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Un véritable observatoire sur le toit de l’école.

Les élèves apprennent mieux les sciences avec de vraies données qu’ils ont eux-mêmes recueillies. Un observatoire scolaire doté de capteurs météo, de qualité de l’air et sismiques donne à chaque classe une série vivante sur son propre lieu, avec des protocoles qui rendent les données assez fiables pour les réseaux scientifiques et des leçons qui les exploitent.

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1. Éducation · Observatoires scolaires

   Science with their own data

   Students learn science best with data they collected themselves about their own place. A real observatory at school turns weather, air and earthquakes from textbook pages into live questions, and protocols make the data good enough to share with science networks.

2. Ce qui est mesuré

   Weather, air and ground

   A weather station on the roof measures temperature, humidity, wind and rain; an air quality sensor at the gate measures particles; a small seismometer in a quiet room records ground motion from passing trucks to distant earthquakes. Classes add their own protocol observations.

   Instruments

   Weather station · Air quality sensor · Seismometer

3. Le nœud de base

   Clean data for classes

   The node checks every value, flags faults so teachers know when to call for help, and publishes clean data to class dashboards and the network, so lessons start from data students can trust. Nothing is lost when a link drops; the node keeps it.

4. Radio et liaisons

   On the school network

   Stations join the school network, so data reach classrooms without new links; schools without a reliable network use a cellular modem. Dashboards embed in the school’s learning platform. Each link is chosen for the place, not from a catalogue. When one path fails, the other carries the data.

   Liaisons

   Wi-Fi · Public cellular

5. Comment ça marche

   From a tremor to a lesson

   A distant earthquake shakes the school seismometer during a maths lesson. The next science class finds the trace, compares it with three other schools, and works out how far away the earthquake was from the arrival times. Every step is kept on the record.

6. De la commande à l’exploitation · Commande

   Scope with the district

   The scope reads the district’s schools, curriculum goals, teacher capacity and network rules. Nexus Observatory Inc. returns the station kit, lessons, teacher training, support and a price per school and per year. Every assumption in the scope is written down and priced.

   Planifier un déploiement

7. De la commande à l’exploitation · Relevé

   Survey each school

   Crews visit each school with a teacher: roof or ground for weather exposure, the gate for air quality, a quiet room for the seismometer, network access and safety. Findings are recorded with photographs. Every finding is kept with the site record for the crews who follow.

8. De la commande à l’exploitation · Autorisations

   School and family consent

   The school and district approve installation, building rules for roof work are followed, and data and privacy rules for students are agreed with families. Every approval is kept with the school record. Approvals are tracked site by site, so nothing waits unseen.

9. De la commande à l’exploitation · Fabrication

   Build and test

   Stations are assembled, calibrated, nodes enrolled with their identities and configured for the school network, and dashboards prepared for classes. Each kit runs before it ships. Test results travel with the kit to the site. Nothing ships until the whole kit has passed its tests together.

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10. De la commande à l’exploitation · Installation

    Install with students

    Crews install the station with a class watching, explaining each instrument and why it sits where it does. Every part is photographed, and the teacher learns the simple checks. The site record is updated before the crew leaves. Crews follow the site safety plan throughout the work.

11. De la commande à l’exploitation · Mise en service

    Commission with a lesson

    Chaque nœud prouve son identité. Readings are compared with a reference and the nearest official station, and the first lesson uses the school’s own data to check them. Results are signed and kept with the site record. Acceptance is recorded with the owner before handover.

12. De la commande à l’exploitation · Exploitation

    Learn with live data

    Classes see their own weather, air and ground motion in lessons; students compare schools, record protocol observations and share data with networks. Teachers receive alerts only when something needs fixing. Reports for owners and funders come from the same record.

13. De la commande à l’exploitation · Maintenance

    Remote support

    Faults are diagnosed remotely, parts are swapped by post or on a visit, sensors are recalibrated on the agreed plan and software updated in rings. Teachers are never left maintaining equipment alone. Spares and procedures travel with the crews. Maintenance history stays with each site for its whole life.

    Réserver des services sur le terrain

14. Produits de données

    For classes and networks

    Teachers and students receive live class dashboards; teachers receive lesson plans built on local data; science networks receive quality-checked data; support teams receive fault alerts, each tied to school and time. Each product carries its site, time and quality flags.

    Voir les produits de données

15. Preuves

    Protocols that make it science

    Measurements follow the school science protocols and the WMO instrument guide, air quality is set against the health guidelines and ambient air rules, and every value keeps its calibration, so student data can stand beside official records. Records are open to the people who must check them.

    Référentiels

    GLOBE Program protocols · WMO-No. 8 · WHO global air quality guidelines · Directive (EU) 2024/2881

16. Ce que vous obtenez

    Détection en tant que service

    Des réseaux d’observation conçus, installés, exploités et entretenus moyennant des frais mensuels : stations météorologiques, hydrométéorologiques, de qualité de l’air, sismiques et environnementales, avec données livrées sous licence. Fourni sous forme de service géré et licence de données, pour agencies, utilities, municipalities, insurers, agribusiness. Scale: Global, multi-site, per-site pricing.

    Parler aux ventes

17. Étape suivante

    Planifier avec nous : observatoires scolaires

    Tell us the site, the measurements and the rules it answers to. We reply with a survey proposal, a design and a scope for school observatories. An engineer replies with a survey proposal and a scope, and the plan grows from one site to the network you need, at your pace.

    Planifier un déploiementOuvrir le configurateur de stationsOuvrir le Studio

01Le lieu et ses dangers

Où il fonctionne, et ce qui peut mal tourner.

