iWater Approach: a Contribution to Monitoring the Santa Bárbara Dam in the IoT Scenario

• Gerson Andrade UCPel
• Roger Machado UFPEL / IFSul
• Juliano Londero UCPel
• Alexandra Zimpeck UCPel
• Adenauer Yamin UCPel / UFPEL

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5753/wcama.2022.222865

Abstract

In Brazil, the monitoring of dams (reservoirs) is often done by manual inspection, which makes several operational procedures difficult and the use of shorter time intervals to acquire information. According to this scenario, this work aims to design an approach called iWater to provide automated sensing in open large dimensions areas. The proposed approach explores a scalable software architecture, as well as the use of LoraWAN technology as an alternative for long-distance wireless communications. The results achieved are promising and point to the continuity of study and research efforts.

Keywords: remote monitoring, dams, IoT, middleware, LoRaWAN

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