Maker Buoy

Providing low-cost, open source sensor platforms for use in remote locations around the world. Here and:

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Sharing this epic Maker Buoy track. View on Instagram: https://t.co/BeREZxeKwY

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@miniboats If anyone was curious, two-weeks later, our adopted Tern is still hanging around, even on moonlit nights.

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Anyone recognize this cheeky #seabird caught by a Maker Buoy cam one of @miniboats vessels north of #TurksandCaicos? We do have an opening for a first mate. 😉

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@miniboats @Name_That_Bird @Team_eBird And before anyone suggests it, "Terny McTernface" is out for the name!

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@miniboats @Name_That_Bird @Team_eBird Taken this morning, almost a week later, 75NM north, and it's still hanging around. Now we really have to start charging rent!

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@Name_That_Bird @miniboats Thanks. This photo a few hrs later shows the profile. One description says they "habitually rest on flotsam at sea", but calling @miniboats flotsam is not cool!

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@srchwng @IridiumComm These were all triggered manually, without knowing the content. These images are being used to train an ML model (using @EdgeImpulse) to identify fish vs no-fish. Have not yet deployed that capability yet.

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Sharing this time-lapse from one of our camera-equipped Maker Buoys with @IridiumComm backhaul. Deployed in late Sept '22 off Ocean City, MD USA and now halfway to Europe. At these latitudes, in the Gulf Stream, we see biofouling starting around month 3. Enjoy the fish pics!

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What a voyage for that little boat! Here are some nice shots from onboard Maker Buoy camera early in the trip across the Atlantic.

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Update: Recovered!

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We’ll see where this one goes. Other units that have traveled south from there have actually become cleaner over time. Nutrient levels, I assume.

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Shout out to @GCSatellite who's been the Maker Buoy @IridiumComm provider since we started in 2018. They recently highlighted Maker Buoys on their homepage: https://t.co/73QXUUc8lc

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@BooneWieter @ARC_AU Happy to be providing these remote imaging units using the same hardware that goes into the Maker Buoys. Good illustration of the flexibility of our mainboard and reliability of @Adafruit, @Sparkfun and @Pololu components.

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Looking forward to attending #Hackaday #supercon this weekend in Pasadena. Just finished #3Dprinting some puzzle cube swag for those interested in @arduino-based #ocean sensors using @adafruit and @IridiumComm hardware.

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Maker Buoy is branching out on social media, so please follow us on #Facebook and #Instagram.
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Hope to see you here, there, and anywhere we can share the adventures of our Maker Buoy fleet.

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@EdgeImpulse After 7 weeks at sea, starting to accumulate some biofouling, but also captured another nice #fish photo today. Estimate it's about 1m under the buoy.

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Gathering data in the #NorthAtlantic to train an @EdgeImpulse #MachineLearning model to identify #fish. Hoping to demonstrate #EdgeComputing on low-power hardware and send back only the #fishy images. I think this one was just showing off for the camera!

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Pitch data from a set of four Maker Buoys north of Bermuda. All still operating normally after getting tossed around by Hurricane #Fiona.

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This poor Maker Buoy south of #Bermuda just can’t catch a break. Second Hurricane adventure in just the past two weeks. #Fiona

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@running_tide @lid_tin Who says Twitter can’t be awesome? Thanks @running_tide!

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Anyone out there who can help identify this? Not one of ours, but appreciate the DIY design!

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@MakerBuoy Can anyone identify this buoy? who/when/where launched?
if you think it was yours get in touch for more details