Joined 10 years ago
It was never easy as advertised. Novices even had trouble following the tutorials and making significant modifications to them. Basic tasks, as those mentioned, were easier accomplished with Google Sheets. And if they needed more they'd get someone professional to do Apps Script. Hence how I know of their pains.
The inexpensive part makes citizen science viable in sub-economic and hobbyist settings.
https://openaq.org/ is trying to consolidate air quality data, but I'm uncertain of their licensing and goals.
...you simply select the English firmware `latest_en.bin`. Or one of the languages you prefer.
Build your own inexpensive sensor, contribute to the global network. See also https://github.com/opendata-stuttgart
