Smart sensors for Internet of Water Flanders and our partner VITO

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Flanders of Belgium tackles its water challenges through innovation. A fine-grained measurement and high-frequency sensor network is being deployed at selected locations across Flanders. The network will continuously measure indicators of water quality. This will facilitate a more dynamic and efficient water management and pave the way to a more robust water system. The permanent data flows open the way for smart applications.

DL-CTD10 devices from Decentlab are among those used in the project. They have been installed by VITO and Aquafin at sewer overflows, waste water treatment plants and sewers.

Publication about TreeNet - The Biological Drought and Growth Indicator Network

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Also some of our devices which send data individually and in near real-time over a LoRaWAN network are thematized.

The TreeNet research and monitoring network has been continuously collecting data from point dendrometers and air and soil microclimate using an automated system since 2011. The goal of TreeNet is to generate high temporal resolution datasets of tree growth and tree water dynamics for research and to provide near real-time indicators of forest growth performance and drought stress to a wide audience. This paper explains the key working steps from the installation of sensors in the field to data acquisition, data transmission, data processing, and online visualization.

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Upcoming events where you can meet Decentlab

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New publication in Nature Communications

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Forest trees suffered from heatwave even after 2018

How did the heatwave year 2018 affect stem growth and drought stress of forest trees? An international team of researchers with Swiss participation has now compiled such data from all over Europe for the first time. The results, now published in the journal Nature Communications, show that although the trees suffered record water deficits, they grew surprisingly well. The setback followed in the years that followed.

Full article here

 

The 2018 European heatwave led to stem dehydration but not to consistent growth reductions in forests

 

Heatwaves exert disproportionately strong and sometimes irreversible impacts on forest ecosystems. These impacts remain poorly understood at the tree and species level and across large spatial scales. Here, we investigate the effects of the record-breaking 2018 European heatwave on tree growth and tree water status using a collection of high-temporal resolution dendrometer data from 21 species across 53 sites.

Full article here

Salomón, R.L., Peters, R.L., Zweifel, R. et al. The 2018 European heatwave led to stem dehydration but not to consistent growth reductions in forests. Nat Commun 13, 28 (2022).

Decentlab equipment, data and services were among those used in this publication.

Decentlab's new Particulate Matter, Temperature, Humidity and Barometric Pressure Sensor

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  • General indoor and outdoor air quality monitoring

  • Global environmental surveillance

  • Indoor air quality monitoring in offices, class rooms, hospitals, stores or malls

  • Heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) control: for good indoor air quality and energy savings

Measurements of CO2 concentration in Federal Palace for COVID19 aerosol risk assessment

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Swiss National Council member Martin Bäumle, vice president of Green Liberal Party of Switzerland (Grünliberale Partei) measures with our DL-IAM | Indoor Ambiance Monitor including CO₂, TVOC and Motion Sensor for LoRaWAN® air quality and CO2 concentration in the Federal Palace during the winter session of the Swiss parliament assembly to estimate the risk for COVID19 aerosol in the rooms.

Full article in Tagesanzeiger

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Feature in AWS report "How technology helps to make Switzerland safer"

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Amazon Web Services (AWS) features Decentlab during Swiss Digital Days. In the video we present our flood monitoring solution. Our report part starts at 10:50 of the video

About the Swiss Digital Days
Under the direction of digitalswitzerland, we aim to make digitisation a tangible experience and promote dialogue on the subject. Our programme encourages collaboration, new ways of thinking and vibrant debate on varied topics. Learn new skills, question, open your digital horizons and most importantly have fun!