SULSITODISIMONE. ALTERVISTA.ORG
the story of the first amateur weather station in Busalletta!!
(and the website dedicated to it and not only...)
INDEX:
(Auriol H13726A / Pce-FWS 20 / Curiosity)
HISTORY OF ESTABLISHMENT AND DEVELOPMENT
Sulsitodisimone was created on 24 January 2014 the brainchild of Simon Pinasco, who is currently the administrator and keeps it up-to-date, functional and shall, wherever possible, to add new services and features.
It all started in December 2013 with the purchase of a weather station amateur and immediately gave rise to the idea of being able to upload and share online data collected by the same making it the first amateur weather station in Busalletta(GE).
In the Time line below you can see the evolution of the site "day after day".
THE WEATHER STATION
Auriol H13726A vers. 07/2013
This weather station, an Auriol model H13726A vers. 07/2013, capable of measuring external and internal temperature, wind speed and direction, humidity and amount of precipitation, unfortunately, is not designed to transmit the data to a pc as not supplied by usb port or similar...
And here is the arrival of the problems even before starting!!!
Thinking on the functioning and more detail on the transmission of data between external tools and internal base I thought the solution even if a little complicated: the data is normally transmitted via radio and "anyone" tuned to the same frequency can pick them up, process them and store them, what they needed was a radio receiving module capable of transforming data into digital code and transferring them to a pc ... Easier to say and fortunately , thanks to the friends of the Portuguese MeteoCercal very knowledgeable and helpful , even to be realized!!!
It was created on the support Arduino the hardware required called weatherduino and was connected to a PC on which it was previously installed software for encoding data received (RS 232 Data Logger, subsequently updated for greater efficiency and stability and called EasyWeather rs232 logger) Following the floods that hit the area in the fall of 2014 amateur station instruments have begun to detect erroneous data, I proceeded to the calibration to try and put them back into operation but, being very precise and sophisticated, with the intention of providing information and reliable measurements and correct, I purchased a new weather station the PCE-FWS 20.
Pce-FWS 20
This new and semiprofessional station was "flanked" to the previous one in October 2014 and is able to detect, with more precise tools and techniques and refined, inside and outside temperature, wind speed and direction, humidity and amount of precipitation; it is also equipped with a mini solar panel that will keep the correct charge of internal battery. On 02/14/2016 the instrumentation of this weather station has been further updated and improved with the replacement of passive solar screen with an active larger solar screen equipped with forced ventilation generated by a solar-powered fan, making it even more precise temperature and humidity measurements.
Curiosity:
Even if they are operating in the province of Genoa both stations originate from nearby Tuscany: Auriol was purchased Aulla (MS) while the PCE comes from Capannori (LU).
WEBCAM
On 11/26/2016, after a test period it was put on line the first webcam in Busalletta. The image that can be seen is the beautiful views to the west with the background Pedemonte and the hills of Praglia Plans, slightly to the right stands Figogna Mount on which the Sanctuary of Our Lady of the Guard.
On 09/29/2018, the old webcam due to various problems and technological modernization aimed at improving the quality of the image captured, has been replaced with a new generation Cam Wirless IP brand SV3C model SV-B06W-1080P- HX; a full HD Webcam with 3.6 mm lens and 36 Pcs LED IR system with auto-cut. Thanks to these characteristics on very clear days to the left of the top of Monte Figogna, flying over the village of Scarpino, you can see the crest of Monte Argentera which with its 3297 Mt above sea level stands out in the province of Cuneo in Piedmont on the border with France in the Maritime Alps.
BUSALLETTA
The place where there is the amateur weather station is Busalletta, a small village of about 100 inhabitants on the Ligurian Apennines, which is part of the municipality of Sant'Olcese in the province of Genoa.
The altimetry is at an altitude of 460 m above sea level and is located on a ridge that forms the natural watershed for 3 valleys below and especially in case of heavy rains , their inhabitants can consult the detection made by this weather station and predict the raising of the streams that cross the valleys way towards the sea. (Pernecco Torrent and Sardorella Torrent are both tributaries of the Polcevera river and indirectly the Noce torrent tributary of the Scrivia river tributary in turn of the Po river).
Busalletta is also crossed by the provincial road n.2 that connects Genoa with the Valle Scrivia and Ferrivia Genova Casella connecting Val Bisagno with Val Polcevera and Valle Scrivia ; the weather station is located at the highest point of these routes , useful indication for motorists who want to know the conditions that will find along the way and for the users of the railway. A few hundred meters from amateur weather station also pass a number of paths used much in the past as a way to transport goods and others... today used for excursions and walks; among them one of the most important is the Altavia Ligurian Mountain [AV trail white and red] .
SERVICES OFFERED
Among the services offered directly from the site are the important and innovative free warning service: the pc that stores the collected data from the weather station was set to send alert notifications or information under certain circumstances, these notifications can be sent/received via Sms or email to anyone who requests it.
