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Area of Science:

  • Environmental Science
  • Sensor Technology
  • Ecology

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  • Peatlands are critical global carbon sinks.
  • Human activities lead to peatland degradation, increasing greenhouse gas emissions and wildfire risk.
  • Current peatland monitoring methods are limited by cost, reliability, and resolution.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To develop and evaluate a resilient, modular wireless sensor network for peatland monitoring.
  • To provide an alternative to traditional monitoring techniques with enhanced spatial and temporal resolution.

Main Methods:

  • A wireless sensor network with four sensor nodes and a gateway was designed and deployed.
  • Sensors measured temperature, humidity, soil moisture, carbon dioxide, and methane.
  • Data was transmitted via LoRaWAN, utilizing a novel datastring encoder to reduce data size by 23% for extended deployment.

Main Results:

  • The sensor network was deployed in a UK peatland for two months, collecting over 7500 measurements.
  • The system demonstrated successful data collection for key peatland environmental parameters.
  • The novel datastring encoder improved deployment duration by reducing data transmission size.

Conclusions:

  • Low-cost wireless sensor networks show significant potential for improving peatland monitoring.
  • This technology can enhance the temporal and spatial resolution of data compared to traditional methods.
  • The developed system offers a viable solution for effective peatland management and conservation.