This is an ecoid, a tool that's being used to help identify potential microclimates where tender plants such as banana might thrive on West Town Farm. Developed by i-DAT at Plymouth University, ecoids are
devices that allow remote sensing of environmental factors such as
light levels, temperature, humidity and wind strength. Each
ecoid monitors its local environment and regularly sends data, using
wireless signals, to a central computer.
Chris Hunt, an MRes
Digital Art and Technology student came to West Town Farm yesterday to help set up. We're running a month-long pilot project, to see how the technology gets on with the farm and the farm gets on with the technology. If things go well, we'll install them across a wider area for a longer period of time.
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