{"id":2706,"date":"2013-06-10T05:41:29","date_gmt":"2013-06-10T05:41:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=2706"},"modified":"2013-06-10T05:41:29","modified_gmt":"2013-06-10T05:41:29","slug":"sci-tech-simple-cheap-infrared-camera-for-diy-scientists","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=2706","title":{"rendered":"Sci-Tech: Simple, cheap infrared camera for DIY scientists"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A reader points to an interesting citizen-science crowd-funding campaign: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.kickstarter.com\/projects\/publiclab\/infragram-the-infrared-photography-project\" target=\"_d\">Infragram: the Infrared Photography Project by Public Lab \u2014 Kickstarter<\/a> (they have far exceeded their goal and still have 26 days left) :<\/p>\n<div>\n<blockquote><p><strong>A simple, cheap infrared camera which can measure plant health &#8212; for geek gardeners, farmers, and open source DIY scientists.<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<blockquote><p>What could farmers, gardeners, students or\u00a0environmental activists do with an infrared camera that costs as little as $35?<\/p>\n<p><strong>What is Infragram?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Infragram is a simple, affordable near-infrared camera produced by the Public Laboratory community in <a href=\"http:\/\/publiclab.org\/wiki\/near-infrared-camera\" target=\"_blank\">a series of collaborative experiments over the last few years<\/a>. We originally developed this technology to monitor wetlands damages in the wake of the BP oil spill, but its simplicity of use and easy-to-modify open-source hardware &amp; software makes it a useful tool for home gardeners, hikers, makers, farmers, amateur scientists, teachers, artists, and anyone curious about the secret lives of plants.<\/p>\n<p><b>What can you do with Infragram?<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Take pictures to examine plant health in <a href=\"http:\/\/publiclab.org\/notes\/cfastie\/04-21-2013\/rosco\" target=\"_blank\">backyard gardens<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/publiclab.org\/notes\/cfastie\/5-29-2012\/lee-nh-plotsfarmhack-meetup\" target=\"_blank\">farms<\/a>, parks, and <a href=\"http:\/\/publiclab.org\/notes\/patcoyle\/11-24-2012\/scott-eustis-spartina-ir-november-2-4-2012-plots-barnraising-cocodrie-la-l\" target=\"_blank\">nearby\u00a0wetlands<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Check on the <a href=\"http:\/\/publiclab.org\/notes\/cfastie\/10-29-2012\/agricultural-trial-mapping\" target=\"_blank\">health of your crops<\/a>, especially <a href=\"http:\/\/store.publiclab.org\/products\/balloon-mapping-kit\" target=\"_blank\">from a balloon<\/a> or <a href=\"http:\/\/store.publiclab.org\/products\/kite-mapping-pack\" target=\"_blank\">a kite<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Monitor your household plants<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Teach students about plant growth and photosynthesis<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Create exciting science fair projects<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Generate verifiable, open environmental data<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Check progress of environmental restoration projects<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Document <a href=\"http:\/\/publiclab.org\/notes\/liz\/8-3-2011\/ir-reveals-gowanus-plume\" target=\"_blank\">unhealthy areas of your local ecology<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Pretend you have super-veg-powers<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/blockquote>\n<div align=\"center\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.kickstarter.com\/projects\/publiclab\/infragram-the-infrared-photography-project\/widget\/video.html\" height=\"360\" width=\"480\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A reader points to an interesting citizen-science crowd-funding campaign: Infragram: the Infrared Photography Project by Public Lab \u2014 Kickstarter (they have far exceeded their goal and still have 26 days left) : A simple, cheap infrared camera which can measure plant health &#8212; for geek gardeners, farmers, and open source DIY scientists. What could farmers, &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=2706\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Sci-Tech: Simple, cheap infrared camera for DIY scientists<\/span> <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2706","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-science-and-technology"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p34aWK-HE","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":25576,"url":"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=25576","url_meta":{"origin":2706,"position":0},"title":"ESO: Stellar nursery revealed with visible and infrared survey telescope","author":"TopSpacer","date":"January 4, 2023","format":false,"excerpt":"A new report from the European Southern Observatory (ESO): Serpent in the sky captured with ESO telescope A myriad of stars is revealed behind the faint orange glow of the Sh2-54 nebula in this new infrared image. 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