A reliable low cost integrated wireless sensor network for water quality monitoring and level control system in UAE
20 Apr 2016-Proceedings of SPIE (International Society for Optics and Photonics)-Vol. 9803, pp 946-954
TL;DR: The mobility and durability of the proposed system are further enhanced by fully powering via a photovoltaic system, and the reliability and effectiveness of the system are evaluated under realistic operating conditions.
Abstract: In the present work, wireless sensor network and real-time controlling and monitoring system are integrated for efficient
water quality monitoring for environmental and domestic applications. The proposed system has three main components
(i) the sensor circuits, (ii) the wireless communication system, and (iii) the monitoring and controlling unit. LabView
software has been used in the implementation of the monitoring and controlling system. On the other hand, ZigBee and
myRIO wireless modules have been used to implement the wireless system. The water quality parameters are accurately
measured by the present computer based monitoring system and the measurement results are instantaneously transmitted
and published with minimum infrastructure costs and maximum flexibility in term of distance or location. The mobility
and durability of the proposed system are further enhanced by fully powering via a photovoltaic system. The reliability
and effectiveness of the system are evaluated under realistic operating conditions.
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TL;DR: This chapter demonstrates how the principles of citizen science have the potential to complement and benefit those of IWRM; in particular, in relation to creating scientific evidence that underpins the governance of water resources.
Abstract: One of the principal objectives of Integrated Water Resources Management (IWRM) is to solve water and development problems using methods that are environmentally sustainable, socially equitable, and efficient. In this chapter, we demonstrate how the principles of citizen science—the intrinsic involvement of nonscientist local stakeholders throughout the entire life cycle of a project—have the potential to complement and benefit those of IWRM; in particular, in relation to creating scientific evidence that underpins the governance of water resources. The rapid, recent development of information and communication technologies such as the Internet, smartphones, and social media has already demonstrated their capacity to make knowledge creation and governance more multidirectional, decentralized, diverse, and inclusive. We show how such new technologies can be harnessed with a citizen science approach to interrogate different aspects of the water cycle. One particularly promising development is to support citizen science with robust and low-cost sensor and networking technology. Such networks offer not only improved data coverage (especially in remote or data-scarce regions) but also enhanced sustainability at a time when monitoring networks are in decline globally. We argue that, in certain cases, citizen science and polycentric governance approaches can enrich and complement IWRM and merit greater attention.
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Abstract: In the present work, a reliable and low cost system has been designed and implemented to measure greenhouse gases (GHG) in United Arab Emirates (UAE) by using unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV). A set of accurate gas, temperature, pressure, humidity sensors are integrated together with a wireless communication system on a microcontroller based platform to continuously measure the required data. The system instantaneously sends the measured data to a center monitoring unit via the wireless communication system. In addition, the proposed system has the features that all measurements are recorded directly in a storage device to allow effective monitoring in regions with weak or no wireless coverage. The obtained data will be used in all further sophisticated calculations for environmental research and monitoring purposes.
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