A smart sensor network for sea water quality monitoring
1. A SMART SENSOR NETWORK FOR SEA WATER QUALITY MONITORING
ABSTRACT
Measurement of chlorophyll concentration is gaining more-and-more importance in
evaluating the status of the marine ecosystem. For wide areas monitoring a reliable architecture
of wireless sensors network is required. In this paper, we present a network of smart sensors,
based on ISO/IEC/IEEE 21451 suite of standards, for in situ and in continuous space time
monitoring of surface water bodies, in particular for seawater. The system is meant to be an
important tool for evaluating water quality and a valid support to strategic decisions concerning
critical environment issues. The aim of the proposed system is to capture possible extreme events
and collect long-term periods of data.