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Originally Posted by CraigS
Buy a Geiger counter ...?…
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Hi Craig,
Some certainly are.
An independent blog entry by Rachel Courtland entitled "
Radiation Monitoring in Japan Goes DIY" on the
Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers (IEEE) "Spectrum" web site discusses
how some resourceful members of the general public in Japan are digitizing their
own Geiger counter readings and uploading them to the
Pachube server.
The readings from various points across the country are then aggregated onto
maps which can be found on the Pachube web site here -
http://community.pachube.com/node/611
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Originally Posted by Pachube
There are now hundreds of radiation-related feeds from Japan on Pachube, monitoring
conditions in realtime and underpinning more than half a dozen incredibly valuable
applications built by people around the world. They combine 'official' data, 'unofficial'
official data, and, most importantly to us, realtime networked geiger counter
measurements contributed by concerned citizens.
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As Courtland reports in her blog -
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Originally Posted by Rachel Courtland
Pachube’s data is available in real-time, but it is likely not as precise. NPR notes that
contamination, poor calibration, and varying levels of background radiation can make it
difficult to interpret Geiger counter readings.
Borden [of Parchube] says that aggregating radiation data from a number of
sensors will allow people to cross-check readings for accuracy and may also inspire a
healthy dose of skepticism when it comes to the numbers.
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Courtland's blog story can be found here -
http://spectrum.ieee.org/tech-talk/e...japan-goes-diy