Remote water quality monitoring "on-line" using LEO satellites.
Low Earth Orbit Satellites (LEOS) provide world-wide "nomadic" data-communication using low-cost and low-power "cellular like" equipment. LEOS allow us to also exploit those regions, which up to now were inaccessible by land-based wireless or geostationary (GEO) satellite systems. First, this paper compares satellite systems and summarizes features of the ORBCOMM LEO-system used. In the main part, a detailed report is given on a hydrogeological prototype implementation for remote water-quality monitoring: setup, obtained results, conclusions and further aspects as well as cost comparisons. As a result, LEO satellite data transmission may be a reliable low-cost alternative even to GSM-SMS for low data volume applications.
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Institute of Hydrogeology and Geothermics, Joanneum Research, Elisabethetrasse 16/II, A-8010Graz, Austria. hermann.stadler@joanneum.at
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D001331:Automation; D003363:Cost Control; D004784:Environmental Monitoring / Q000191:economics / Q000379:methods*; D040362:Geographic Information Systems; D018531:Spacecraft; D014873:Water Pollutants / Q000032:analysis*; D014881:Water Supply / Q000592:standards*
D014873:Water Pollutants