Operating contextSchool science programmes have published protocols for students to measure the environment, weather instruments have siting and exposure guidance, and air quality is set against health guidelines and ambient air rules. Data that follow these protocols can join citizen science and research networks.

Dangers

• Stations sited where data are useless
• Sensors that fail and are never fixed
• Data that stay on a classroom computer
• Teachers without time to maintain equipment
• Student privacy in shared data

02Ce qu’il faut mesurer

Quoi, où, à quelle fréquence, et selon quelles règles.

Chaque mesure indique où elle est prise, à quelle fréquence, et la norme ou la réglementation publique qui la fonde. Les numéros de la colonne des sources ouvrent la source citée plus bas.

03La pile d’observation

D’un module de base à un réseau.

Les mêmes briques à chaque échelle : des instruments et un nœud de base, un site avec sa radio, une flotte exploitée comme un tout, et un réseau fédéré sur le protocole ouvert.

1. 01

   Unité de base

   A station: weather, air quality and seismic sensors on a sensor hub with a small node.

   Build a station →
2. 02

   Site

   A school: the station on the school network, with dashboards for classes.

   Plan a site →
3. 03

   Parc

   Many schools of a district or country as one network, with shared lessons.

   Managed offers →
4. 04

   Réseau

   Schools share data with science networks and each other through open standards.

   The open protocol →

• 01Station météo compacte
• 02Moniteur de qualité de l’air
• 03Sismomètre / accéléromètre de mouvement fort
• 04Passerelle de capteurs et d’instruments
• 05Micronœud (Nano)

Radio et liaisons

Wi-Fi

Stations join the school network, so data reach classrooms without new links.

Radio et liaisons

Réseau mobile public

Schools without a reliable network use a cellular modem.

Edge computeThe node checks values, flags faults so teachers know when to call for help, and publishes clean data to class dashboards and the network.

PowerMains from the school with a small battery; roof stations can run on solar.

04Comment ça marche

De l’instrument au produit.

Le parcours d’une observation, niveau par niveau, avec l’interface de chaque liaison et une nomenclature en dessous ; puis comment ce nœud devient un site, une flotte et des réseaux fédérés.

05De la commande à l’exploitation

Chaque étape, du premier appel à un site en service.

La même équipe et le même dossier portent le travail, du cadrage à la maintenance.

1. 01 Order

   Scope with the district

   The scope reads the district’s schools, curriculum goals, teacher capacity and network rules. Nexus Observatory Inc. returns the station kit, lessons, teacher training, support and a price per school and per year. Every assumption in the scope is written down and priced. 2

2. 02 Survey

   Survey each school

   Crews visit each school with a teacher: roof or ground for weather exposure, the gate for air quality, a quiet room for the seismometer, network access and safety. Findings are recorded with photographs. Every finding is kept with the site record for the crews who follow. 1

3. 03 Permits

   School and family consent

   The school and district approve installation, building rules for roof work are followed, and data and privacy rules for students are agreed with families. Every approval is kept with the school record. Approvals are tracked site by site, so nothing waits unseen.

4. 04 Build

   Build and test

   Stations are assembled, calibrated, nodes enrolled with their identities and configured for the school network, and dashboards prepared for classes. Each kit runs before it ships. Test results travel with the kit to the site. Nothing ships until the whole kit has passed its tests together.

5. 05 Install

   Install with students

   Crews install the station with a class watching, explaining each instrument and why it sits where it does. Every part is photographed, and the teacher learns the simple checks. The site record is updated before the crew leaves. Crews follow the site safety plan throughout the work. 1

6. 06 Commission

   Commission with a lesson

   Chaque nœud prouve son identité. Readings are compared with a reference and the nearest official station, and the first lesson uses the school’s own data to check them. Results are signed and kept with the site record. Acceptance is recorded with the owner before handover. 2

7. 07 Operate

   Learn with live data

   Classes see their own weather, air and ground motion in lessons; students compare schools, record protocol observations and share data with networks. Teachers receive alerts only when something needs fixing. Reports for owners and funders come from the same record. 23

8. 08 Maintain

   Remote support

   Faults are diagnosed remotely, parts are swapped by post or on a visit, sensors are recalibrated on the agreed plan and software updated in rings. Teachers are never left maintaining equipment alone. Spares and procedures travel with the crews. Maintenance history stays with each site for its whole life.

06Produits de données et intégration

Ce qu’il fournit, à qui, et dans quels systèmes.

Produits de données

• Live class dashboardsTeachers and students
• Lesson plans with local dataTeachers
• Quality-checked dataScience networks
• Fault alertsSupport teams

Intégration

• Learning platformsDashboards and lessons embed in the school’s learning platform.
• Science networksData are shared with citizen science networks.
• Air quality networksAir data are shared with local monitoring.

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07Questions des acheteurs

Avant de cadrer votre projet.

Do teachers need to maintain it?

No. Faults are handled remotely or by our crews.

Is student data private?

Stations measure the environment, not students.

Can data be used in research?

Yes, when they follow the protocols.

Does it fit the curriculum?

Lessons are written for it.

08Ressources

Les sources de cette page.

Normes, réglementations et lignes directrices publiques, citées là où elles s’appliquent. Chacune ne s’applique que dans sa juridiction ou son champ.

1. 1WMO-No. 8: Guide to Instruments and Methods of ObservationWorld Meteorological Organization
2. 2GLOBE Program protocols (Teacher’s Guide)The GLOBE Program
3. 3WHO global air quality guidelinesWorld Health Organization · 2021
4. 4Directive (EU) 2024/2881 on ambient air quality and cleaner air for EuropeEuropean Union · 2024

09Voir aussi

Cas d’usage et solutions.

10Éducation : domaines spécialisés

Les autres domaines de cette industrie.

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