Penn Olson: Worried About Radiation? There’s an App for That

...designer Haiyan Zhang has tapped into crowd-sourced radiation readings to create her ‘geigermap.’ This visualization was created from net-connected geiger counters across Japan, aggregated via Pachube.com, a website that collects such data.

IEEE Spectrum: Radiation Monitoring in Japan Goes DIY

A group of device hackers are digitizing Geiger counter readings to monitor radiation levels in real time across Japan.

The data is being aggregated by the platform Pachube (pronounced “patch-bay”), which allows users to upload and share sensor data.

TIME: Tech in Troubled Times

The site is powered by Pachube, a software platform used for the much-touted "internet of things," a term used to describe networks of connected devices or sensors. The map shows the location and the time of the readings, plus the amount of radiation detected.

The Economist: A special report on smart systems

"CALL it the democratisation of sensors. Pachube (pronounced “patch-bay”), a start-up based in London, offers a service that lets anybody make sensor data available to anyone else so they can use them to build smart services. One tinkerer has Pachube’s computers control the fan in his office, guided by temperature readings uploaded from a thermometer on his desk."

ReadWriteWeb: Internet of Things Business Models: Pachube Partners With Current Cost

"This week at the second annual Internet of Things 2010 conference in Brussels, British service Pachube announced a partnership with Current Cost, a producer of real-time energy monitors. Current Cost is using Pachube's Internet of Things platform for the Bridge, an ethernet device that connects Current Cost electricity monitors to the Internet."

New York Times: Top 10 Internet of Things Products of 2009

"A small UK startup particularly impressed us this year: Pachube. Pronounced "PATCH-bay," Pachube lets you tag and share real time sensor data from objects, devices, buildings and environments both physical and virtual. According to founder Usman Haque, Pachube is about "environments" more so than "sensors." In other words, Pachube aims to be responsive to and influence your environment, for example your home."

The Guardian: Pachube, sensors, and augmented reality

"Pachube will host live data feeds from energy, environment and other sensors. The service opens a wide range of possibilities to collect and richly display your own data."