Design and wireless sensor Network Analysis of Water Quality Monitoring System for Aquaculture

Abstract

Aquaculture is one of the important activities in the coastal regions of India. The livelihood of thousands of farmers depends on the yield generated through aquaculture activities. Water quality is an important factor that affects the growth and development of marine creatures. Any deterioration in water quality endangers these species and affects the yield. Therefore, there is a need to monitor the water quality at regular intervals and provide alerts to the aquaculture farmers so that they can take preventive actions in time. This paper presents design and development of water quality monitoring system for aquaculture farms of western Godavari region. It also presents network analysis performed between the base station and the sensor node in order to cover the aquaculture farm with sensor nodes in an efficient manner.