Design and Field Implementation of a Low-Cost, Open-Hardware Platform for Hydrological Monitoring
Research Group Hydraulics for Irrigation, Departament Ingeniería Agroforestal, E.T.S.I. Agronómica, Alimentaria y Biosistemas, Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, Ciudad Universitaria s/n, 28040 Madrid, Spain
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Water 2021, 13(21), 3099; https://doi.org/10.3390/w13213099
Received: 10 September 2021
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Revised: 27 October 2021
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Accepted: 30 October 2021
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Published: 3 November 2021
(This article belongs to the Special Issue Recent Advances in Flood Hazard and Risk Science)
Hydrologic processes acting on catchments are complex and variable, especially in mountain basins due to their topography and specific characteristics, so runoff simulation models and water management are also complex. Nevertheless, model parameters are usually estimated on the basis of guidelines from user manuals and literature because they are not usually monitored, due to the high cost of conventional monitoring systems. Within this framework, a new and promising generation of low-cost sensors for hydrologic monitoring, logging, and transition has been developed. We aimed to design a low-cost, open-hardware platform, based on a Raspberry Pi and software written in Python 3, for measuring, recording, and wireless data transmission in hydrological monitoring contexts. Moreover, the data are linked to a runoff model, in real time, for flood prevention. Complementarily, it emphasizes the role of the calibration and validation of soil moisture, rain gauges, and water depth sensors in laboratories. It was installed in a small mountain basin. The results showed mean absolute errors of ±2.2% in soil moisture, ±1 mm in rainfall, and ±0.51 cm in water depth measurements; they highlight the potential of this platform for hydrological monitoring and flood risk management.
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Segovia-Cardozo, D.A.; Rodríguez-Sinobas, L.; Canales-Ide, F.; Zubelzu, S. Design and Field Implementation of a Low-Cost, Open-Hardware Platform for Hydrological Monitoring. Water 2021, 13, 3099. https://doi.org/10.3390/w13213099
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Segovia-Cardozo DA, Rodríguez-Sinobas L, Canales-Ide F, Zubelzu S. Design and Field Implementation of a Low-Cost, Open-Hardware Platform for Hydrological Monitoring. Water. 2021; 13(21):3099. https://doi.org/10.3390/w13213099
Chicago/Turabian StyleSegovia-Cardozo, Daniel A., Leonor Rodríguez-Sinobas, Freddy Canales-Ide, and Sergio Zubelzu. 2021. "Design and Field Implementation of a Low-Cost, Open-Hardware Platform for Hydrological Monitoring" Water 13, no. 21: 3099. https://doi.org/10.3390/w13213099
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