H13P:
The MacGyver Session: The Place for Novel, Exciting, Self-Made, Hacked, or Improved Sensors, Data Acquisition, and Data Transmission Solutions to Understand the Geosphere Posters


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Session ID#: 50041

Session Description:
This 10th edition of the MacGyver session focuses on the Data & Emerging Technologies theme of the Fall Meeting. All geoscientists are invited to present

  • new sensor systems, using technologies in novel or unintended ways
  • new data storage or transmission solutions sending data from the field with LoRa, WIFI, GSM, or any other nifty approach
  • started initiatives (e.g., Open-Sensing.org) that facilitate the creation and sharing of novel sensors, data acquisition and transmission systems.

Connected a sensor for iPhone to an Arduino or Raspberri Pi? 3D printed an automated water quality sampler? Or build a Cloud Storage system from Open Source Components? Show it! New methods in hydrology, plant physiology, seismology, remote sensing, ecology, etc. are all welcome. Bring prototypes and demonstrations to make this the most exciting Poster Only (!) session of the Fall Meeting.

This session is co-sponsered by MOXXI, the working group on novel observational methods of the IAHS.

Primary Convener:  Rolf Hut, Delft University of Technology, Water Management, Delft, Netherlands
Conveners:  Theresa Blume, Helmholtz Centre Potsdam GFZ German Research Centre for Geosciences, Hydrology, Potsdam, Germany, Andrew D Wickert, University of Minnesota, Saint Anthony Falls Laboratory and Department of Earth & Environmental Sciences, Minneapolis, United States and Salvatore Grimaldi, Tuscia University, Viterbo, Italy
Primary Liaison:  Rolf Hut, Department of Water Management, Faculty of Civil Engineering and Geosciences, Delft University of Technology, Delft, the Netherlands, Delft, Netherlands
Chairs:  Rolf Hut, Department of Water Management, Faculty of Civil Engineering and Geosciences, Delft University of Technology, Delft, the Netherlands, Delft, Netherlands and Theresa Blume, Helmholtz Centre Potsdam GFZ German Research Centre for Geosciences, Hydrology, Potsdam, Germany
OSPA Liaison:  Rolf Hut, Department of Water Management, Faculty of Civil Engineering and Geosciences, Delft University of Technology, Delft, the Netherlands, Delft, Netherlands

Cross-Listed:
  • A - Atmospheric Sciences
  • C - Cryosphere
  • NS - Near Surface Geophysics
Index Terms:

1848 Monitoring networks [HYDROLOGY]
1895 Instruments and techniques: monitoring [HYDROLOGY]
1914 Data mining [INFORMATICS]

Abstracts Submitted to this Session:

