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jdetka commented on Used the PiNoIR camera with blue filter for my experiment in order to obtain the values of NIR and Red region, now i wanted to know what out put we are getting is right or wrong? 10 months ago

Hello, Did you make any additional progress with this? I'm trying to do the same thing and maybe ...

alejobonifacio commented on EcoSen -> How healthy are our water resources? (In construction) 10 months ago

I did this! Hi! Long time has passed since this original post. I was doing some in field measurem...

alejobonifacio commented on Could we just use the PWM feature of an Arduino to generate the 50% duty cycle we need for the Coqui or for a water conductivity meter? 10 months ago

Reading a little more I found that you could change the frequency of the PWM in arduino. I did no...

alejobonifacio commented on Could we just use the PWM feature of an Arduino to generate the 50% duty cycle we need for the Coqui or for a water conductivity meter? 10 months ago

Hi! good question! The frequency of PWM of arduino is about 500hz. Is that enough for conductivit...

jamesBstaionyor commented on What Does It Take to Get a Response? 10 months ago

I don’t understand why the responsibility for this falls only on the citizens, when it’s real to ...

Ag8n commented on Video Tutorial: Mobile Phone as Colorimeter 10 months ago

If using an instrument like a hunter colorimeter, be careful. There is the Hunter L,a,b scale. ...

Ag8n commented on Video Tutorial: Mobile Phone as Colorimeter 10 months ago

Little change here. Most water or liquid measurements are on transmitted or absorbed light.

Ag8n commented on Video Tutorial: Mobile Phone as Colorimeter 10 months ago

Its very easy to get these two instruments confused. If you are measuring color in industry(as i...

cebokad215 commented on Communicating Air Quality Data: Research Area Review Summary 10 months ago

Thanks for sharing the air quality data.

Ag8n commented on Research Paper: Correlating NDVI with Lichen Responses to Air Pollution 11 months ago

The tungsten lamp remarks only apply to the 660 nm red lines.

Ag8n commented on Research Paper: Correlating NDVI with Lichen Responses to Air Pollution 11 months ago

Best bet- use an old fashioned tungsten lamp. Not a LED claiming to be a tungsten lamp. An LED ...

Ag8n commented on Research Paper: Correlating NDVI with Lichen Responses to Air Pollution 11 months ago

Looking into the 660 nm lines. It's not that LEDs don't exist for 425 nm region. They do. But ...

Ag8n commented on Research Paper: Correlating NDVI with Lichen Responses to Air Pollution 11 months ago

There are 3 in 1 flashlights ( blue, white, and red) that would be good for this application- as ...

Ag8n commented on Research Paper: Correlating NDVI with Lichen Responses to Air Pollution 11 months ago

If you are using the public lab spectrometer, a light source for around 400 nm is needed. It loo...

Ag8n commented on Research Paper: Correlating NDVI with Lichen Responses to Air Pollution 11 months ago

A test of this method might be to use lawn clippings and run it through the procedure. The idea...

Ag8n commented on Research Paper: Correlating NDVI with Lichen Responses to Air Pollution 11 months ago

Another, more current option , is to use a coffee grinder. With the temperature issues this mate...

Ag8n commented on Research Paper: Correlating NDVI with Lichen Responses to Air Pollution 11 months ago

As for the mortar and pestle, there are many options. Some mortar and pestles are very expensive...

Ag8n commented on Research Paper: Correlating NDVI with Lichen Responses to Air Pollution 11 months ago

Was checking one of the online vendors. Found new centrifuges for $70. Industrial quality centr...

Ag8n commented on Research Paper: Correlating NDVI with Lichen Responses to Air Pollution 11 months ago

Ok. Trying to stay as close to duplicate the original paper as closely as possible. R.la cera is...

chall0105 commented on St. John STEM MAGNET - Microplastics and the Mississippi River 11 months ago

Caleb Hall- 5/10/2022- Water Security Link 1: Overall, the water quality in Louisiana is good du...

Ag8n commented on Research Paper: Correlating NDVI with Lichen Responses to Air Pollution 11 months ago

One word of warning. Solvents ( like acetone) and plastic cuvettes do not usually go together. ...

simransia07 commented on Outreachy proposal 2022: Design a new full-screen user interface for Infragram.org 11 months ago

Thank you @warren for replying back. I understand the time constraints you all have due to the hi...

Ag8n commented on Research Paper: Correlating NDVI with Lichen Responses to Air Pollution 11 months ago

Still have to do more work. But the acetone extract seems like something that might be doable in...

ranavivek_me19 commented on Outreachy proposal: MapKnitter.org Spam Management system 11 months ago

Hey! @jywarren , thanks a lot for ur feedback. For the hashtag idea, it will be useful to aggreg...

liz commented on Workshop: Draft an Issue Brief with a group 11 months ago

This workshop is still the gold standard! Thank you

sashae commented on An accessible browser-based decoder for NOAA images 11 months ago

Yes that's the idea! In DIY Satellite Ground Station workshops we often found it difficult to nav...

fongvania commented on Research Paper: Correlating NDVI with Lichen Responses to Air Pollution 11 months ago

There's some work needed to modify this research protocol so it can be done in regions like Ohio ...

fongvania commented on Research Paper: Correlating NDVI with Lichen Responses to Air Pollution 11 months ago

I don't know of a community science project using the pigment extraction method since there are s...

Ag8n commented on An accessible browser-based decoder for NOAA images 11 months ago

This looks great!! Thank you! Is this also a way around all the different platforms ( windows,...

sashae commented on An accessible browser-based decoder for NOAA images 11 months ago

Hi @Liz! Thanks for asking. Yes a link is coming soon. This research note will also be expanded s...