MeteoRain 200 Compact Precipitation Gauge Begins Pre-Production

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The 1st in a line of new precipitation sensors, the MeteoRain 200 Compact rain gauge, begins production testing. Early independent testing has shown it to far outclass any other tipping bucket rain gauge in terms of accuracy and repeatability of measurement in field operations, thus classifying it as a maintenance-free meteorological sensor suitable for mass deployments.

As MeteoRain 200 Compact early production batch nears completion, preorder customers will be first in line to receive their units. The MeteoRain line of rain gauges features the only ultra-low-power rain gauges capable of high-precision rain measurement without regular maintenance.

MeteoRain 200 Compact is the first in line and will soon be followed by the stand-alone wireless MeteoRain IoT Compact and MeteoRain 400 Pro. They are designed for mass sensor deployments in Smart Cities, agriculture, and due to their high accuracy and repeatability of measurement can be used to replace aging WMO and NWS compliant meteorological equipment.

The University of Reading crowdsources digitization of UK rainfall records to citizens stuck at home due to coronavirus COVID-19

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The Average Annual Rainfall of Britain. Image from page 39 of "The British nation a history / by George M. Wrong" (1910)

The Average Annual Rainfall of Britain. Image from page 39 of "The British nation a history / by George M. Wrong" (1910)

The University of Reading, in a project called the “Rainfall Rescue” by Prof. Ed Hawkins, is crowdsourcing help from people stuck at home due to the coronavirus COVID-19 outbreak. The goal is to help transcribe old written records that are missing in the UK digital weather database between the years 1820 and 1950.

The effort is open to the public. Join here to help: https://www.zooniverse.org/projects/edh/rainfall-rescue

The digitized data allow scientists to analyze climatic changes better and to help them differentiate between short-term, medium-term, and long-term fluctuations in weather patterns.

In an effort to bring WMO quality rain and climatic measurement to the masses, BARANI DESIGN Technologies has developed a series of Internet-of-Things (IoT) micro-weather station sensors that are affordable enough for most households. More information can be found at the following links:

How far away do I need to be from people to not catch a virus?

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Slowing the pace of infection is the single most important thing that we all can do to preserve the capacities of our health care systems.

QUESTION: How far away do I need to stay from people without a mask so that I don’t breath in what they exhale?

ANSWER: This video shows the movement of breath from person to person during a conversation between two people. There is a very low chance of infection since unlike with a cough or a sneeze, cells, water droplets and other particles like bacteria and viruses are not normally present in a person’s breath.

QUESTION: How far does a cough or sneeze travel and how easily can in infect me?

ANSWER: These videos show the expulsion of particulates in a person’s cough and sneeze. Each sneeze or cough launches cells, water droplets, and other particles like virus and bacteria quite a distance into the air which can infect another person. Infection is most likely if the particles are inhaled or deposited on mucus membranes and other sensitive places on another person’s body.

  • It is very important for sick and infected people to wear facial masks to protect others from their infection.

  • For healthy people, masks are a good precaution to help limit risk of infection.

QUESTION: How big of a chance does a cough or sneeze have of transmitting a virus or bacteria onto another person?

ANSWER: This video makes a less scientific, yet very practical and understandable approach, to explain how easily coughs and sneezes can transmit diseases to people around us.

We at BARANI DESIGN Technologies are also indirectly very affected by the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19), just as are all people, families, and businesses. Slowing the pace of infection is the single most important thing that we all can do so that the capacities of our health care systems are able to cope with the critically sick, not only from COVID-19, but also from other serious illnesses which are taking away our loved ones.