Bonny Doon Labs
Bonny Doon Labs builds PIKiT, a rugged, solid-state weather station that mounts to vehicles or tripods and samples wind, temperature, humidity, air quality, dew point, and ignition-point data every 10 seconds. The unit transmits live data via LoRa mesh networking (1–5 mile range) to the RidgeOps app, delivering instant alerts on dangerous condition shifts to wildland firefighting teams.
- Internet of Things
- Hardware
Funding
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Product
Problem
Wildland firefighters lack access to real-time, localized weather data at the incident scene, where conditions can shift rapidly and dangerously. Traditional weather stations are bulky, slow to deploy, or positioned too far away to capture the microclimate changes that directly impact fire behavior and crew safety.
Solution
PIKiT is a rugged, solid-state weather station that deploys in minutes on a vehicle roof, building, or tripod and continuously samples wind, temperature, relative humidity, air quality, dew point, and ignition-point calculations every 10 seconds. The unit sends live data to the vehicle's onboard iPad or MDT and syncs to the cloud, where team leads can configure alerts for sudden shifts in wind, temperature, or humidity. Sensor data is shared automatically across team devices and can be scoped to specific events or geographic areas for multi-team collaboration. The system integrates with a RESTful API, enabling other software platforms to consume the data, and also captures air quality readings for workers' compensation reporting. Data can be exported in multiple formats, including CSV, Excel, JSON, GeoJSON, KMZ, and standard ICS-214, ICS-213, and ICS-209 weather-block PDFs for predictive models and incident reports.
Target Audience
Primary customers are wildland fire departments, incident command teams, and firefighting agencies requiring hyper-local, real-time weather monitoring for operations safety, as well as organizations conducting controlled burns or wildfire research.
Features
- Solid-state ultrasonic anemometer with no moving parts; wind speed range 0–60 m/s (±0.2 m/s accuracy) and temperature range −40°C to +120°C (±0.5°C accuracy)
- LoRa mesh networking with 1–5 mile station-to-station range, requiring no cell service or Wi-Fi
- Samples environmental data every 10 seconds and transmits wirelessly in real time to onboard tablets and the cloud
- Instant push alerts when wind, temperature, or humidity shift suddenly and dangerously
- Vehicle quick-release roof mount, rugged tripod, and solar panel attachment included for extended field operations
- 48-hour battery life on a ~3-hour USB Type A charge
- RidgeOps app for iOS, Android, tablet, and browser enabling sensor management, team data sharing, live map viewing, and alert configuration
- Cloud database syncs data automatically across team members and supports cross-team access scoped by event or geography
- RESTful API for third-party integration of sensor data, with configurable permissions
- Data export in CSV, Excel, JSON, GeoJSON, KMZ, and ICS-214/213/209 weather-block PDF formats
- Public data source layers including topography, vegetation type, regional weather, active fire hotspots, and official fire perimeters
- Manual reading entry for fuel stick, psychrometer, anemometer, visual, lightning, and other observations with geo-tagging