Testing an “IoT” Tide Gauge Network for Coastal Monitoring



Knight, Philip, Bird, Cai, Sinclair, Alex, Higham, Jonathan ORCID: 0000-0001-7577-0913 and Plater, Andy ORCID: 0000-0001-7043-227X
(2021) Testing an “IoT” Tide Gauge Network for Coastal Monitoring. IoT, 2 (1). pp. 17-32.

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Abstract

<jats:p>A low-cost “Internet of Things” (IoT) tide gauge network was developed to provide real-time and “delayed mode” sea-level data to support monitoring of spatial and temporal coastal morphological changes. It is based on the Arduino Sigfox MKR 1200 micro-controller platform with a Measurement Specialties pressure sensor (MS5837). Experiments at two sites colocated with established tide gauges show that these inexpensive pressure sensors can make accurate sea-level measurements. While these pressure sensors are capable of ~1 cm accuracy, as with other comparable gauges, the effect of significant wave activity can distort the overall sea-level measurements. Various off-the-shelf hardware and software configurations were tested to provide complementary data as part of a localized network and to overcome operational constraints, such as lack of suitable infrastructure for mounting the tide gauges and for exposed beach locations.</jats:p>

Item Type: Article
Additional Information: Tide gauge network Internet of things Beach morphology
Depositing User: Symplectic Admin
Date Deposited: 11 Jan 2021 16:53
Last Modified: 15 Mar 2024 14:56
DOI: 10.3390/iot2010002
Open Access URL: https://doi.org/10.3390/iot2010002
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URI: https://livrepository.liverpool.ac.uk/id/eprint/3113295