2021/06/06 by Jain, Mayank, Gollini, Isabella, Bertolotto, Michela +2
#Atmospheric and Oceanic Physics (physics.ao-ph) #FOS: Physical sciences
paper · doi:10.48550/arxiv.2106.03073
Ground-based Whole Sky Imagers (WSIs) are increasingly being used for various remote sensing applications. While the fundamental requirements of a WSI are to make it climate-proof with an ability to capture high resolution images, cost also plays a significant role for wider scale adoption. This paper proposes an extremely low-cost alternative to the existing WSIs. In the designed model, high resolution images are captured with auto adjusting shutter speeds based on the surrounding light intensity. Furthermore, a manual data backup option using a portable memory drive is implemented for remote locations with no internet access.