Our Mission

On-the-ground environmental measurements in as many places as possible,
regardless of wealth or accessibility, in sufficient density to understand the Earth system.

Origin Story

On June 6, 2012, a group of friends on St. Paul’s east side gathered
with a mission to build build hardware, firmware, and software to help
anyone, anywhere, measure the environment around them. We are passionate
about water resources, international development, scientific advances,
and technology. Since that time, we have spent nights, weekends, and
scattered pockets of time to build a suite of quality data loggers,
sensors, and tools. All of our designs are open source, and our
philosophy is first and foremost to improve global access to
foundational environmental data.

Executive Team

Ph.D. Andrew Wickert

President and co-founder

Andy currently leads all efforts related to Northern Widget why continuing a career as a Professor at the University of Minnesota and is a Humboldt Fellow.