Low cost system for detecting leakages along artificial dikes with wireless sensor networks

Authors:
Jens Schulz;Frank Reichenbach;Jan Blumenthal;Dirk Timmermann
Affiliations:
University of Rostock, Warnemuende, Germany;University of Rostock, Warnemuende, Germany;University of Rostock, Warnemuende, Germany;University of Rostock, Warnemuende, Germany
Venue:
Proceedings of the workshop on Real-world wireless sensor networks
Year:
2008

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Abstract

Recently, the number of floods has been increased worldwide enormously. Especially, the damage along flooded rivers cannot be significantly avoided with current techniques. That leads to a high demand for new approaches to detect leakages in the dike body early. Therefore, we present our work in progress on developing a "Leakage Detection System" (LDS). After this system has been installed alongside a dike, it operates autonomously and alarms the headquarter if the water level exceeds a critical threshold. This allows rescue workers to strengthen drenched regions preemptively. Real world experiments in a reconstructed dike environment demonstrate the feasibility of our system approach.