FreeStation Training Materials, 2016

The FreeStation initiative uses open source hardware, open source software and open source 3-D printing technology to build and deploy reliable environmental data loggers with the lowest cost and easiest DIY build possible. These are designed to make reliable, detailed and local environmental data more accessible in areas that may have little local financial and technical capacity for the collection of such data. A variety of stations and sensors are available. The FreeStation Nano includes one of soil moisture, rainfall, temperature and humidity or rainfall sensors. The FreeStation Micro includes for temperature, humidity, solar radiation and rainfall. The FreeStation Meso adds wind speed and wind direction. The FreeStation Macro adds wind driven rainfall, fog and/or soil moisture at 2 depths. This dataset contains a comprehensive collection of training materials on how to construct and use FreeStation Micro automatic weather station translated into French as part of the POP project, for use by local students and practitioners in Burkina Faso and other French-speaking countries. The training materials were translated into French from the English versions provided by the Freestation initiative and used in a workshop run as part of the POP project to train students and practitioners.