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Not to undermine the DIY aspect which could be fun, but it looks like you could buy an Atmotube for about half as much (if you take the research survey) — https
by clnq 4y ago
Not to undermine the DIY aspect which could be fun, but it looks like you could buy an Atmotube for about half as much (if you take the research survey) — https://ukstore.atmotube.com/ https://ukstore.atmotube.com/. Though it doesn't register noise levels.
They can also build you an Atmocube which can measure noise and a few other things for $200-$500 based on what I found online.
- greggsy 4y agoNot sure why it needs an acceleromete, gyro or gps, and the solar circuitry might not be required for all use cases. Seems a bit over engineered, unless they were gearing towards a roving platform your could put on the back of your bike, or a balloon.
- Johnny555 4y agounless they were gearing towards a roving platform your could put on the back of your bike, or a balloon Or a car, like the Flatburn device in the linked article?
- clnq 4y agoBut the air above some streets is quite polluted in terms of NOx and particulate matter, and the air above the open road is very clean. In the cities, the street pollution levels vary a lot based on time (peak, off-peak) and day (weekday, weekend, holiday, public event day). I wonder if there would be any useful signal left in the noise.
- Karawebnetwork 4y agoAnecdotal, but my Atmotube v1 did not last very long after I was only a little rough with it (tied to a backpack). I wonder if the solution brought here might be more sturdy / easier to repair in the context of developing nations.