| dc.contributor.author | Schofield, Ian | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2009-01-12T17:28:47Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2009-01-12T17:28:47Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2009-01-12T17:28:47Z | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/2149/1804 | |
| dc.description | The primary aim in attending the 2008 AGU Fall meeting was to present our progress on the netPICOMAG (NPM) low-cost fluxgate magnetometer. I presented a poster on this topic and received several inquiries on the units performance and availability. Interest was mainly shown by members in the solar-terrestrial science community interested in ground-based magnetometry. In particular, people from UCLA's Space Physics Center (IGPP) are interested our progress, especially when we come up with a NPM model that can remove temperature biasing effects.
I had discussions with our UCLA colleagues in regards to configuring our virtual magnetic observatory software (VxO), which the IGPP has developed. We are planning on using the VxO software to facilitate automated data sharing with other data repositories and streamline data access to users of our AUTUMN website (autumn.athabascau.ca). We are currently awaiting a new software buuild from the IGPP.
I had productive discussions with people involved in geophysical science outreach, which stemmed out of the education and human resources session. Informal discussions with the people from the University of Alaska Fairbanks (who are responsible for the Alaska Lake Ice and Snow Observatory Network: www.gi.alaska.edu/alison/) provided valuable guidence in implementing our own netPICOMAG school observatory network. This contact may help us in the event we expand our school magnetometer network into Alaska.
I spoke with the head of a NASA-affiliated INSPIRE science outreach project (www.theinspireproject.org) that for the past 20 years has been providing low-cost space physics science kits as the basis for teaching science at the high school and now college level. We discussed how the kit and college curriculum could be used in a distance learning environment such as that found at AU. Martin Connors and myself will evaluate one of these kits in order to determine if it could be integrated into an existing introductory science course or aid in the development of a new course.
Attending the magnetophysics lectures and posters were helpful in developing a better understanding of the science I deal with on a daily basis, as well as meeting some important people in the field. Finally, Martin and myself sat down with our Japanese collegues in a planning session for upcoming field work in northern Canada starting in March 2009 | en |
| dc.description.abstract | Abstract of paper/presentation: netPicoMAG is a compact, low cost, networked fluxgate magnetometer. It is capable of detecting magnetic field vectors at 1 nanotesla, 1 sample per second resolution, and transmits real-time telemetry over the Internet. It is easy to install and requires zero maintenance. Its low cost and ease of install makes it ideal for teaching interactions between the earth's magnetic field and the aurora (solar terrestrial geomagnetism), as well as deployment in large (dense) magnetic sensor arrays. | en |
| dc.language.iso | en | en |
| dc.relation.ispartofseries | 92.926.G1101; | |
| dc.subject | netPicoMAG | en |
| dc.subject | fluxgate | en |
| dc.subject | magnetometer | en |
| dc.subject | real-time telemetry | en |
| dc.title | NetPicoMAG: a low-cost fluxgate magnetometer for teaching and research | en |
| dc.type | Presentation | en |
