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cfastie "It will always be difficult to know for sure to what degree the red channel is contaminated by NIR. It might be worthwhile making an estimate. For ..." | Read more » almost 5 years ago
cfastie "Although the absolute values you computed for NDVI are lower than they should be, it appears that your process is successfully discriminating betwe..." | Read more » almost 5 years ago
cfastie "You are correct that both red and NIR pass through the red filter (Rosco Fire # 19) and both are captured in the red channel of the photograph. It ..." | Read more » almost 5 years ago
cfastie "There is another version of this sensor with the same specifications and the same price but it is about half the size. Does anyone know any reason ..." | Read more » about 5 years ago
cfastie "You are right that there has not been much follow-through at Public Lab on developing and testing DIY conductivity or total dissolved solids (TDS) ..." | Read more » about 5 years ago
cfastie "I am not sure what "full spectrum" means when used to describe LEDs. It probably means that all the visible wavelengths are present in the light at..." | Read more » about 5 years ago
cfastie "the Waterproof Mini Camera (infrared-ready) Be aware that this camera must be opened and modified before it can capture near infrared light. The p..." | Read more » about 5 years ago
cfastie "Stevie, The image code is still embedded in the version of my comment you promoted to an Answer. So I just copied the markdown into another comment..." | Read more » over 5 years ago
cfastie "The intense red tide blooms (Karenia brevis) in the Gulf of Mexico are easy to detect with normal color photography because they are red (top image..." | Read more » over 5 years ago
cfastie "That’s a great question, but it is a little bit like asking “How do you cook a good meal?” There are lots of different kinds of good meals, and lis..." | Read more » over 5 years ago
cfastie "I don't think calculations at Infragram.org can be used for anything but determining the color of a new image. The Photo Monitoring plugin and Fiji..." | Read more » over 5 years ago
cfastie "Kina, thanks for the videos. Very helpful. I might try CoolTerm again, since I was using a sketch that did not format the serial output in an appro..." | Read more » over 5 years ago
cfastie "I tried CoolTerm and never got it to work. I tried for only a half hour, so my failure is not so surprising. If you have a working data logger (e.g..." | Read more » over 5 years ago
cfastie "A GoPro Hero might weigh 150 grams with the protective case. A Hero Session weighs half that. On a static KAP rig the total weight will be 150g to ..." | Read more » over 5 years ago
cfastie "Liz, I don't know the specs of the 1/4" phone plug, but it needs only two contacts, the tip and one ring along the shaft. I'm not sure which types ..." | Read more » over 5 years ago
cfastie "New answer below where I could attach a file. " | Read more » over 5 years ago
cfastie "A 1/4" stereo/phone plug connects to the HCHO sensor and two wires from that cable connect to the Arduino (tip of plug to A3, ring to GND). Below (..." | Read more » over 5 years ago
cfastie "The first step might be to arrange for the co-location of the HCHO sensor, an Arduino, and somebody casually familiar with Arduino. Has the proper ..." | Read more » over 5 years ago
cfastie "Kina, Thanks for the great information. Liz, It might help to know more about this project. What is the time frame for deployment? What has been tr..." | Read more » over 5 years ago
cfastie "There is a very simple way to read the HCHO sensor with a resolution of about 10 ppb, assuming the range of the sensor is 0 to 1000ppb. (Out of the..." | Read more » over 5 years ago
cfastie "There is no information at the Public Lab store about what filter is used except that it is a red filter. I suspect the filter is a Rosco `#19 filt..." | Read more » over 5 years ago
cfastie "Blueish photos result when the blue channel is brighter than the other channels. Reddish or orangeish photos result when the red channel is brighte..." | Read more » over 5 years ago
cfastie "The blue filters used block red light, so the red channel records a lot of NIR, so NGB. The red filters used block blue light, so the blue channel ..." | Read more » over 5 years ago
cfastie "I think it is par for the course that a random proprietary sensor will not work gracefully with an Arduino. In this case, it might be that a standa..." | Read more » over 5 years ago