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🌍 WeSense v1.0.0-alpha.1 shipped.

First public release of a decentralised environmental sensor network built to outlast any single company or government. Readings flow from ESP32s, Meshtastic, Home Assistant and government APIs, through a signed P2P archive layer, to permanent community-hosted storage. CC-BY-4.0 by default.

- No API paywall, no single point of control

https://wesense.earth
https://github.com/wesense-earth/wesense/releases/tag/v1.0.0-alpha.1

#WeSense #OpenData #P2P

WeSense.earth — Sense Your World. Share Our Planet.

WeSense.earth — A peer-to-peer, community-owned environmental sensor network. Sense your world, share our planet.

WeSense Apr 11

Getting started guides are now live at docs.wesense.earth.
Choosing sensors, building a node, Meshtastic integration, Home Assistant/Ecowitt etc.
Includes our durability-over-accuracy sensor philosophy, full MQTT command reference, and datasheets for all 26 supported sensors.
Consider this draft, but there’s enough to get started contributing to the world's first free, community-owned environmental sensor network. #WeSense #OpenSource #IoT #EnvironmentalMonitoring #Meshtastic #LoRaWAN

WeSense Apr 10

Recently I purchased one of these including raspberry Pi Hat from Elecrow for use as a Lorawan Gateway with the things network. Works well and better value than other options I've seen. #IoT #WeSense #Raspberry Pi #Lora #Telemetry #gateway #NewZealand https://www.elecrow.com/lr1302-lorawan-gateway-module-spi-us915-sx1302-long-range-gateway-module-support-8-channels.html

LR1302 LoRaWAN Gateway Module | SX1302, US915, SPI, 8Channel

LR1302 LoRaWAN Gateway Module for US915 networks. Features SX1302 chip, mini-PCIe, 8 channels, high sensitivity, and low power consumption. Get details.

elecrow.openhardware

WeSense Apr 9

This is early days. We're looking for people who want to place sensors in their homes, streets, and communities.

Follow along here, or visit wesense.earth to learn more.

#OpenScience #Environment #OpenHardware #AirQuality #CitizenScience #Decentralised #Meshtastic #IoT #WeSense #NewZealand #Aotearoa #NZ #Auckland #AirQuality #Homelab #EnvironmentalMonitoring