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FieldKit FieldSchool in the Bashakill: A Hands-On Deployment Workshop

March 8, 2024 | Lindsay Starke

Length of unistrut projecting over water with a solar panel, ultrasonic rangefinder, and flexible conduit visible

For some time now, our team has wanted to try our hands at what we’ve been calling a FieldSchool. Our vision was a workshop helping folks from local community organizations learn the basics of environmental sensing science plus how to build, calibrate, deploy, maintain, and gather data from FieldKit stations for use in their own […]

FieldKit FieldSchool in the Bashakill: A Hands-On Deployment Workshop

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