An overview of the sensor sites
An overview of the sensor sites#
Seven sensors were placed in strategic locations for this pilot project. Five locations are in the city of Biel/Bienne (log_1 - log_5) and two reference locations were set up as well. The first is a rural reference (log_6) located between Biel and Orpund and the second (log_7) is referenced to the SwissMeteo Automatic Weather Station network in Grenchen airport. All sensors were placed at three meter heights above the ground.
Additional photos available upon request. Photos taken by Dr. Moritz Gruber and Gabrial Erismann the day of installation on July 08th 2022.
Site Name + Installation / Reading dates |
Description |
Photo |
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log_1 - Schiffländte / Débarquement (installed 08.07.2022, reading 1 12.08.2022) |
The sensor is attached to a tall light/utility pole near the lake front to capture the local effect of the lake on air temperature. |
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log_2 - Robert-Walser-Platz / Place Robert Walser (installed 08.07.2022, reading 1 12.08.2022) |
Sensor attached to a lightpole near a large construction site and the main train station. |
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log_3 - Zentralplatz / Place Centrale (installed 08.07.2022, reading 1 13.08.2022) |
Sensor attached to a utility pole at the edge of Zentralplatz/Place Centrale. |
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log_4 - Stadtpark / Parc Municipal (installed 08.07.2022, reading 1 11.08.2022) |
Sensor attached to a lightpole as far as possible from the many old trees in the park. |
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log_5 - Schüssinsel / Île de la Suze (installed 08.07.2022, reading 1 13.08.2022) |
Sensor attached to a lightpole located on the Île de la Suze, a recently renovated and widely celebrated park in the heart of the city. |
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log_6 - Rural Reference (installed 08.07.2022, reading 1 13.08.2022) |
Sensor attached to a wooden post, which is itself attached to a concrete post in a rural area just outside the city. |
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log_7 - SwissMeteo Reference (installed 08.07.2022, reading 1 14.08.2022) |
Sensor attached to a wooden post, which is itself attached to a chainlink fence surrounding the Swiss metnet automatic weather station. |
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The location of all sites (excluding log_7, the SwissMeteo reference site near Grenchen) are given in the below map. The raw map data can be accessed via this link.
Fig. 4 Locations of air temperature measurement stations.#
There will be between 25 and 40 sensors available for the main project in 2023. The pilot locations will be maintained for both seasons in order to generate a first set of interseasonal data.