Indirect services on the site you can find pictures, radar, lightning and detailed weather forecasts alert, as well as the situation of the weather conditions and forecast for the formation of mists.
TIME LINE
THE KEY DATES THAT HAVE MARKED THE HISTORY OF THE DEVELOPMENT SULSITODISIMONE
2/7/2014 is on the telemetry system IN REAL TIME of the first amateur weather station in Busalletta!!!
3/5/2014 data from the weather station will also be visible on the site PWSwheather English acronym of personal Weather Station.
4/30/2014 is on the online page devoted to allergy sufferers!!
5/28/2014 I added to the page dedicated to weather alerts in Italy and Europe.
6/22/2014 I added to the site the section "for holidays" where you can find useful information for the planning of holidays
6/27/2014 I added to the site a page dedicated to information on traffic (road, air and maritime).
7/13/2014 you can view the weather station data archive.
8/6/2014 are available new infrared radar precipitation and new forecast maps!
8/7/2014 I added to the weather and MOSQUITOES traveler newsletter.
8/21/2014 I added a new page devoted to TV shows,
9/16/2014 I added to the new section dedicated to the LIGHTNING and hurricanes!!!
11/25/2014 I added a page dedicated to the latest news and was featured in a sidebar banners, available from all pages with the most important news.
12/6/14 I added 3 features in the meteo section:
1) now you can know the forecast in the Mediterranean Sea with wave height and direction, and you can view the tide forecast for the city of Venice.
2) now you can see the map with the prediction of fogs and mists which limit the visibility
3) now you can see snowfall forecasting with heaps in cm and State of alert for avalanches.
2/20/2015 is on the mailing list service and sms alert to receive real-time alerts and site information
3/22/2015 I created the new home page of the site and the new showcase.
4/05/2015 I created the new interactive menu with drop-down lists.
04/12/2015 I created a new page with almanac and historical events in the news section of the website.
05/30/2015 I changed weather forecast section with the insertion of a detailed meteogram to 48 hours for greater accuracy and reliability and I inserted three hours weather forecast at 6 days.
07/10/2015 the events board has changed: now the events are divided by weeks for best readability and choice.
08/13/2015 I added new interactive weather forecasts, customized according to your location.
11/01/2015 I activated the automated recording to the mailing list service and SMS Alert through forms on the website or via SMS.
11/24/2015 I created the page dedicated to the Earthquakes in the News section; I added the list of ski resorts and their information in the Weather/Snow section; I adding a map with the sea temperature in the Weather/Vawes and tides section; I redesigned the page dedicated to weather alerts and warnings.
1/12/15 I created the new graphical interface for page snow, I also created the page Wind forecast dedicated with winds forecast for Bora in Trieste.
12/27/15 I created a new page dedicated to temperatures forecast (Italy and Europe), I created a new menù section called AIR containing the new page dedicated to air quality and the page dedicated to pollen.
01/27/16 I created the new webpage called MeteoSport - Rally with detailed weather forecast for each special stage of the rally added.
02/07/16 website is now partner of Italia Meteo Network.
02/09/16 the weather station instruments have benn damaged by a strong perturbation and is currently offline.
02/14/16 the weather station was repaired and features a new active thermo-hygrometer with forced ventilation and by the work of my father Walter is now in a new location OMM Approved.
02/27/16 website is now partner of MeteoPolcevera.
08/14/16 I added a search engine in the sidebar and buttons for sharing on social
08/24/16 website is now partner of Meteorete.
09/06/16 I created the new Telegram account and dedicated channel @Sulsitodisimone (@Sulsitodisimone_bot)
11/26/16 The first Webcam of Busalletta is now online
02/07/17 I created the new weather archive with graphs and minimum and maximum values highlighted
5/27/2017 I've improved the dedicated page to information on traffic In which rail traffic information was added.
7/02/2017 The new page dedicated to the surnames curiosities was created with the map of the source and the diffusion.
8/27/2017 I modified and enhanced the event showcase page with the calendar added
9/15/2017 I modified the homepage by adding the slide with commemorative logos
10/15/2017 I created the new page dedicated to the first pages of newspapers in newsstands
12/22/2017 in the page Latest News was added the widget of Euronews with the press review of the latest news and the ability to see the video newsreader.
01/03/18 New year new pages and above all new animated maps... I created new pages Pressure and Humidity, moreover, almost all the maps already present have been updated with new maps with improved and above all animated graphics.
03/18/18 I created a new page Horoscope dedicated.
07/18/18 website is now partner of Weathercloud.
09/29/18 New Webcam is installed, the new one have a better resolution, anti glare technologies and IR led.
03/10/19 I modified and improved graphically the weather forecast page.
04/21/19 I modified and improved graphically the newsstand page.
10/21/19 I updated the weather alerts page and added dedicated banner in the sidebar.
01/03/20 I add the podcast player of the almanac of the day (only in Italian part of the website).
04/01/20 I've updated and improved the graphics of the weather station data web page.
04/04/20 I've added a mobile version of the new weather station data web page.
