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| Title | Design of an IoT System to Monitor the Groundwater from the Water Table |
| Authors | Danilo Coletto Gallego, Gabriel Eggly, Rocío Pérez, Dainier González Romero, Juan Vanzolini, Rodrigo Santos, Sergio Ochoa |
| Publication date | 2025 |
| Abstract | This work presents the design and implementation of an IoT-based system that monitors the groundwater from the water table in a farming area in Argentina. Particularly, the system measures in real-time the fluctuations in the depth and quality of groundwater, and it represents a proof-of-concept led by the National Institute of Agriculture Technology (INTA). In this first stage, the system allows INTA to create a sandbox to both understand the behavior of groundwater and determine appropriate ways to deploy the monitoring system in semi-arid areas that produce crops. The management of soil water is mandatory to ensure the subsistence of life in the planet. It is particularly important in a climate change scenario, where water resources are becoming increasingly scarce. For that reason, several research projects are currently under development to understand the water table fluctuations, and based on it, to implement preparedness plans for particular areas. To the best of the authors knowledge, this is the first monitoring system of this kind that is being developed and deployed in the southern cone of Latin America. It is expected that the system allows farmers and government authorities to perform a more efficient soil water management and forecasting, reducing thus the uncertainty about the capability of particular areas to produce crops. |
| Pages | 419-430 |
| Conference name | International Conference on Ubiquitous Computing and Ambient Intelligence |
| Publisher | Springer-Verlag (Berlin/Heidelberg, Germany) |
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