Aqsen创新公司与 CENSIS – Scotland’s innovation centre for sensing, 成像, and IoT technologies – to advance the development of its sensor system, Aquasense, which can be adapted to test for a range of variables in water, 比如温度, 氧化, 盐度, and the presence of chemicals such as chlorine.
新, low cost Internet of Things (IoT) sensor system could support communities in developing countries fight against the effects of climate change by enabling them to detect, 监控, and manage water quality in real time.
Sensor systems with these complex features can often be highly expensive, making them too costly to use in many developing nations. 然而, Aqsen Innovations is aiming for the technology to be priced at just 25% to 30% of equivalent products.
Working with CENSIS should help the company achieve this price point by using a unique combination of components that will work with Aqsen’s software tools.
By 监控ing water quality in real-time, the IoT sensors generate data that can be 监控ed remotely via a mobile device and inform decision-making. It is particularly aimed at areas which are prone to flooding or rely on climate-sensitive sectors such as agriculture and aquaculture.
农民, 例如, could use the technology to 监控 the soil moisture for crops, which influences plant health and yields. Fish farmers could also benefit by tracking the temperature, 溶解氧浓度, 以及水的pH值, allowing them to identify the optimal time for feeding and 监控ing health.
今年晚些时候, the team will work with Makerere University College of Natural Sciences in Uganda to begin advanced trials of the technology in Lake Victoria. Initial trials have also successfully been undertaken at fish farms in Uganda, as well as in India 监控ing the quality of water in floodplains and on farmland.
Rinku Dasbiswas, 阿克森创新公司的联合创始人, 他说:“Aquasense提供实时服务, dynamic insights on water quality that can support communities and help to improve productivity across a variety of sectors grappling with environmental challenges. It is about making technology that can make a real difference more affordable and accessible to those who need it most.
“The impact this could have in developing nations is huge, and it was brilliant to hear the initial feedback from farmers on the difference this could make to their livelihoods.
“一旦我们实现商业化, we hope to develop the product further and begin incorporating satellite 成像. CENSIS is playing a key role in integrating the IoT technologies into our sensor systems. The team also introduced us to other UK-based companies operating in the field, and we hope to foster these connections by working together to adapt the product and help mitigate against the impacts of climate change in this part of the world as well.”
The sensors are also going to be trialled on several projects in Scotland which involve CENSIS, exploring how to best 监控 water quality in different contexts, 包括防洪和植树. Potential applications are also being explored in South Africa and Malaysia.
蕾切尔韦克菲尔德, business development manager at CENSIS, added: “Aqsen Innovations’ mission is closely aligned with our own, and we have experience of creating bespoke IoT-enabled sensors for use in environmental sensing applications at scale.
“访问, affordable environmental sensing is not just a challenge for developing nations, it is useful here in the UK too – especially for small farms and not-for-profit organisations that have a need for data-evidenced land management change. The potential impact of Aquasense is huge and we look forward to continuing our partnership with Aqsen Innovations, supporting the team to address global climate challenges.”
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