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| jlwhitbeck | "I will be attending! " | Read more » | about 9 years ago | |||
| eymund | "Ongoing historical stream research will be posted via Google Maps https://www.google.com/maps/d/edit?mid=zAS0faPoVcn0.kzFjOF16sRBU " | Read more » | about 9 years ago | |||
| eustatic | "I will be attending! " | Read more » | over 9 years ago | |||
| stevie | "I will be attending! " | Read more » | over 9 years ago | |||
| mathew | "@Guillaume123 I'm using silicone to seal the sensor in the tube, but I really want to be able to get in and out of the bottle without re-sealing it..." | Read more » | over 9 years ago | |||
| Guillaume123 | "If I were doing this I would use easily obtainable silicone rubber to act as a seal and as a mechanical protection. Guillaume123 " | Read more » | over 9 years ago | |||
| mathew | "Chris, you're definitely right about the long thin piping, it is designed to be completely "potted," or filled with some sealant or epoxy. Its the..." | Read more » | over 9 years ago | |||
| gracecagle | "I will be attending! " | Read more » | over 9 years ago | |||
| cfastie | "This is a good definition of the problem: "..sensors be exchanged easily between bottles and; caps seal between sensors and bottles with cheap, of..." | Read more » | over 9 years ago | |||
| geraldmc | "I will be attending! " | Read more » | over 9 years ago | |||
| donblair | "And a great study of capacitive depth measurements is here: http://www.umbc.edu/cuere/BaltimoreWTB/pdf/TM_2009_003.pdf " | Read more » | over 9 years ago | |||
| dzonki | "its good thing for city " | Read more » | over 9 years ago | |||
| cmnetto | "I'm in the process of building an autonomous boat and came across this blog. The author is using an Intelliducer from Garmin, which is around $200...." | Read more » | over 9 years ago | |||
| mathew | "My search was really quick, the terms I used were "DIY sidescan fish finder." a little deeper digging found that the hummingbird forum has a bunch ..." | Read more » | over 9 years ago | |||
| wward1400 | "The one from Society of Robots right here from 2006. Better than the retail & academic search I started with, I'm impressed you found a forum f..." | Read more » | over 9 years ago | |||
| mathew | "seems like there's some interest, though I don't see any movement, in the AUV crowd: http://www.societyofrobots.com/robotforum/index.php?topic=158...." | Read more » | over 9 years ago | |||
| mathew | "this is excellent! " | Read more » | over 9 years ago | |||
| amysoyka | "Thanks for that map. I hadn't seen that one before. I will add it to my collection. I agree with your sentiments on reading the landscape. As I s..." | Read more » | over 9 years ago | |||
| eymund | "Thanks for the research details Amy ! Very useful. Learning to "read the landscape" is fascinating. The clues are all around us. Here's another..." | Read more » | over 9 years ago | |||
| amysoyka | "Here - I started mapping out my old hometown & its waterways: mapknitter.org/map/view/cromernorfolkuk You should be able to see for yourself -..." | Read more » | over 9 years ago | |||
| amysoyka | "That is some really useful/interesting stuff your revealing there! Interestingly enough I know a fair bit about this from personal experience. I ..." | Read more » | over 9 years ago | |||
| stevie | "Why have I not seen this before? this one is Great! " | Read more » | over 9 years ago | |||
| laurenrae | "Apparently we have a long way to go before "Gizmo" will be deployed in the field. USGS has installed some optical sensors for nitrate, but they ar..." | Read more » | over 9 years ago | |||
| amysoyka | "Hey there @markwh, This video explains the process quite well: http://youtu.be/kUR6_bQLU-E I use a toaster oven also - just be careful that you d..." | Read more » | over 9 years ago |