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Guides for contributors, operators, and developers of the WeSense environmental sensor network.

Contribute Sensor Data

Run a Station

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Contribute Sensor Data

The most valuable thing you can do. Place a sensor somewhere and contribute environmental data — no coding required.

Get started

Run a Station

Help keep data safe by running a WeSense station on a Raspberry Pi or home server. Your station replicates and serves data via P2P.

Station guide

Contribute Code

Write new ingesters, improve the firmware, build visualisations, or strengthen the P2P infrastructure.

Developer docs

Build Hardware

Design enclosures, test sensor combinations, or create PCB layouts for community sensor builds.

Hardware guides

Use the Data

All WeSense data is free and open, forever. Query live data via MQTT, browse archives on IPFS, or access ClickHouse directly.

Data access

Why Durability Over Accuracy

We prioritise sensors that are stable over years, not accurate for seconds. A controversial choice — here's why it works.

Read the evidence

Work in Progress

These documents are currently being written and are in draft format. Content is being added progressively — some pages may be incomplete or contain placeholder sections. If you'd like to help improve the documentation, every page has an "Edit this page on GitHub" link at the bottom.