Rangeland scientists have long relied on thermocouples for measuring temperature, especially in agris—in the field, under the extreme conditions of wildland fire. But the electronics required to sense and record thermocouple data remain expensive to both purchase and protect from exposure to heat and flames. Open-source, do-it-yourself (DIY) electronics platforms such as Arduino are increasingly popular among ecologists, and have been shown to perform as well as proprietary commercial systems when recording thermocouple data. The FeatherFlame system is a reliable, low-cost solution to sampling wildland fire, ranging from US$240–490 for 1–6 thermocouple sensors, including all fire protection equipment. The low cost and multi-sensor capacity facilitates spatial replication, which allows fire ecologists to measure and report meaningful data on rate of spread and calculate fire intensity.

牧场科学家长期以来一直依靠热电偶来测量温度，尤其是在农业领域-在野外火灾的极端条件下。但是，用于感测和记录热电偶数据所需的电子设备在购买和防止暴露于热和火焰中仍然很昂贵。诸如Arduino之类的开源，自己动手（DIY）电子平台在生态学家中越来越受欢迎，并且在记录热电偶数据时已表现出与专有商业系统一样好的性能。FeatherFlame系统是一种可靠的低成本解决方案，可用于对野外火灾进行采样，价格在240-490美元之间，可用于1-6个热电偶传感器，包括所有消防设备。低成本和多传感器能力促进了空间复制，这使消防生态学家可以测量和报告有关蔓延速率的有意义的数据并计算火灾强度。