Ribbit Network is a large network of open-source, low-cost, Greenhouse Gas (CO2 and hopefully other gasses in the future) Detection Sensors. These sensor units will be sold by the Ribbit Network and will upload their data to the cloud, creating the world's most complete Greenhouse Gas dataset.
See more about the cloud database here.
Our “Frogs” are tiny sensors that you can buy and deploy at your own home! It’s a small, open-source box that measures the amount of CO2 in the air using a tiny laser. It's easy to set up and will constantly record valuable scientific data on our climate. Frogs are one of the species that are most affected by climate change! Just like our sensors, they ribbit to one another to create a powerful network of data about the environment.
The design of sensor version 1 has just been completed and is ready for deployment. The first few units are being produced now and sent to a long list of waiting Alpha testers. The instructions are also complete for building a sensor (see below).
The first prototype sensors are up and running! Here is some real data from our sensor network! (Note this dashboard is still experimental and may be down occasionally).
There is still a ton of interesting work to do however!
Check out our issues for ongoing work! In the near future we have several major goals:
- Reduce the cost of the sensor This requires more custom engineering.
- Create a solar power version of the sensor (this requires reducing the power consumption and designing the solar circuitry)
- Improve the sustainability We strive to ensure that the Frog is the most sustainable version of the sensor that we can reasonably produce.
Check out the instructions in the hardware folder to build your own Frog Sensor!
See the hardware and software README's and folders for more technical details!
Check out the Frequently Asked Questions section. If you don't see your question, let us know either in a Github Discussion or via Discord.
See the Issues section of this project for the work that I've currently scoped out to be done. Reach out to me if you are interested in helping out! The projects section helps detail the major efforts going on right now.
We have a contributing guide that details the process for making a contribution.
If you are not sure where to start or just want to chat join our developer discord here.. You can also start a discussion right here in Github.
See the Wiki for background research. This project is inspired by some awesome research by incedible scientists in academia.
Hi, I'm Keenan and I head this project! Reach out if you are interested or just want to chat.
Consider sponsoring me on Ko-fi or through Github Sponsors to help cover the research and development costs.
Thanks goes to these wonderful people (emoji key):
 Eric Audiffred 🎨 🤔 |
 Desmond Good 🤔 💻 📆 |
 Laurence Watson |
 Steven Pestana 📖 🤔 🔣 |
 sanfk2 💻 |
 Eren Rudy |
 David Bengtson 🤔 📆 |
 Lance Bantoto 🤔 📆 |
 Kevin Miller 🤔 🖋 |
 Marc Pous |
 Zoltán Nagy 💻 |
This project follows the all-contributors specification. Contributions of any kind welcome!