Smart Catchment Demonstration - Long-term Deployment of Sensor Monitoring System (DEPLOY)
DEPLOY is a technology demonstration project which aims to show how state of the art technology can be implemented for cost effective, continuous, real-time monitoring of a river catchment. The DEPLOY project is seen as an important building block in the realisation of a wide area autonomous network of sensors capable of monitoring the spatial and temporal distribution of important water quality and environmental target parameters.
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The interpretation and analysis is an important part of the development and validation of a sensor monitoring system and the data collected will allow the relevant agencies to monitor and respond adequately and efficiently to spatial and temporal changes in environmental and water quality.
Demonstration Sites
The demonstration sites chosen are located in the River Lee catchment. The sites were selected to include monitoring stations in four zones - one station near the source at Gougane Barra, two stations in Inniscarra reservoir, one station in the main channel of the river and the fifth station in Cork City where the river has entered the estuary and which is tidal and partially saline.
Data is collected in real-time from four stations and near-real-time from the fifth.
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What is DEPLOY Demonstrating
There are many things that the DEPLOY partnership are demonstrating but the key elements include :
Deployment Methods - The project demonstrates three different deployment methods.
Intelligent Data Acquisition and Data Delivery - Features like adaptive sampling, data visualisation, alert and alarm management, data security, system remote control, fault tolerance and more will be demonstrated.
Wireless Sensor Networking - The project demonstrates a range of data telemetry techniques.
Effective Maintenance - An important aspect of the project is to establish and demonstrate the maintenance requirements for an autonomous monitoring system and provide insight into how this can be reduced.