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garlandclan:
Hey there!

I'm an IT provider who does more than just IT.  One of clients, a ski park, would like to have a weather station at the top of each of their lifts.  The main objective is to gather wind speed information, but the other info would be nice to have as well. What I'm looking for is what a recommendation might be for a weather station model that could be setup to use ethernet or wireless for connectivity, where we can gather up all the info in a single place, using something like Weewx or Weather Display.  Finally place all 5 weather stations on a single page and be able to alert on wind over a certain speed.

I'm leaning toward Davis Instruments, as I know they have a single unit pole mount unit, with a console that goes inside, that can be connected to the network.  I have read that both Weather Display AND Weewx can be run in a way to support multiple stations.  But wanted to hear from the group.

Thank you,
Sean

R.Sidetrack:
In my opinion, the choice of hardware is separate from the choice of a server system to "publish" the weather data publicly (presumably the published data would not allow viewers access to the underlying settings).

In your situation, there isn't much use for each of those stations to have a display console. So no reason to pay for one either.  Choose Ecowitt hardware, use a GW2000 gateway for both ethernet and WiFi conectivity.
https://shop.ecowitt.com/products/gw2000

There is al kit available at that site including the GW2000, or just put together your own from the various components. https://shop.ecowitt.com/collections/lan-wlan-weather-station/products/wittboy

All of the sensors at Ecowitt will work with the GW2000, so you could assemble your own packages / kits.

garlandclan:
I'll check it out.  We may need/want a display at the top of the lift as well, as there is an operator there (supposed to be).  You bring up a great point though, that we really only need to talk to the sensors, and can read them elsewhere.

I'll check into this - thank you!
Sean

R.Sidetrack:
For a display at the top of the lift, the console would not be useful as its quite small (meant for one person at a time). So you would have 5 consoles for the operator to look at. If you have multiple systems, the consoles need to be reasonably close to the weather sensors as they are also the gateway.   Instead, locate the console/gateway convenient to the weather sensor (where you can get good RF data reception)  and consolidate ALL your various station data on a browser page, and set up a bigger monitor showing that page at the operator control area.  And perhaps your clients might also like to have a BIG monitor/TV/etc showing that browser page visible to skiers.  8)

And aside from WeeWx or CumulusMX etc,  which run on a local server, today I started fooling around with SmartMixin, which is a hosted web app. Off the bat, it loads data from the 3 Ecowitt gateways that I have on my property. Screenshot below.  https://smartmixin.io/ 

I don't yet know much more, except that I installed the free version, there is also a $2 / month version but I can't say what that includes. I'm not likely to pay for that version.  :)

garlandclan:
To be clear, the way the lifts operate is there is an operator at the bottom, and one at the top.  They are there to assist with boarding/off boarding, and handling emergencies like falls.  If wind becomes to much for a lift, the person at the top (only reading the single display of that particular station) can radio to the bottom to stop people getting on, and they can empty the lift.  In the security office, we could have a large TV displaying all statuses, and of course we'd want it on the website as well for patron usage to see the weather status on their favorite lifts.  The lifts are thousands of feet apart both base and top.

I like where this is going, and that view is great.  Lots of ideas here.  Now to proof one, and get it installed before November ;)  Think I'll put a weather station at my moms, and I have my Davis here at my house, which will allow me to see how the software your messing with will work.  Also just started looking at Weather Link LIve or whatever it's called from Davis (since I have a Davis system here).  Can check out my Saratoga script site at https://weather.lavacrawlers.com.

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