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🌍️ Research from a suitcase. Sounds unusual. But that’s exactly what it is!
The #OpenScience project #LabOnWheels by a ZALF working group is currently traveling around the world: to #Ghana, #Uganda, #Rwanda, #Benin, #Bolivia, and #Syria

https://www.zalf.de/en/aktuelles/Pages/PB1/Lab-on-wheels.aspx

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The suitcase contains everything researchers need to build affordable and simple environmental sensors:
🔧 Tools for building sensors
💻️ A Raspberry Pi with a screen
☀️ A self-sufficient power supply with a solar panel and a power bank
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🌿 The sensors collect various types of data, including information on plant health, evaporation, and greenhouse gas emissions from the soil and data on the soil microclimate.

🌍️ This data helps researchers to develop sustainable, water-efficient and environmentally friendly farming practices.

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#OpenScience #KnowledgeTransfer #Sensors #DigitalAgriculture #ResearchInfrastructure #Sustainability #GlobalResearch #Agriculture #Innovation #ZALF