SkyNode™
Outdoor Environmental Monitoring Product Line
"Comprehensive Environmental Intelligence. Anywhere."
The SkyNode™ product line delivers professional-grade outdoor environmental monitoring for weather, air quality, and gas detection. From basic weather stations to comprehensive multi-parameter monitoring systems, SkyNode scales to meet the needs of smart cities, industrial facilities, agriculture, and research applications.
20+
Sensor Options
Industrial
Grade Quality
LTE/LoRa
Connectivity
Modular
& Expandable
SkyNode Product Line
SkyNode offers three tiers of outdoor monitoring stations, each designed for specific use cases. All models share the same rugged enclosure, connectivity options, and cloud platform integration.
SkyNode Weather
Basic Weather Station
- Temperature
- Humidity
- Barometric Pressure
- Wind Speed/Direction
- Rainfall
- UV Index
- Light Intensity
Best For:
Farms, campuses, basic weather networks
SkyNode AQ
Weather + Air Quality
All Weather sensors PLUS:
- PM2.5 / PM10
- Ozone (O₃)
- Nitrogen Dioxide (NO₂)
- Sulfur Dioxide (SO₂)
- Carbon Monoxide (CO)
- AQI Calculation
Best For:
Smart cities, schools, public health monitoring
SkyNode Pro
Full Environmental Suite
All AQ sensors PLUS:
- VOCs (Volatile Organics)
- Methane (CH₄)
- Hydrogen Sulfide (H₂S)
- Ammonia (NH₃)
- Lightning Detection
- Noise Level (dB)
- Soil Temp/Moisture (opt)
Best For:
Industrial sites, refineries, research, compliance
Weather Monitoring Sensors
All SkyNode models include comprehensive weather sensing with professional-grade accuracy.
Temperature
-40°F to +158°F
±1°F accuracy
Humidity
1-99% RH
±2% RH accuracy
Pressure
300-1100 hPa
±1 hPa accuracy
Wind Speed
0-160 mph
10 sec updates
Wind Direction
360° rotation
±1° accuracy
Rainfall
Self-emptying
0.01" resolution
UV Index
0-15+ UVI
Exposure warnings
Light Intensity
0-120,000 lux
Day/night detect
Air Quality & Gas Monitoring (AQ & Pro Models)
SkyNode AQ and Pro models include comprehensive air quality monitoring with EPA-standard pollutant detection and real-time AQI calculation.
Particulate Matter
PM1.0 / PM2.5 / PM10
Laser scattering sensor
AQ & Pro
Ozone (O₃)
0-500 ppb
Electrochemical sensor
AQ & Pro
Nitrogen Dioxide (NO₂)
0-2000 ppb
Electrochemical sensor
AQ & Pro
Sulfur Dioxide (SO₂)
0-2000 ppb
Electrochemical sensor
AQ & Pro
Carbon Monoxide (CO)
0-50 ppm
Electrochemical sensor
AQ & Pro
VOCs (Total)
0-60,000 ppb
PID sensor
AQ & Pro
Industrial Gas Detection (Pro Model)
SkyNode Pro includes specialized gas sensors for industrial, agricultural, and environmental compliance applications.
🔥 Methane (CH₄)
- Range: 0-100% LEL / 0-5% vol
- Catalytic bead or IR sensor
- Use: Landfills, oil/gas, agriculture
💀 Hydrogen Sulfide (H₂S)
- Range: 0-100 ppm
- Electrochemical sensor
- Use: Wastewater, refineries, pulp mills
🧪 Ammonia (NH₃)
- Range: 0-500 ppm
- Electrochemical sensor
- Use: Farms, refrigeration, fertilizer
🌿 Chlorine (Cl₂) - Optional
- Range: 0-20 ppm
- Electrochemical sensor
- Use: Water treatment, pools, chemical plants
Additional Sensors (Pro Model)
Lightning Detection
Up to 25 miles range Strike count & distance
Noise Level
30-130 dB(A) Environmental noise monitoring
Soil Sensors (Optional)
Temperature & moisture External probe connection
Dual Connectivity — LoRa + LTE
Every SkyNode station includes BOTH LoRaWAN and Cat-M1 LTE connectivity. Use LoRa for local mesh networking between stations, and LTE for direct cloud upload — or let the system automatically failover between them for maximum reliability.
📡 LoRaWAN Mesh Network
- 2+ mile range per hop
- Self-healing mesh topology
- Station-to-station communication
- No cellular fees for local data
- Ideal for dense deployments
📶 Cat-M1 LTE Cellular
- Direct cloud connectivity
- Multi-carrier SIM included
- NB-IoT fallback capability
- Remote/standalone locations
- Automatic LoRa/LTE failover
✓ Both radios included in every SkyNode — no additional modules required
Applications
🏙️ Smart Cities
- City-wide air quality monitoring
- Traffic pollution hotspots
- Public health alerts
- Environmental justice data
🏭 Industrial & Oil/Gas
- Fenceline monitoring
- Fugitive emissions detection
- Regulatory compliance (EPA)
- Worker safety perimeter
🌾 Agriculture
- Frost/freeze prediction
- Ammonia monitoring (livestock)
- Spray condition optimization
- Irrigation scheduling
🔬 Research & Education
- Climate research networks
- Campus weather stations
- Citizen science projects
- Long-term environmental studies
Ready to Deploy SkyNode?
Contact us to discuss your monitoring requirements and get a customized solution.
- solar@nexteraiot.com
- 1-800-NEXTERA
- www.nexteraiot.com/simplisolar