OpenRainER

OpenRainER is an open-source dataset containing two years of data (2021 and 2022) from both conventional sensors (CS), such as radars and rain gauges, and opportunistic sensors (OS), in this case Commercial Microwave Links (CML) from the Lepida ScpA (Bologna, IT) network. Following the OpenSense community recommendations, the dataset is released under a Creative Commons license (CC-BY 4.0). This will promote scientific research about OS and encourage the exploitation of CML as a source for rainfall data. OpenRainER offers the opportunity to serve as benchmark dataset for CML retrieval algorithms and validation techniques over long periods and complex terrain.