Specifications

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physical characteristics of the site. There are two steps to this process.
First, a 360 degree view of the area around the station is created using the following steps:
a) Record the model of the camera and the lens focal length (mm) on the
Climate Station Site
Metadata Form
b) Mount a camera with a wide angle lens on a tripod, 1.5 m above the ground in the exact
location where the station will be located. Level the camera so it is completely horizontal
and not angled.
c) Take a picture facing north.
d) Rotate the camera 30 degrees to the east using a compass for orientation and take
another picture.
e) Keep rotating the camera 30 degrees and taking pictures each time, until facing north
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Next, pictures of the station itself are taken following the steps
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a) Position yourself seven meters directly south of the station and set up a tripod so that the
camera is 1.5 m off the ground and you are taking a picture facing north. The station
should be clearly visible in the middle of this and the next three photographs.
b) Move the tripod and camera to a location that is seven meters west of the station and take
a picture facing east.
c) Continue moving the tripod and camera around the station and stand seven meters directly
north of the station. Take a picture of the station facing south.
d) Take another picture from seven meters away on the east side of the station facing west.
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