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Weatherstations, webcams for Tonga and Pacific

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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

Greg Just
Greg Just
Greg Just
Greg Just
1 Campaign |
Neiafu, Tonga
$2,252 USD 44 backers
7% of $30,000 Flexible Goal Flexible Goal

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

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