Setting Up an Outdoor Noise Monitoring Station: A Complete Technical Guide

A permanent or semi-permanent outdoor noise monitoring station involves more than placing a microphone on a pole. Weatherproofing, wind noise rejection, calibration management, power supply, data communications, and site security all require systematic attention to produce defensible long-term monitoring records.

• Microphone selection: free-field Class 1, IP55 or IP67 rated housing
• Wind noise rejection: foam windscreen + outdoor housing nose cone
• Periodic calibration checks using a field acoustic calibrator
• Data logging: continuous recording vs triggered event capture