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Lumen-Net

Mesh of solar-powered turbidity sensors for small rivers and reservoirs.

Status: Pilot

Lumen-Net is a mesh of solar-powered optical nodes that measure turbidity in small rivers and reservoirs. Each node samples a backscatter sensor with a duty-cycled LED and reports through a low-power long-range radio link.

The pilot runs fourteen nodes at two sites. Nodes stay operational for about a month without sunlight and can be serviced by one person in under ten minutes.

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