Introducing Manual Snowpit Recorder for the Snow Scope App
In developing the Snow Scope Penetrometer, we dug and recorded a ton of manual snowpits to collect comparison data. Recording layer depths, hand hardnesses, grains, temperature, time, and location data in the field is not a quick and easy task, especially in cold and snowy conditions, and we became frustrated that there isn’t a great in field solution to cataloging manual snowpits.
After talking to many snow professionals, we realized this is a shared experience, and that there was opportunity to streamline snowpit data collection. That is why we added manual snowpit recorder functionality to our Snow Scope app.
With the manual snowpit recorder, you can record snowpit information in the field, where it will be automatically tagged with a time and location and uploaded to the cloud. Later you can view, edit, share, or export your profiles from the web or mobile apps!
The Snow Scope App now has the following functionality:
click and drag to create layers and hardnesses, or type in interface depths
Add grain type and size information
Add test results
Add trackable layer names, which can be associated with multiple profiles throughout the season
Click and drag to create a temperature profile
View all your organization’s profiles in our web and mobile app, or export in pdf, csv, or CAAML to use with Snowpilot or other external systems.
This is just the start too! We are actively working on the following:
Direct Integration to send Snow Scope Manual Pits to the SnowPilot database
More test types (Deep tap, Shovel Shear)
Audio notes that are gps and time tagged in the same interface to help record snowpits by voice.**
Check it out and feel free to contact us with feedback and ideas!
** We’re also working on a longer term goal to generate snowpit profiles from audio recordings describing them. Ideally you could just talk to your phone and it would generate a fully drawn out and detailed pit diagram! To achieve this goal, we will need lots of data, so if you’re interested in helping out and have any audio recordings of pits, please contact us at garrett@propagationlabs.com!
