Weatherstations, webcams for Tonga and Pacific
Weatherstations, webcams for Tonga and Pacific
Weatherstations, webcams for Tonga and Pacific
Weatherstations, webcams for Tonga and Pacific
Weatherstations, webcams for Tonga and Pacific
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Weatherstations, webcams for Tonga and Pacific
Tonga has a population of 100,000 it has a large coastline and water area.
Weather forecasting is pretty bad as we have 3 weather stations at airports and my private weather station and webcam that are online.
My weatherstation has been useful for tourists, farming, yachting, airlines, shipping, fishing, search and rescue, droughts, met forecasting.
So if you are based in Tonga and are in these industries and you'd appreciate better weather forecasting... kick some money in. Give a little to get a little!
Baker Hardin, who passed away on 22/11/16, was the Vava'u weather boffin for over 10 years. His estate has donated $325top to this project. A weatherstation close to his home in Toula will be named after him.
I wish to deploy 50 weather stations around the Islands in Tonga and at some close by Islands that do not have weather stations at all; that will assist weather forecasting for the entire area they will be deployed at sites who will supply free power and 24 x 7 internet. Weather stations use just 4mb a month. I also want to 15 webcams to key sites to allow remote viewing.
A number of spare units and calibration equipment will be purchased to allow the project to continue for upto 5 years.
Tonga
Niutoputapu/Niufao 2
Vava’u 15 + 5 webcam
Haapai 6 +2 webcam
Tongatapu 15 + 5 webcam
Eua 2 + 2 webcam
Countries around us that do not have weather stations – assist predictions
Niue 4
Fiji Lau 4
Kermadec 2
Norfolk 2
Units 47 PWS + 12 Webcam
Spares 5 PWS + 2 Webcam. Some units will die
Total 52 PWS +14 Webcam
PWS 52 x NZD 500 = 26000nzd
Webcam 14 x nzd 250 = 3500nzd to assist tourism and remote viewing
UPS 50 x nzd 200 = 10,000nzd to allow Internet and the weather stations to continue when we lose power, particularly during a cyclone.
Poles and installaition 1000nzd
Installation (silicone on seams, bird tape, anonometer to pre-set barometer etc) $1000nzd
NZD42,000 = $30,000usd