1. Define the monitoring decision
Clarify what decision the sensor data must support: warning, compliance, operations, maintenance, planning, modelling, or public reporting.
Open tender specifications for environmental monitoring
Specify sensors by use case, climate, and evidence — not by brochure claims.
A practical public library for smart-city climatology, mesonet, hydrology, and environmental monitoring procurements.
2. Select the exposure profile
Translate heat, humidity, salt, ice, dust, flooding, vibration, vandalism, and power limitations into measurable requirements.
3. Write verifiable requirements
Use acceptance tests, calibration requirements, uptime targets, data formats, cybersecurity controls, and maintenance obligations.
Core sections
Smart-city reference guide: meteorological sensor architecture for digital twins and CFD inputs
Use cases: smart-city climatology, flood warning, urban heat, road weather, mesonet, groundwater, water quality
Climate profiles: coastal salt, cold snow/ice, hot humid, arid dust, tropical rain
Specification clauses: sensors, siting, power, communications, data, QA/QC, acceptance testing
Templates: tender checklist, scoring matrix, acceptance test plan