Article Dans Une Revue HardwareX Année : 2025

LevelWAN: a cost-effective, open-source IoT system for water level monitoring in highly dynamic aquatic environments

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The deployment of low-cost network sensors (LCNS) for environmental monitoring has become increasingly prevalent in recent years, offering a cost-effective solution for enhancing spatial sensor coverage while minimizing financial constraints. This study presents LevelWAN, a water level monitoring system specifically designed for highly dynamic aquatic environments such as rivers, ponds or lakes. LevelWAN is an open-source, robust, and cost-effective Internet of Things (IoT)-based monitoring solution incorporating an ultrasonic sensor. The electronic components were carefully selected for their affordability, reliability, and performance. The system underwent a fully autonomous, long-term (3-year) field test in a challenging and highly dynamic environment – a sewer system – to validate its robustness. Its accuracy was assessed against a high-precision professional device, demonstrating an error margin of less than 1 cm. Additionally, LevelWAN was developed with a user-friendly design to facilitate accessibility for non-experts, aligning with the needs of citizen science initiatives and educational applications.

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hal-05216814 , version 1 (20-08-2025)

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Ilane Cherif, Frédéric Cherqui, Franck Perret, Bastien Bourjaillat, Lionel Lord, et al.. LevelWAN: a cost-effective, open-source IoT system for water level monitoring in highly dynamic aquatic environments. HardwareX, 2025, 23, pp.e00685. ⟨10.1016/j.ohx.2025.e00685⟩. ⟨hal-05216814⟩
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