Instructables
Online collection of user-generated tutorials and project guides related to weather stations
Description
Instructables is a web-based resource designed to share step-by-step DIY weather station tutorials that support local weather monitoring for farm planning, climate risk awareness and rural advisory activities.
Technology
Instructables is a website and online community where users publish project pages with step-by-step instructions and images.
Target
Instructables serves makers, educators and possibly farm advisors seeking practical guidance for building low-cost weather monitoring devices. In 2011, Instructables reported about 2 million members and about 50 million pageviews per month, indicating broad reach for knowledge dissemination.
Business model
Instructables is supported through advertising and offers an optional Pro membership (starting at USD 1.95/month in a published description) that provides features such as PDF downloads and fewer advertisements.
Impact
Instructables supports practical, low-cost climate and weather monitoring knowledge that can strengthen farm decision-making and rural learning.
Partners
Not specified in public sources
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