some of the other barriers include unqualified human capital resulting from low level of education and training, agricultural research, related data, and problematic physical capital as well (FAO, 2018). Nevertheless, the climate has a big impact on agricultural activities and the ignorance of weather conditions may result in many difficulties related to farms (Tenzin et al, 2017). There is also a gap between supply and demand in a long and short-term period of time.…”

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Ecosystem for Successful Agriculture. Collaborative Approach as a Driver for Agricultural Development

Adamashvili

Fiore

Contò

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European Countryside

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The development of agribusiness sector is given gradually increasing importance. This works aims at identifying the elements that create the successful ecosystem for agricultural development, their benefits and application in agri-food systems; additionally, to bring on a light of the role of agricultural policies in these processes. For this purpose, the authors have carried out an analysis of the concern related literature and present a preliminary theoretical framework/model as a tool for supporting local development and incorporate a successful effective ecosystem. The key implications of this paper include an increased attention to agricultural research, to the role of the collaboration between relevant stakeholders, as well as of the agriculture, which uses information technologies for the better utilization of natural resources, and what is the most important is, the role of agricultural policies.

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“…In a research carried out by Tenzin et al [ 83 ], to ensure effective weather monitoring around a farm, the authors designed a very cheap cloud-based weather measurement unit, using an integration of different unique weather sensors. The system, which is made up of a base and a weather station, as well as a display unit, is capable of effectively gathering humidity, temperature, wind direction, wind speed, and many other weather data types.…”

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“…The system, which is made up of a base and a weather station, as well as a display unit, is capable of effectively gathering humidity, temperature, wind direction, wind speed, and many other weather data types. By experimenting its usage and statistically analyzing gathered data, it was observed that the unit provided similar results as the Davis Vantage Pro2 weather monitor, which was pre-installed on the same farm, thus, offering a cheaper option [ 83 ].…”

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Smart and Climate-Smart Agricultural Trends as Core Aspects of Smart Village Functions

Adesipo

Fadeyi

Kuča

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Attention has shifted to the development of villages in Europe and other parts of the world with the goal of combating rural–urban migration, and moving toward self-sufficiency in rural areas. This situation has birthed the smart village idea. Smart village initiatives such as those of the European Union is motivating global efforts aimed at improving the live and livelihood of rural dwellers. These initiatives are focused on improving agricultural productivity, among other things, since most of the food we eat are grown in rural areas around the world. Nevertheless, a major challenge faced by proponents of the smart village concept is how to provide a framework for the development of the term, so that this development is tailored towards sustainability. The current work examines the level of progress of climate smart agriculture, and tries to borrow from its ideals, to develop a framework for smart village development. Given the advances in technology, agricultural development that encompasses reduction of farming losses, optimization of agricultural processes for increased yield, as well as prevention, monitoring, and early detection of plant and animal diseases, has now embraced varieties of smart sensor technologies. The implication is that the studies and results generated around the concept of climate smart agriculture can be adopted in planning of villages, and transforming them into smart villages. Hence, we argue that for effective development of the smart village framework, smart agricultural techniques must be prioritized, viz-a-viz other developmental practicalities.

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Low cost weather station for climate-smart agriculture

Cited by 59 publications

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Performance of the ATMOS41 All-in-One Weather Station for Weather Monitoring

Performance of the ATMOS41 All-in-One Weather Station for Weather Monitoring

Ecosystem for Successful Agriculture. Collaborative Approach as a Driver for Agricultural Development

Smart and Climate-Smart Agricultural Trends as Core Aspects of Smart Village Functions

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