https://www.pistack.xyz/tags/environmental-monitoring/ Recent content in Environmental-Monitoring on Pi Stack Hugo en-us Fri, 05 Jun 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://www.pistack.xyz/posts/2026-06-05-self-hosted-aquarium-controllers-reef-pi-mycodo-terrariumpi-guide/ Fri, 05 Jun 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://www.pistack.xyz/posts/2026-06-05-self-hosted-aquarium-controllers-reef-pi-mycodo-terrariumpi-guide/ <p>Reef keeping and aquarium maintenance demand precise environmental control — temperature swings of a few degrees, pH drift, or lighting schedule mistakes can crash an entire tank ecosystem. Automated controllers take the guesswork out of aquarium management, monitoring parameters 24/7 and triggering responses faster than any human could.</p> https://www.pistack.xyz/posts/2026-06-04-self-hosted-air-quality-monitoring-airrohr-luftdaten-sensor-community-guide/ Thu, 04 Jun 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://www.pistack.xyz/posts/2026-06-04-self-hosted-air-quality-monitoring-airrohr-luftdaten-sensor-community-guide/ <h2 id="introduction">Introduction</h2> <p>Air pollution causes an estimated 7 million premature deaths annually according to the World Health Organization. Yet most people have no access to hyperlocal air quality data — government monitoring stations may be dozens of kilometers away, and commercial monitors cost thousands of dollars. The citizen science movement has responded with open-source air quality monitoring platforms that anyone can build for under $50.</p>