2022 Early Hearing Detection & Intervention Virtual Conference
March 13 - 15, 2022
6/05/2017 | 9:00 AM - 9:15 AM | PRACTICAL, FIELD-TESTED USES FOR LOW-COST OPEN-SOURCE TECHNOLOGIES: CASE STUDIES FROM EAST AFRICA. | 301B
PRACTICAL, FIELD-TESTED USES FOR LOW-COST OPEN-SOURCE TECHNOLOGIES: CASE STUDIES FROM EAST AFRICA.
Commercially available water quality/quantity instruments from manufacturers utilizing proprietary platforms (hardware and software) are often expensive and impossible to repair from remote field sites. Malfunctioning or broken proprietary instruments in remote areas can cost valuable time in the life of a project. As an alternative, open source software and hardware are available at a fraction of the cost of commercially available equipment and allow for greater control over the data collection process at a similar level of resolution.
Here we present several ways that we are utilizing low-cost open-source technologies to augment our research program in East Africa. We utilize commercially available low-cost open-source dataloggers instead of building from scratch to enable a quicker prototyping process. We have built data logging stations in remote environments transmitting data (water quality, water level, rainfall, temperature, etc.) in near-real time to a free, online data repository as well as handheld units for surveys. Incorporating the use of low-cost open-source instruments has allowed us to reduce equipment costs, build purpose-built data logging devices and engage with a broader community of open-source enthusiasts.
- S07 Conducting freshwater science with open-source, inexpensive technologies
- S07 Conducting freshwater science with open-source, inexpensive technologies
- S07 Conducting freshwater science with open-source, inexpensive technologies
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Christopher Dutton
(), Yale University, cldutton@gmail.com;
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Amanda Subalusky
(), University of Florida, asubalusky@ufl.edu;
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Emma Rosi
(), Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies, rosie@caryinstitute.org;
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David Post
(), Yale University, david.post@yale.edu;
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