Jun 10 2015
At Sensors Expo today, Libelium announced the addition of ion selective sensor probes to the Waspmote Smart Water sensor platform, for increased sensitivity and accuracy in water quality monitoring.
Waspmote Plug and Sense! Smart Water nodes sport new ion selective sensor probes for accuracy in water quality monitoring (Photo: Business Wire)
The Waspmote Smart Water platform is an ultra low-power sensor node designed for use in rugged environments and deployment in Smart Cities in hard-to-access locations to detect changes and potential risk to public health in real time. Waspmote Smart Water is suitable for potable water monitoring, chemical leakage detection in rivers, remote measurement of swimming pools and spas, corrosion and limescale deposit, fish tank monitoring and seawater pollution levels.
Smart Water nodes are ready to deploy out of the box and sensor probes can be recalibrated or changed in the field, with sensor calibration kits provided by Libelium. In terms of connectivity, Waspmote may use cellular (3G, GPRS, WCDMA) and long-range 802.15.4/ZigBee (868/900MHz) to send information to the Cloud. Unlike early bulky water quality analysis systems, these sensors can be left onsite for remote monitoring, powered by batteries that last for years.
"Hundreds of different chemicals can combine to harm our water, so water quality monitoring systems must be highly accurate, reliable and easy to calibrate," said David Gascón, CTO at Libelium. “Waspmote Smart Water is a solution that simplifies remote water quality monitoring and helps cities and factories manage water resources better.”
Demos showcasing Waspmote Smart Water are held in California at the American Water Works Association (AWWA) 2015 Annual Conference – in Anaheim, June 7-10, on the LoRa Alliance booth; and at Sensors Expo – in Long Beach, June 9-11, Libelium booth #229.