"Terra Byke is an innovation planned for the UK's cycle network using installed and maintained sensor units. Terra Byke will provide rural atmospheric data visualisation for both scientific research communities and the public for monitoring of global change in our environment"
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Our ground-based network of moving sensors will be available to UK cycle outlets during the coming years. The housing will integrate GIS, satellite navigation positioning and near-ground earth observation (EO) sensors to detect various aspects of the rural environment. These will stream a continuous / seasonal source of data to space validation teams and will also be made available for researchers and e-learning organisations.
We expect that the service will be free for qualifying bicycle hire networks, based on the density of cycle networks, range of terrain and cycle miles per bike per year. There will be opportunities to subscribe to e-learning resources and for additional services for local visitor centres.
Data gathered by cyclist network will include atmospheric composition and geophysical parameters, which will be used for ...
- Knowledge Transfer: Climate Change Awareness Campaigns
- E-learning Software & Services for Education
- Validation with other Remotely Sensed Data
- Improved Scientific Understanding of Biogeochemical Cycles in Diverse Rural Ecosystems
- Promoting Health and Fitness
Donations are welcomed - All money will be used to help build a prototype sensor unit
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Latest WebLog post ...
April 27, 2012
Terra Byke Service – Rural Monitoring of the Earth’s Environment and Geo-Cycling
Calling upon all cycle hire operators! We’d like to know more about your venue to assess its value for the collection of Earth Observation data in the UK & Ireland … Subject to funding and interest, Terra Byke will be using peddle cycles to collect air quality & atmospheric composition data. To make this service [...]
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