Development of a floating platform for measuring air and water quality

Abstract

In general, having a good lifestyle and clean environment is the main goals in life. Hence, environmental monitoring plays a great role in human life. The problem of environmental pollution has become increasingly serious especially in water quality as well as air quality. Thus, this project aim on to provide a spatial-temporal resolution of data collected through the process of developing of a floating platform. In order to maintain the quality of water and air, this floating platform will be attached with several sensors that will measure several parameters to be verified. Hence, a floating platform was developed in order to observe the surroundings. This floating platform focused on doing a precision measurement of water quality and air quality. Several sensors were attached to the floating platform and act as an input which is; Real-Time Clock, Global Positioning System (GPS) sensor, temperature and humidity sensor, pH sensor, and carbon monoxide sensor. Then, the collected data from each sensor will be saved in to the SD card for every 10 minutes in order to perform real-time data collection. The data saved consists of time, date, longitude, latitude, temperature and humidity value, water pH value, and carbon monoxide value. The results prevail then used to evaluate the quality of water and air of the lake.