A Mobile and Low-Cost System for Environmental Monitoring: A Case Study
Northern Italy has one of the highest air pollution levels in the European Union. This paper describes a mobile wireless sensor network system intended to complement the already existing official air quality monitoring systems of the metropolitan town of Torino. The system is characterized by a high...
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| author | Alejandro Velasco Renato Ferrero Filippo Gandino Bartolomeo Montrucchio Maurizio Rebaudengo |
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| description | Northern Italy has one of the highest air pollution levels in the European Union. This paper describes a mobile wireless sensor network system intended to complement the already existing official air quality monitoring systems of the metropolitan town of Torino. The system is characterized by a high portability and low cost, in both acquisition and maintenance. The high portability of the system aims to improve the spatial distribution and resolution of the measurements from the official static monitoring stations. Commercial PM 10 and O 3 sensors were incorporated into the system and were subsequently tested in a controlled environment and in the field. The test in the field, performed in collaboration with the local environmental agency, revealed that the sensors can provide accurate data if properly calibrated and maintained. Further tests were carried out by mounting the system on bicycles in order to increase their mobility. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-9c76fc3d18b544a9ae352381f19f6ac52022-12-22T02:10:09ZengMDPI AGSensors1424-82202016-05-0116571010.3390/s16050710s16050710A Mobile and Low-Cost System for Environmental Monitoring: A Case StudyAlejandro Velasco0Renato Ferrero1Filippo Gandino2Bartolomeo Montrucchio3Maurizio Rebaudengo4DAUIN, Politecnico di Torino, Corso Duca degli Abruzzi, 24, 10129 Torino, ItalyDAUIN, Politecnico di Torino, Corso Duca degli Abruzzi, 24, 10129 Torino, ItalyDAUIN, Politecnico di Torino, Corso Duca degli Abruzzi, 24, 10129 Torino, ItalyDAUIN, Politecnico di Torino, Corso Duca degli Abruzzi, 24, 10129 Torino, ItalyDAUIN, Politecnico di Torino, Corso Duca degli Abruzzi, 24, 10129 Torino, ItalyNorthern Italy has one of the highest air pollution levels in the European Union. This paper describes a mobile wireless sensor network system intended to complement the already existing official air quality monitoring systems of the metropolitan town of Torino. The system is characterized by a high portability and low cost, in both acquisition and maintenance. The high portability of the system aims to improve the spatial distribution and resolution of the measurements from the official static monitoring stations. Commercial PM 10 and O 3 sensors were incorporated into the system and were subsequently tested in a controlled environment and in the field. The test in the field, performed in collaboration with the local environmental agency, revealed that the sensors can provide accurate data if properly calibrated and maintained. Further tests were carried out by mounting the system on bicycles in order to increase their mobility.http://www.mdpi.com/1424-8220/16/5/710air monitoringair pollutionwireless sensor networksmobile sensors |
| spellingShingle | Alejandro Velasco Renato Ferrero Filippo Gandino Bartolomeo Montrucchio Maurizio Rebaudengo A Mobile and Low-Cost System for Environmental Monitoring: A Case Study Sensors air monitoring air pollution wireless sensor networks mobile sensors |
| title | A Mobile and Low-Cost System for Environmental Monitoring: A Case Study |
| title_full | A Mobile and Low-Cost System for Environmental Monitoring: A Case Study |
| title_fullStr | A Mobile and Low-Cost System for Environmental Monitoring: A Case Study |
| title_full_unstemmed | A Mobile and Low-Cost System for Environmental Monitoring: A Case Study |
| title_short | A Mobile and Low-Cost System for Environmental Monitoring: A Case Study |
| title_sort | mobile and low cost system for environmental monitoring a case study |
| topic | air monitoring air pollution wireless sensor networks mobile sensors |
| url | http://www.mdpi.com/1424-8220/16/5/710 |
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