A Mobile Sensor Package for Real-time Greenhouse Monitoring Using Open-source Hardware. (410765)
Lars Larson1, Dr. Elad Levintal2, Jose Manuel Lopez Alcala3, John Steven Selker3, Chet Udell3 and Lloyd Nackley4, (1)Oregon State University, Biological & Ecological Engineering, Corvallis, OR, United States, (2)Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Blaustein Institutes for Desert Research, Be'er Sheva, Israel, (3)Oregon State University, Biological and Ecological Engineering, Corvallis, OR, United States, (4)Oregon State University, Nursery Production, Corvallis, United States
Measuring Water Levels with Low-cost LiDAR (388928)
Jonathan D. Paul, Imperial College London, Civil and Environmental Engineering, London, SW7, United Kingdom and Wouter Buytaert, Imperial College London, Civil and Environmental Engineering & Grantham Institute - Climate Change and the Environment, London, SW7, United Kingdom
Non-contact hydrometric systems for headwater catchments (405099)
Matthew Thomas Perks1, Borbála Hortobágyi1, Martin Butcher2, Andy R Large3 and Andrew J Russell3, (1)Newcastle University, Tyne and Wear, United Kingdom, (2)Krypton TV, Patterdale, United Kingdom, (3)Newcastle University, Newcastle Upon Tyne, United Kingdom
Image Analysis and Optical Algorithms for Streamflow Sensing (407399)
Flavia Tauro1, Rodolfo Piscopia1, Fabio Tosi2, Stefano Mattoccia2, Elena Toth2 and Salvatore Grimaldi1, (1)Tuscia University, Viterbo, Italy, (2)University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
Evaluating Accuracy of Simple Winter Precipitation Overspill Systems with Tipping Bucket Gauges for Winter Precipitation Monitoring in Remote Mountain Weather Station Networks (458544)
Erin Cherlet1, Chris HS Williams1, Kalli Herlein2, Kirk Hawthorn3 and Uldis Silins4, (1)University of Alberta, Department of Renewable Resources, Edmonton, AB, Canada, (2)Alberta Ministry of Environment and Protected Areas, Edmonton, AB, Canada, (3)Alberta Ministry of Forestry and Parks, Calgary, AB, Canada, (4)University of Alberta, Renewable Resources, Edmonton, AB, Canada
A microcontroller-based automatic rain sampler for stable isotope studies (368520)
Nils Michelsen1, Gerrit Laube2, Jan Friesen3, Stephan Weise3, Thomas H Mueller2 and Ali Bakhit Ali Bait Said4, (1)Darmstadt University of Technology, Institute of Applied Geosciences, Darmstadt, Germany, (2)Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research - UFZ, Hydrogeology, Leipzig, Germany, (3)Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research - UFZ, Catchment Hydrology, Halle, Germany, (4)Ministry of Regional Municipalities and Water Resources, Salalah, Oman
Evaporometer Upgrades | Enclosure and Sensor Redesign for Improved Weatherproofing and Accuracy in Real-Time Environmental Data Gathering (416117)
Miranda Fumiko Nelson1, Jose Manuel Lopez Alcala2, Michael Woo3, Thomas Craig DeBell4, Chet Udell2 and John Steven Selker2, (1)Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR, United States, (2)Oregon State University, Biological and Ecological Engineering, Corvallis, OR, United States, (3)Oregon State University, Corvallis, United States, (4)Oregon State University, Biological & Ecological Engineering, Corvallis, OR, United States
Deciphering soil physical and hydraulic properties using the Arduino platform (465315)
Brandon Lester, Blacksburg, VA, United States and Ryan D. Stewart, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Crop and Soil Environmental Sciences, Blacksburg, United States
A toolbox for participatory-based low-cost sensor network design and evaluation (416214)
Feng Mao1, Prof. David M. Hannah, PhD2, Stefan Krause1 and Julian Clark2, (1)University of Birmingham, School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences, Birmingham, B15, United Kingdom, (2)University of Birmingham, School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences, Birmingham, United Kingdom
EasyMonitor: Easy online measurements tracking using the Particle platform (464597)
Dr. Peter Marchetto, PhD, University of Minnesota Twin Cities, Minneapolis, MN, United States and Rolf Hut, Department of Water Management, Faculty of Civil Engineering and Geosciences, Delft University of Technology, Delft, the Netherlands, Delft, Netherlands
Reimagining high-resolution ecosystem monitoring with low-cost autonomous sensing (464219)
Kelly K Caylor, University of California Santa Barbara, Bren School of Environmental Science and Management, Santa Barbara, CA, United States, Elizabeth Forbes, Hudson Carbon, Hudson, United States, Grace Lewin, University of California Santa Barbara, Ecology Evolution and Marine Biology, Santa Barbara, United States and Mark Hirsch, University of California Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, CA, United States
Sensors for TWIGA: New observations in Africa to produce actionable information for agriculture, energy generation, and disaster response. (Invited) (396369)
Nick Van De Giesen1, Marie-Claire Ten Veldhuis2, Frank O Annor3,4 and Didier de Villiers2, (1)Delft University of Technology, Department of Water Management, Faculty of Civil Engineering and Geosciences, Delft, Netherlands, (2)Delft University of Technology, Water Management, Delft, Netherlands, (3)TU Delft, Civil Engineering & Geosciences, Delft, Netherlands, (4)Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, Ghana
OPEnS Hub - A Real-Time Decentralized Internet Portal, Connecting Field Sensors to Google Sheets (414380)
Thomas Craig DeBell1, Chet Udell2, John Steven Selker2 and Luke D Goertzen3, (1)Oregon State University, Biological & Ecological Engineering, Corvallis, OR, United States, (2)Oregon State University, Biological and Ecological Engineering, Corvallis, OR, United States, (3)Oregon State University, OPEnS Lab, Corvallis, OR, United States
The Gem Infrasound Logger: a Low-Cost, Lightweight, Open-Source, Self-Contained, Easy-to-Use Infrasound System (449795)
Jacob Anderson1, Jeffrey Bruce Johnson2, Daniel Bowman3, Timothy Ronan4, Hugo David Ortiz5, Matthew Von Lintig6 and Thomas Florence6, (1)Boise State University, Department of Geosciences, Boise, ID, United States, (2)Boise State University, Department of Geosciences, Boise, United States, (3)Sandia National Laboratories, Albuquerque, NM, United States, (4)University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Geological Sciences, Chapel Hill, NC, United States, (5)Instituto Geofísico de la Escuela Politécnica Nacional, Quito, Ecuador, (6)Boise State University, Geosciences, Boise, ID, United States
HyperRail: Modular, 3D Printed, 1-100 meter, Programmable, and Low-cost Linear Motion System for Imaging and Sensor Suites (414577)
Jose Manuel Lopez Alcala1, Chet Udell2 and John Steven Selker2, (1)Oregon State University, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Corvallis, OR, United States, (2)Oregon State University, Biological and Ecological Engineering, Corvallis, OR, United States
micro-Waggle: Low-profile, modular sensor platform for environmental research (421269)
Vivien Anne Rivera1, Sean Shahkarami2, Rajesh Sankaran2, William M Miller1, Aaron Ian Packman3 and Peter H Beckman2, (1)Northwestern University, Evanston, United States, (2)Argonne National Laboratory, Argonne, IL, United States, (3)Northwestern University, Evanston, IL, United States
Underwater stereoscopic system for seafloor characterization (446156)
Carlo C Zuniga Zamalloa1, Charles Key2 and Blake J Landry2, (1)U.S. Naval Research Laboratory, Stennis Space Center, United States, (2)U.S. Naval Research Laboratory, Stennis Space Center, MS, United States
A PCB Based Sap Flux Sensor for Increased Manufacturability and Lower Cost (397874)
Brett Shawn Stoddard1, Dongjun Lee2, Jonathan Marshall Fookes2, John Steven Selker3, Stephen P Good4 and Chet Udell3, (1)Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR, United States, (2)Oregon State University, Corvallis, United States, (3)Oregon State University, Biological and Ecological Engineering, Corvallis, OR, United States, (4)Oregon State University, Department of Biological and Ecological Engineering, Corvallis, OR, United States

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