Facilitating communication and collaboration among groups and individuals managing EnviroDIY monitoring stations and conducting supplemental sampling and data collection in the Delaware River Basin.
Group Admins
Updates
- This topic has 35 replies, 2 voices, and was last updated 2:48 PM on 2021-09-02 by David Bressler.
-
David Bressler
David Bressler
David Bressler
David Bressler
David Bressler
At the recent user group workshop (12/11) at The Watershed Institute in Pennington, NJ we reviewed the following:
- Monitor My Watershed – this will be replacing the Dreamhosters data site; click “Browse Sites” to see a map of all sites; click on individual site to view info about the site and display data (click Time Series Analyst)
- Quality Control – generally recommended on a quarterly basis (download data every two weeks to month). See italics on Field Visit Data Sheet (in Uploaded Files tab)
- Reprogramming data loggers – current loggers are sending data directly to the Dreamhosters site; Stroud Center (Shannon Hicks and Rachel Johnson) will be reprogramming all loggers in 2019 to send data directly to Monitor My Watershed (currently data are being auto-copied and pasted from Dreamhoster to Monitor My Watershed every 30 minutes). Reprogramming the loggers to send data directly to Monitor My Watershed will mean data will be send every 5 minutes to Monitor My Watershed AND data will be formatted so that files can be manually uploaded to Monitor My Watershed – this feature will be useful when 1) cell transmission stops and data gaps need to be filled and 2) when stations are offline entirely in which case data can be uploaded and will automatically be graphed and can be displayed as normal in Monitor My Watershed.
- Developing 4G cell transmission technology – Stroud Center will be working on developing 4G technology in 2019. 2G coverage has been declining and there is a need for updated capacity to transmit data via cell signal via 3G or 4G. There is no set timeline on when this work will be completed. The aforementioned upload feature on Monitor My Watershed will be important to use when cell transmission is not available.
At the meeting we also discussed building and strengthening the sensor station network via collaborative efforts among current sensor station users. As the network grows Stroud Center will be less able to manage the entire effort so the intention is for the network to be self sustaining in the long term; however, Stroud Center will continue to guide and support the effort. With this in mind we discussed and planned the following things:
- Core sensor station group (Nancy Lawler, Paul Wilson, Christa Reeves, Kim Hachadoorian, Steve Tuorto, Carol Armstrong, Kent Himelright, Lauren McGrath, Cole Baldino, and David Kline) and others collaborating to plan regional workshops, meetings, trainings, and assistance visits to support the network of users.
- Using the Delaware Basin Sensor Stations online group as the main location to discuss this type of planning, as well as technical support, success stories, etc. (see Forum tab for all the topics). Using this online group forum as a central location for discussing all things related to sensor stations is intended to get us away from isolated email conversations, so that info is more broadly available. This is a new thing for most people so we’re hoping once we all get comfortable with it that it will not be too intimidating (the document “How to Use WikiWatershed Forums” is attached here and also located in the Uploaded Files tab)
- Overall, the intention of this Delaware Basin Sensor Stations online group is to provide a common space for the growing network of sensor station users to communicate and facilitate collaborations, guidance, and support. This is an evolving process so we expect successes and failures, both of which we will learn from and adjust accordingly. We should all feel free to pose questions, address issues, and request assistance via this online platform.
- If you have technical issues please do not hesitate to address them to Heather Brooks (webmaster@stroudcenter.org) at the Stroud Center.
We (Stroud Center, the core sensor station group, and others) are currently planning workshops for 2019, including quarterly sensor station user group meetings. If you would like to be involved in the workshop planning please respond in the “Workshop Planning” forum topic.
Thanks very much
-Dave Bressler
Attachments:
Sarah Crothers
David Bressler
David Bressler
David Bressler
David Bressler
Sarah Crothers- You must be logged in to reply to this topic.
