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Articles | Volume 9, issue 2
Articles | Volume 9, issue 2
https://doi.org/10.5194/esurf-9-295-2021
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https://doi.org/10.5194/esurf-9-295-2021
© Author(s) 2021. This work is distributed under
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Articles | Volume 9, issue 2
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15 Apr 2021
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Development of smart boulders to monitor mass movements via the Internet of Things: a pilot study in Nepal

Benedetta Dini, Georgina L. Bennett, Aldina M. A. Franco, Michael R. Z. Whitworth, Kristen L. Cook, Andreas Senn, and John M. Reynolds

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We use long-range smart sensors connected to a network based on the Internet of Things to explore the possibility of detecting hazardous boulder movements in real time. Prior to the 2019 monsoon season we inserted the devices in 23 boulders spread over debris flow channels and a landslide in northeastern Nepal. The data obtained in this pilot study show the potential of this technology to be used in remote hazard-prone areas in future early warning systems.
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