LoRa-Based Wireless Sensors Network for Rockfall and Landslide Monitoring: A Case Study in Pantelleria Island with Portable LoRaWAN Access
Abstract
:1. Introduction
Overview on State of the Art Rockfall and Landslide Monitoring Systems
2. System Overview
3. Hardware Structure
3.1. Sensor Node Structure and Power Analysis
3.2. Gateway Assembly
4. Measured Data
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Ragnoli, M.; Leoni, A.; Barile, G.; Ferri, G.; Stornelli, V. LoRa-Based Wireless Sensors Network for Rockfall and Landslide Monitoring: A Case Study in Pantelleria Island with Portable LoRaWAN Access. J. Low Power Electron. Appl. 2022, 12, 47. https://doi.org/10.3390/jlpea12030047
Ragnoli M, Leoni A, Barile G, Ferri G, Stornelli V. LoRa-Based Wireless Sensors Network for Rockfall and Landslide Monitoring: A Case Study in Pantelleria Island with Portable LoRaWAN Access. Journal of Low Power Electronics and Applications. 2022; 12(3):47. https://doi.org/10.3390/jlpea12030047
Chicago/Turabian StyleRagnoli, Mattia, Alfiero Leoni, Gianluca Barile, Giuseppe Ferri, and Vincenzo Stornelli. 2022. "LoRa-Based Wireless Sensors Network for Rockfall and Landslide Monitoring: A Case Study in Pantelleria Island with Portable LoRaWAN Access" Journal of Low Power Electronics and Applications 12, no. 3: 47. https://doi.org/10.3390/jlpea12030047