Remote Location IoT

This endeavor by Envirosense Technology along with the one of leading University Research Unit was on remote location IoT and how to efficiently execute ENVIROSENSE in this environment.

The purpose of this initiative was for scientific research on turtle nesting habits for the university. Through the utilization of small form junction boxes and remote data transmission using satellite internet, data on temperatures and activity within the nest were obtained.

For Envirosense Technology, it was a technical challenge to test our ENVIROSENSE platform’s remote IoT capabilities, for the university, it gave them valuable turtle nesting data.

Case Study on Remote IoT

ENVIROSENSE provides researchers with unprecedented opportunities to perform global-scale coordinated studies.

The following are some of the benefits of regionally or internationally coordinated real-time research:

Simultaneous access to data
Opportunities for online analysis and collaboration
Standardization of research equipment and methodology
Greater transparency
Lowered risk
Flexible sampling rates

COLLABORATION – REMOTE IOT

Envirosense Technology and the University Research Unit collaborated on this project, which focused on remote location IoT and how to efficiently perform ENVIROSENSE in this environment.
The initiative’s goal was to conduct scientific research on turtle nesting behaviors for the university.
Data on temperatures and activity within the nest were gathered utilizing small form junction boxes and remote data transfer via satellite internet.
It was a technological challenge for Devices World to test our ENVIROSENSE platform’s remote IoT capabilities, but it provided crucial turtle ENVIROSENSE data to the university.

Challenges

• Typically, a research team will invest in equipment and resources for a localised study utilising conventional methods.
• Temperature impacts in sea turtle eggs, for example, have long piqued the interest of sea turtle biologists.
• Temperatures during incubation affect incubation time, hatchling sex ratio, emergence, embryonic growth, phenotypic, and population recruitment.
• Traditionally, data loggers were used to study nest temperatures, which were later downloaded for offline analysis.
• This resulted in a delay between data collecting and data analysis, which had a negative impact on the research's flexibility.

ENVIROSCADA Solutions

ENVIROSENSE provides researchers with a previously inaccessible way of investigation: real-time collaborative investigation of sea turtle nests at multiple places by multiple researchers on a worldwide scale.
When numerous research groups work together on a regionally or globally coordinated experiment utilizing a web-based data acquisition system, each research group’s project investment in one site provides the group with real-time data from the total number of sites.
As a result, multiple researchers from various locations can undertake population nest temperature studies at little expense.

How It Works

As an example of ENVIROSENSE in the research environment, consider the NEST (ENVIROSENSE Natural Sensor Terminal) solution:

Sensors:

Temperature and vibration sensors are placed at 3 different levels of the sea turtle nest: top, middle and bottom.

Solar Panel:

A solar panel connected to an environmentally friendly battery is fixed atop each junction. Solar energy is used to generate sufficient power to run the system and for daily activities.

Junction:

The ENVIROSENSE NEST system consists of 7 junctions that houses the various sensors. It is designed to accommodate 4 different types of sensors: light, humidity, vibration, and temperature.

ZigBee:

ZigBee is a wireless networking standard that is aimed at remote control and sensor applications. It is used in ENVIROSENSE NEST as it is suitable for operation in harsh radio environments and in isolated locations.

Master Panel:

The Master Panel on the beach collects data from every junction and transmits it to the mini server laptop in the cabin that is connected to the satellite.

Satellite:

The satellite system connects to the Internet via a mini server laptop, enabling both real time monitoring of the ENVIROSCADA NEST system at any location and data transfers to and from the ENVIROSCADA server. Communication is also possible between the team on the island and mainland.

With our ENVIROSENSE NEST infrastructure in place on-site, ENVIROSENSE technology allows researchers to view all the important data in real time on their phones, computers and other internet- enabled device anywhere, anytime.

The study was conducted on Talang-Talang Besar Island nesting beach at Talang-Satang National Marine Park, Sarawak, Malaysia. Five platinum PT100 RTD sensors (Minco Products Inc, USA) were placed at the nest-bottom, nest middle-center, nest middle-side, nest-top, and sand at 15 cm below the surface, in a Chelonia mydas nest (1º44´N, 109º46°E). Sensors were factory calibrated to ± 0.1°C (N.I.S.T., USA) from 15.6 to 43.3 °C. Air temperature and humidity were measured with two other sensors (model HS-200V, Precon, USA) placed 1m above the nest. All seven sensors were wired to a weatherproof solar-powered data acquisition system comprising a datalogger with built-in embedded Internet gateway, a global system mobile modem, and a GSM signal booster. ENVIROSCADA was the hosted data acquisition service used for the duration of this study.

The high accuracy, resolution, repeatability, and robustness of ENVIROSCADA was illustrated in this real time end-to-end IP based data acquisition project.

Talang-Talang Besar Island

ENVIROSENSE was deployed at a remote island off by researches from NTU and the Forestry Corporation for the measurement of sand, nests, and egg temperature during incubation of reptilians – A new approach using Internet-based data acquisition technologies for concurrent analysis of globally consolidated real time data across multiple sites by multiple investigators.

Committed to the Environment

ENVIROSENSE and one of the leading University

- For more than a decade, the University Research Unit has been investigating the ecology and behavior of sea turtles.
- With a small workforce of full-time employees, the unit relies heavily on volunteer sustainability
- Countless volunteers have given up their time over the years, staying on the island for weeks at a time to help with research and conservation efforts.
- The camp’s attitude is one of good cheer and togetherness, and the unit works well with volunteers from many walks of life. It offers as both a delightful respite from the hustle and bustle of city life, and a sad reminder of the influence humans may have on nature’s ecology.

Implementation

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