Summary
This project consists of the construction of an anemometer able to transmit the wind speed and direction over a GPRS network. The objective is to plug the cheapest cellphone and anemometer sensor into an Arduino.
Motivation
I have an on-line store to sell kitesurfing equipment and the most attractive page is the one that shows the wind speed for the main kitesurfing spots.
In addition, I have been playing with Arduino and remote device monitoring in the past few months just for fun and learning, so this project is pure fun and profit.
The problem
Weather monitoring is not an innovation. It is possible to buy a LaCrosse Weather Station for U$110,00 on Ebay. These stations are wireless and can be connected to a PC, which can easily transmit the wind speed through the web.
So, why do you want to build a new one from scratch?
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