Also this year we had the pleasure to be part of The Things Conference in Amsterdam. Our keynote was about smart water solutions like flood alerting, stormwater detention basin management, and water quality monitoring.
Thank you for the great conversations, networking and inspiration.
Zurich's record hot and dry summers in the recent past have made it very clear that, in the future, the raising temperature will affect people, flora and fauna in the city more than ever.
For a better, less heated urban climate, more rainwater is to be retained and evaporated via the urban greenery in the future. A pilot project of Stadt Zürich.
Devices like our DL-ATM41, DL-SMTP, DL-TBRG, DL-SHT35-001 can be used for such projects.
Read more (only in german)
Green bus stop roofs have many advantages. Verkehrsbetriebe Zürich (VBZ) is now planting two bus shelters and setting an example for improving the microclimate and biodiversity. An expansion to further bus stops will be examined after a successful test phase.
Our sensors DL-TRS12 and DL-IAM are in use and provide the measurement data. A cooperation with EWZ - Elektrizitätswerk der Stadt Zürich.
We need new ideas to buffer the consequences of climate change in cities. Previous heavy rains fell on sealed surfaces, overburdened the sewage system and led to flooding. Prolonged high temperatures combined with low rainfall have taken their toll on urban trees in parks and along streets.
One idea for the long-term preservation of urban trees is the so-called "Stockholm planting model". To validate and monitor such new projects, our DL-SMTP can be used.
Read more
It was the largest LoRaWAN event of the year, the LoRaWAN World Expo in Paris! We were able to meet many customers and partners. Thank's for the good face to face meetings, inspiring talks and discussions.
At the ecohydrology field site, they want to measure the quantity and quality of all water flows along the forest water cycle.
They regularly measure climate parameters outside and inside the forest, the level of the Holderbach stream and its tributaries, and groundwater levels. The site focuses on ecohydrological fluxes from soil to plants to atmosphere to better understand the water uptake processes of beech and spruce.
It was a pleasure to be part of the TreeNet 10-year anniversary conference. The conference focused on the assessment of tree growth with different experimental methods and networks.
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.
Looking back to the largest testing conference in Switzerland! A place to meet people working in and around testing. Thank’s for the inspiring talks and discussions.
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.
IoT Day 2022 was a great event again this year. Thanks to Swisscom for the great organization, to our customers, partners and all other guests for the exciting and inspiring talks.
Swisscom IoT Day, Zurich, 11 May 2022
Swiss Testing Day, Zurich, 21 June 2022
TreeNet 10-year Anniversary Conference, Switzerland, 27 - 28 June 2022
LoRaWAN Expo, Paris, 06 - 07 July 2022
The Things Conference, Amsterdam, 22 - 23 September 2022
DL-LWS | Leaf Wetness Sensor for LoRaWAN®
Outdoor remote monitoring
Smart agriculture
Vineyard management
Plant disease and infection prevention
Crop optimization
Greenhouse and soil-less plantations
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.
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.
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.
Outdoor remote monitoring
Urban wastewater treatment
Industrial effluent treatment
Surface water monitoring
Sea water monitoring, fish farming, aquarium
Drinking water monitoring
Outdoor remote monitoring
Winter road maintenance
Frost alarming
Ice alert
Smart agriculture
Road surface monitoring
Ice warning
Smart agriculture
The new year always starts with spectacular fireworks and a big particulate matter pollution peak.
Wastewater treatment
Industrial effluent treatment
Open water monitoring
Fish farming, aquarium
Drinking water monitoring
