title: A Mobile and Low-Cost System for Environmental Monitoring: A Case Study.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: DAUIN, Politecnico di Torino, Corso Duca degli Abruzzi, 24, 10129 Torino, Italy. alejandro.velasco@polito.it.
authors.forename: Alejandro
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Velasco
authors.affiliation: DAUIN, Politecnico di Torino, Corso Duca degli Abruzzi, 24, 10129 Torino, Italy. renato.ferrero@polito.it.
authors.forename: Renato
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Ferrero
authors.affiliation: DAUIN, Politecnico di Torino, Corso Duca degli Abruzzi, 24, 10129 Torino, Italy. filippo.gandino@polito.it.
authors.forename: Filippo
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Gandino
authors.affiliation: DAUIN, Politecnico di Torino, Corso Duca degli Abruzzi, 24, 10129 Torino, Italy. bartolomeo.montrucchio@polito.it.
authors.forename: Bartolomeo
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Montrucchio
authors.affiliation: DAUIN, Politecnico di Torino, Corso Duca degli Abruzzi, 24, 10129 Torino, Italy. maurizio.rebaudengo@polito.it.
authors.forename: Maurizio
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Rebaudengo
keywords: air monitoring; air pollution; mobile sensors; wireless sensor networks