RiverCore: IoT Device for River Water Level Monitoring over Cellular Communications
Flooding is one of the most frequent and costly natural disasters affecting mankind. However, implementing Internet of Things (IoT) technology to monitor river behavior may help mitigate or prevent future disasters. This article outlines the hardware development of an IoT system (RiverCore) and defi...
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| author | Carlos Moreno Raúl Aquino José Ibarreche Ismael Pérez Esli Castellanos Elisa Álvarez Raúl Rentería Luis Anguiano Arthur Edwards Paul Lepper Robert M. Edwards Ben Clark |
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| description | Flooding is one of the most frequent and costly natural disasters affecting mankind. However, implementing Internet of Things (IoT) technology to monitor river behavior may help mitigate or prevent future disasters. This article outlines the hardware development of an IoT system (RiverCore) and defines an application scenario in a specific hydrological region of the state of Colima (Mexico), highlighting the characteristics of data acquisition and data processing used. Both fixed position and moving drifter node systems are described along with web-based data acquisition platform developments integrated with IoT techniques to retrieve data through 3G cellular networks. The developed architecture uses the Message Queuing Telemetry Transport (MQTT) protocol, along with encryption and security mechanisms, to send real-time data packages from fixed nodes to a server that stores retrieved data in a non-relational database. From this, data can be accessed and displayed through different customizable queries and graphical representations, allowing future use in flood analysis and prediction systems. All of these features are presented along with graphical evidence of the deployment of the different devices and of several cellular communication and on-site data acquisition tests. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-279302dbd76e46a9b9343788389f3de62022-12-22T04:09:39ZengMDPI AGSensors1424-82202019-01-0119112710.3390/s19010127s19010127RiverCore: IoT Device for River Water Level Monitoring over Cellular CommunicationsCarlos Moreno0Raúl Aquino1José Ibarreche2Ismael Pérez3Esli Castellanos4Elisa Álvarez5Raúl Rentería6Luis Anguiano7Arthur Edwards8Paul Lepper9Robert M. Edwards10Ben Clark11Faculty of Telematics, University of Colima, 333 University Avenue, C.P. 28045 Colima, Col., MexicoFaculty of Telematics, University of Colima, 333 University Avenue, C.P. 28045 Colima, Col., MexicoFaculty of Telematics, University of Colima, 333 University Avenue, C.P. 28045 Colima, Col., MexicoFaculty of Telematics, University of Colima, 333 University Avenue, C.P. 28045 Colima, Col., MexicoFaculty of Telematics, University of Colima, 333 University Avenue, C.P. 28045 Colima, Col., MexicoCorporativo STR S.A. de C.V., 111-B Canario Street, C.P. 28017 Colima, Col., MexicoSiteldi Solutions S.A. de C.V., 111-A Canario Street, C.P. 28017 Colima, Col., MexicoSiteldi Solutions S.A. de C.V., 111-A Canario Street, C.P. 28017 Colima, Col., MexicoFaculty of Telematics, University of Colima, 333 University Avenue, C.P. 28045 Colima, Col., MexicoSchool of Mechanical, Electrical and Manufacturing Engineering, Loughborough University, Wolfson Building, Ashby Rd, Loughborough LE11 3TU, UKSchool of Mechanical, Electrical and Manufacturing Engineering, Loughborough University, Wolfson Building, Ashby Rd, Loughborough LE11 3TU, UKSchool of Mechanical, Electrical and Manufacturing Engineering, Loughborough University, Wolfson Building, Ashby Rd, Loughborough LE11 3TU, UKFlooding is one of the most frequent and costly natural disasters affecting mankind. However, implementing Internet of Things (IoT) technology to monitor river behavior may help mitigate or prevent future disasters. This article outlines the hardware development of an IoT system (RiverCore) and defines an application scenario in a specific hydrological region of the state of Colima (Mexico), highlighting the characteristics of data acquisition and data processing used. Both fixed position and moving drifter node systems are described along with web-based data acquisition platform developments integrated with IoT techniques to retrieve data through 3G cellular networks. The developed architecture uses the Message Queuing Telemetry Transport (MQTT) protocol, along with encryption and security mechanisms, to send real-time data packages from fixed nodes to a server that stores retrieved data in a non-relational database. From this, data can be accessed and displayed through different customizable queries and graphical representations, allowing future use in flood analysis and prediction systems. All of these features are presented along with graphical evidence of the deployment of the different devices and of several cellular communication and on-site data acquisition tests.http://www.mdpi.com/1424-8220/19/1/127IoTtelemetrycellular communicationwater monitoringfloods |
| spellingShingle | Carlos Moreno Raúl Aquino José Ibarreche Ismael Pérez Esli Castellanos Elisa Álvarez Raúl Rentería Luis Anguiano Arthur Edwards Paul Lepper Robert M. Edwards Ben Clark RiverCore: IoT Device for River Water Level Monitoring over Cellular Communications Sensors IoT telemetry cellular communication water monitoring floods |
| title | RiverCore: IoT Device for River Water Level Monitoring over Cellular Communications |
| title_full | RiverCore: IoT Device for River Water Level Monitoring over Cellular Communications |
| title_fullStr | RiverCore: IoT Device for River Water Level Monitoring over Cellular Communications |
| title_full_unstemmed | RiverCore: IoT Device for River Water Level Monitoring over Cellular Communications |
| title_short | RiverCore: IoT Device for River Water Level Monitoring over Cellular Communications |
| title_sort | rivercore iot device for river water level monitoring over cellular communications |
| topic | IoT telemetry cellular communication water monitoring floods |
| url | http://www.mdpi.com/1424-8220/19/1/127 |
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