Solar-Powered Field Server and Aerator Development for Lake Palakpakin

Dominic B. Solpico; Nathaniel J. C. Libatique; Gregory L. Tangonan; Paul M. Cabacungan; Guillaume Girardot; Ramon M. Macaraig; Teresita R. Perez; Andrea Teran

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JACIII Vol.18 No.5 pp. 755-763

doi: 10.20965/jaciii.2014.p0755

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Solar-Powered Field Server and Aerator Development for Lake Palakpakin

Dominic B. Solpico^1,2, Nathaniel J. C. Libatique^1,2,
Gregory L. Tangonan^1, Paul M. Cabacungan^1,
Guillaume Girardot^1,2,3, Ramon M. Macaraig^1,4,
Teresita R. Perez^1,5, and Andrea Teran^1

^*1Ateneo Innovation Center, Ateneo de Manila University, Loyola Heights, Quezon City 1108, Philippines

^*2Electronics Computer and Communications Engineering Department, Ateneo de Manila University

^*3Institut Catholique d’Arts et Métiers, 6 rue Auber, Lille 59000, France

^*4Alsons Aquaculture Corporation, 2286 Chino Roces Ave., Makati City, 1200, Philippines

^*5Environmental Sciences Department, Ateneo de Manila University

Received:

February 21, 2014

Accepted:

May 3, 2014

Published:

September 20, 2014

Keywords:

water quality, wireless sensor network, lake management, aquaculture, field server

Abstract

We have designed, developed and deployed a robust system of sensors in a small and shallow – 1 km diameter and about 7 m deep – inland lake used for aquaculture. The sensor system currently measures and sends out telemetry data on dissolved oxygen, conductivity and temperature in the lake at two depths – 0.5 and 2.5 meters – every 30 minutes. The measurements are sent out via SMS to a central server 80 km away and displayed in near-real time on a website which can be accessed by local fishermen, researchers and other stakeholders. The system also features an aerator, which operates automatically during the evening and early morning 12 hours at a time, and can also be turned on outside this period via missed-call (dropped call) from a cellular phone. This system can aid in decision-making of local fishermen, making it a potentially powerful approach to lake management, and in conjunction with other measures and long term planning, for averting or mitigating fishkill events.

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D. Solpico, N. Libatique, G. Tangonan, P. Cabacungan, G. Girardot, R. Macaraig, T. Perez, and A. Teran, “Solar-Powered Field Server and Aerator Development for Lake Palakpakin,” J. Adv. Comput. Intell. Intell. Inform., Vol.18 No.5, pp. 755-763, 2014.

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Solar-Powered Field Server and Aerator Development for Lake Palakpakin

Dominic B. Solpico*1,*2, Nathaniel J. C. Libatique*1,*2, Gregory L. Tangonan*1, Paul M. Cabacungan*1, Guillaume Girardot*1,*2,*3, Ramon M. Macaraig*1,*4, Teresita R. Perez*1,*5, and Andrea Teran*1

Dominic B. Solpico^1,2, Nathaniel J. C. Libatique^1,2,
Gregory L. Tangonan^1, Paul M. Cabacungan^1,
Guillaume Girardot^1,2,3, Ramon M. Macaraig^1,4,
Teresita R. Perez^1,5, and Andrea Teran^1