On June 6, 2012, a group of friends on St. Paul’s east side gathered with a mission to build build hardware, firmware, and software to help anyone, anywhere, measure the environment around them. We are passionate about water resources, international development, scientific advances, and technology. Since that time, we have spent nights, weekends, and scattered pockets of time to build a suite of quality data loggers, sensors, and tools. All of our designs are open source, and our philosophy is first and foremost to improve global access to foundational environmental data.

People

Andy Wickert

Andy Wickert

President and co-founder
Direction and funding
Scientific objectives
Firmware architecture
Documentation    

GitHub

Bobby Schulz

Bobby Schulz

Lead engineer (electrical)
Electronic hardware design and efficient power paths
CAD, 3D printing, and CNC milling
Lead firmware developer

GitHub

Chad Sandell

Chad Sandell

Engineer (mechanical) and co-founder
CAD, 3D printing, and CNC milling
Production runs
Electronics design

GitHub

Lorenzo Dandrea

Lorenzo Dandrea

Developer and co-founder
e-commerce and web backend
Business planning

GitHub

Publications

Development

Applications

Contact

info AT northernwidget DOT com

Sales

We are currently transitioning through the year 2020 from development to development + sales. Please be in contact if you are interested in purchasing anything, and we will let you know what is available. Costs are dependent on quantity and development maturity.

Collaborations and thanks

Our open-source instrumentation research has benefited greatly from collaborations with the University of Minnesota, including:

  • Andrew Wickert’s Surface Processes Instrumentation Lab
  • Senior Design programs in both Electrical and Mechanical Engineering

Significant financial support for our work is provided by the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) Global Hydrometry Support Facility (HydroHub) as part of an ongoing project to develop telemetered data loggers and better water-level sensors for use in Bhutan and Afghanistan.

WMO

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