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Development of smart boulders to monitor mass movements via the Internet of Things: a pilot study in Nepal
School of Environmental Sciences, University of East Anglia,
Norwich Research Park, Norwich, UK
Georgina L. Bennett
College of Life and Environmental Sciences,
University of Exeter, Exeter, UK
Aldina M. A. Franco
School of Environmental Sciences, University of East Anglia,
Norwich Research Park, Norwich, UK
Michael R. Z. Whitworth
AECOM, Plymouth, UK
Kristen L. Cook
Helmholtz Centre, GFZ-Potsdam, Potsdam, Germany
Andreas Senn
Miromico AG, Zurich, Switzerland
John M. Reynolds
Reynolds International Ltd, Mold, UK
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Building a more resilient Nepal – The utilisation of the resilience
scorecard for Kathmandu, Nepal following the Gorkha Earthquake of 2015,
Lowl. Technol. Int., 21, 229–236, 2020.
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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.
We use long-range smart sensors connected to a network based on the Internet of Things to...
