You can use a Raspberry Pi Pico, a BME280 sensor, and an algorithm to create a functional altimeter. Tech. ... altitude is another piece of information you can use to determine your exact location.

Discover the handy hiking tool you can make with a Raspberry Pi. ... can make one using a Pi Pico, a BME280 sensor, ... code will then take the air pressure reading to figure out your altitude.

Once you get these sensors, all you have to do is interface them with your Raspberry Pi and use software like Home Assistant or OpenHAB to run automations based on the sensors' readings.

The Raspberry Pi weather station uses a tiny Pico W main board has the main processor and connects to a web server to display data. Weather metrics are collected using a DFRobot Gravity I2C BME280 ...

Over the last 20 years, [Martin] has been recording snowboarding runs with a standard helmet cam. It was good but he felt like he could improve upon the design by building his own version and loggi… ...

[Dave Akerman]’s ongoing high altitude balloon (HAB) work is outstanding, and we’re all enriched by the fact that he documents his work like he does. Recently, [Dave] wrote about his ba… ...

Raspberry Pi enthusiasts or those looking to learn a little more about the awesome mini PC and supported components, may be interested in a new list of 50 ...

A Raspberry Pi-powered sensor can help you detect inaudible sounds from your surrounding area. Written by Liam Tung, Contributing Writer March 23, 2018 at 5:36 a.m. PT. AR + VR.

The Raspberry Pi credit card-sized computer could claim the Guinness World Record for the highest altitude pictures ever transmitted from a mounted vehicle. Last month, IBTimes UK reported on the ...