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Implementation of an NB-IoT Rain Gauge for Opportunistic Rainfall Sensing

MUSIL, P.; IŠTVÁNEK, M.; BABEĽA, M.; HEJNA, J.; MIKLÁNEK, Š.; JÍLEK, J.; MOŽNÝ, R.; MAHÚT, M.; MLÝNEK, P.

Originální název

Implementation of an NB-IoT Rain Gauge for Opportunistic Rainfall Sensing

Anglický název

Implementation of an NB-IoT Rain Gauge for Opportunistic Rainfall Sensing

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Originální abstrakt

In this paper, we present the design and implementation of a portable rain gauge equipped with narrow-band Internet of Things (NB-IoT) connectivity to address some of the limitations of rainfall measurement using point-to-point microwave links. The lack of sufficient rain gauge stations along microwave link paths poses a challenge for accurate ground-truth rainfall data collection and estimation based on signal attenuation. We propose an NB-IoT device that integrates additional environmental sensors, including thermometers and an illuminance sensor, to provide more parameters for opportunistic sensing. The device operates independently of the power grid, enabling continuous measurement in remote locations, and is designed for low power consumption. We include test measurements to validate the feasibility of the device for the intended application. Furthermore, we show the correlation analysis between the device's parameters and the calibrated present weather detector (PWD) and demonstrate the importance of data collection in the opportunistic sensing community.

Anglický abstrakt

In this paper, we present the design and implementation of a portable rain gauge equipped with narrow-band Internet of Things (NB-IoT) connectivity to address some of the limitations of rainfall measurement using point-to-point microwave links. The lack of sufficient rain gauge stations along microwave link paths poses a challenge for accurate ground-truth rainfall data collection and estimation based on signal attenuation. We propose an NB-IoT device that integrates additional environmental sensors, including thermometers and an illuminance sensor, to provide more parameters for opportunistic sensing. The device operates independently of the power grid, enabling continuous measurement in remote locations, and is designed for low power consumption. We include test measurements to validate the feasibility of the device for the intended application. Furthermore, we show the correlation analysis between the device's parameters and the calibrated present weather detector (PWD) and demonstrate the importance of data collection in the opportunistic sensing community.

Klíčová slova

environmental sensorsů; ESP32; LPWAN; microwave link; NB-IoT; opportunistic sensing; PWD; rain gauge; rainfall

Klíčová slova v angličtině

environmental sensorsů; ESP32; LPWAN; microwave link; NB-IoT; opportunistic sensing; PWD; rain gauge; rainfall

Autoři

MUSIL, P.; IŠTVÁNEK, M.; BABEĽA, M.; HEJNA, J.; MIKLÁNEK, Š.; JÍLEK, J.; MOŽNÝ, R.; MAHÚT, M.; MLÝNEK, P.

Vydáno

26.06.2025

Nakladatel

VDE

ISBN

978-3-8007-6544-7

Kniha

ICUMT 2024; 16th International Congress on Ultra Modern Telecommunications and Control Systems and Workshops

Strany počet

6

URL

https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/11048833

BibTex

@inproceedings{BUT193519,
  author="Petr {Musil} and Matěj {Ištvánek} and Miroslav {Babeľa} and Jan {Hejna} and Štěpán {Miklánek} and Jiří {Jílek} and Radek {Možný} and Michal {Mahút} and Petr {Mlýnek}",
  title="Implementation of an NB-IoT Rain Gauge for Opportunistic Rainfall Sensing",
  booktitle="ICUMT 2024; 16th International Congress on Ultra Modern Telecommunications and Control Systems and Workshops",
  year="2025",
  pages="6",
  publisher="VDE",
  isbn="978-3-8007-6544-7",
  url="https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/11048833"
}