B Ozanne
EF5
I am currently using a Davis Vantage Pro w/datalogger to satisfy my pesonal need for weather data and I recently worked in the research field with very high quality instruments.
I was wondering if anybody has any opinions on the quality of the Vantage Pro compared to an industrial system (like Campbell or Texas Instruments). Are they really that much more accurate or are they just more robust. It seems to me like the biggest difference is the rate at which data is collected. The Davis samples every 2-10seconds while industrial systems are .1 or less. Is that the biggest thing I am giving up with my Davis?
If properly calibrated and positioned the Davis has errors that fall well within NWS standards for hourly obs. You'd be surprsied how liberal those are.
I guess the main question is...should I be satisfied with the data coming from the Davis or do I have to just envy the "fancy" systems on the side of the highway?
I was wondering if anybody has any opinions on the quality of the Vantage Pro compared to an industrial system (like Campbell or Texas Instruments). Are they really that much more accurate or are they just more robust. It seems to me like the biggest difference is the rate at which data is collected. The Davis samples every 2-10seconds while industrial systems are .1 or less. Is that the biggest thing I am giving up with my Davis?
If properly calibrated and positioned the Davis has errors that fall well within NWS standards for hourly obs. You'd be surprsied how liberal those are.
I guess the main question is...should I be satisfied with the data coming from the Davis or do I have to just envy the "fancy" systems on the side of the highway?