09/01/20 I updated the page dedicated to traffic information with the insertion of the mobility info of the railway network and inserted the notices to travelers of RFI FS group (Italian Railway Network and Italian State Railways)
12/05/20 I updated the page dedicated to the weather alert whit the addition of the map of Liguria and related alert areas
02/07/21 I updated and improved the "guestbook" of the contact section with the addition of various controls on publications, the addition of emoticons and the ability to send a direct message.
05/09/21 I updated the page dedicated to weather forecasts with the insertion of the simple and intuitive forecasts of 3B Meteo
08/21/21 I updated the page dedicated to air traffic and I added an audio player in the sidebar to listen to a rock radio station for free
10/09/21 graphically updated the page dedicated to weather alerts with the addition of alerts and the bulletin of Piedmont, added the new system of European alerts that in the future will become a world standard
10/17/21 the weather station is now an official parter of Awekas
MILESTONES
25/08/2014 1000 visitors
At 7 months of its creation the site reached 1000 visitors; in this regard I would like to thank you all....
All over 655 individual visitors from 11 different countries of the world!!
Thank you for your confidence and... continue to return sulsitodisimone.altervista.org.
15/01/2015 2000 visitors
A few days after the first birthday sulsitodisimone has achieved a new record: unexpected
2000 site made by:
1566 users worldwide.
the daily average is about 70 users and about 245 pageviews!!
03/05/2015 3000 visitors
Sulsitodisimone reached another record: 3000 unique visitors!!
These 2424 visitors belong to 16 different countries in the world.
the website with averages of about 190 pages a day and 70 hits.
08/31/2015 4000 visitors
Another important milestone was reached... sulsitodisimone has repeated share 4000 visits!!!
About 3200 unique users in 20 different countries.
11/12/2015 100 Followers
Today the twitter followers of @sulsitodisimone (BusallettaInfo) account have reached 100th ...
12/15/2015 5000 visitors
A beautiful gift a few days before Christmas: 5000 unique visitors reaching share!!!
This figure was achieved thanks to about 3827 people in 23 different countries of the world who have visited about 42,200 pages.
01/18/2016 Gift T-shirt with embroidered logo
For the second birthday of the website a friend has made a magnificent gift
embroidering with care and skill the site logo on a shirt... THANK YOU GIADA!!
03/26/2016 6000 visitors
It's the Easter weekend and another gift I was done by all of you:
Today the site has reached 6000 unique visitors! thanks to all the people around that by 4500 34 countries in the world!
07/12/2016 7000 visitors
Today the website unique visitors reached 7000...
thanks to all the 6600 people of 57 different countries around the world.
08/29/2016 200 Followers
Today the twitter followers of @sulsitodisimone (BusallettaInfo) account have reached 200th ...
12/04/2016 8000 visitors
Today the website unique visitors reached 8000...
thanks to all the 6700 people of 62 different countries around the world, with an average of 110 unique visits per day and more than 700 average daily pages.
03/15/2017 9000 visitors
Today the website unique visitors reached 9000...
thanks to all the 7000 people of 65 different countries around the world, with an average of 110 unique visits per day and more than 800 average daily pages.
03/20/2017 300 Followers
Today the twitter followers of @sulsitodisimone (BusallettaInfo) account have reached 300th ...
06/06/2017 10000 visitors
Today the website unique visitors reached 10000...
thanks to all the 7800 people of 70 different countries around the world, with an average of 150 unique visits per day and more than 910 average daily pages.
08/30/2017 11000 visitors
Today the website unique visitors reached 11000...
thanks to all the 8400 people of 75 different countries around the world.
10/25/2017 400 Followers
Today the twitter followers of @sulsitodisimone (BusallettaInfo) account have reached 400th ...
10/27/2017 12000 visitors
Today the website unique visitors reached 12000...
thanks to all the 9217 people of 77 different countries around the world. (daily average visiters about 200, daily average pages views about 1020)
01/14/2018 13000 visitors
Today the website unique visitors reached 13000...
thanks to all the 9966 people of 77 different countries around the world. (daily average visiters about 2137, daily average pages views about 1130)
03/26/2021 Gold Award Met Office
03/26/2021 Gold Star Weather Underground
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TALK ABOUT WEBSITE...
07/15/2015 Today SANT'OLCESE INFORM@,municipal administration information website of the municipality of Sant'Olcese, has posted an article that talks about the site...(Leggi articolo)
07/16/2015 the same article was also published on the official Facebook page of SANT'OLCESE INFORM@'s website and has been commented on and shared by multiple users (read post)
08/06/2015 website GEOSNEWS.COM , information website based on your geolocation, resumed the article of SANT'OLCESE INFORM@ and published it... (Read article)
13/02/2017 Today SANT'OLCESE INFORM@, municipal administration information website of the municipality of Sant'Olcese, has posted a new article after that of 07/15/2015 that talks about the site and its services, also a banner was added in the footer of Sant'Olcese Inform@(Leggi articolo)