Tracking San Francisco’s Microclimates with Arduino MKR1000

In April, Arduino launched the MKR1000 board, combining the functionalities of the Arduino Uno and a WiFi shield into a compact form, making it ideal for Internet of Things (IoT) projects. The text describes a project that uses the MKR1000 to transmit temperature data from various locations in San Francisco using PubNub, enabling real-time monitoring. The setup involves installing necessary libraries, connecting the board to WiFi, and building a circuit with a temperature sensor. The data is formatted into JSON and published using PubNub, with visualization achieved through tools like EON Chart Builder and Mapbox Editor. The project showcases how to create a distributed temperature monitoring system, which can be expanded or adapted for different types of sensor data and locations, illustrating the versatility and global potential of IoT applications with the MKR1000.