WO2010127423A2 - Procédé de surveillance environnementale à distance et appareil de surveillance environnementale à distance - Google Patents

Procédé de surveillance environnementale à distance et appareil de surveillance environnementale à distance Download PDF

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WO2010127423A2
WO2010127423A2 PCT/BR2010/000146 BR2010000146W WO2010127423A2 WO 2010127423 A2 WO2010127423 A2 WO 2010127423A2 BR 2010000146 W BR2010000146 W BR 2010000146W WO 2010127423 A2 WO2010127423 A2 WO 2010127423A2
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Rafael Guedes Abreu
Edgar Bortolini
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  • the present invention comprises remote environmental monitoring method and apparatus comprising such method.
  • the present invention features a system for capturing local environmental changes, which are sent by satellites for analysis or processing.
  • the present invention is primarily in the field of engineering, especially environmental engineering.
  • the current existing monitoring system is performed by INPE (National Institute for Space Research) and is based on captured space images, which are processed by the agency itself. This system comprises the acquisition of satellite images and sending the data to a database, where the data about the useful area of a given place and its history are regularly stored.
  • INPE National Institute for Space Research
  • the data from this database are submitted to a computational processing of the acquired images to calculate deforestation and to make deforestation estimates.
  • these images are not transmitted and it is estimated that 40% of the time the system does not work.
  • the Brazilian government also uses visual monitoring through special aircraft flying over the Amazon.
  • the invention of the present patent application brings a new and inventive system of monitoring of the environmental modifications, comprising method of monitoring and apparatus for accomplishing the same.
  • This apparatus comprises sensors, preferably comprising solar batteries, which can be launched and self-installed using, for example, GPS, and allow monitoring of interventions in forests, remote areas and hard to reach places.
  • the transmission of the information detected by the sensors occurs via satellite, being of the order of seconds, sending the information in a decentralized way through a self-configuring and low maintenance system.
  • WO 2008/153275 describes a real-time monitoring system based on a wireless sensor network comprising sensor nodes and sink node and the device comprises control module, sensing module and communication module, allowing modification monitoring such as forest fires.
  • the present invention differs from that document in that it does not use a sensor node network and / or sink nodes to communicate between the sensors and a switch, since communication is via satellite, that is, through certain transmission frequencies being therefore faster (on the order of seconds).
  • WO 2008/048212 describes sensors for monitoring modifications, where the modification is performed by infrared radiation which, on the organic material, modulates the material displacement in order to detect the presence and intensity of the radiation, being sensitive to lengths. wavelength from 9 ⁇ (emitted by mammals) to 3 ⁇ (emitted by burning).
  • the present invention differs from that document in that it not only describes sensors, but rather a method and apparatus comprising satellite communication means between the sensors and a central station.
  • WO 2008/085050 describes a method and device for detecting heat sources such as fire by detecting radiation emitted by a heat source using an antenna unit capable of detecting frequencies from 0.5 GHz to 30 GHz.
  • the present invention differs from that document in that it allows not only heat detection, but also noise and smoke detection, among others, and in utilizing an apparatus for detecting environmental changes, which includes satellite communication with sensors not described in said invention. document.
  • WO 2008/012370 describes an automatic fire / burn detection system comprising satellite system.
  • This system comprises the acquisition of a series of Earth images through multi-spectral satellite sensors, each image being associated with a certain wavelength, in which the pixels are associated with radiation of a respective area of the Earth, allowing the processing of these images. to acquire information associated with burning, such as clouds.
  • the present invention differs from that document by allowing not only the detection of clouds or smoke, but also other signals such as noise and smoke, among others, and by utilizing an apparatus for detecting environmental changes, which includes satellite communication with sensors not described in that document.
  • the present invention provides a method of monitoring deforestation in real time through real-time monitoring of forests and the transmission of this information, especially by low-orbit satellites (LOS) to a central server that enables performance in real-time enforcement teams. Therefore, the object of the present invention is the remote environmental monitoring method comprising the steps of:
  • the present invention comprises apparatus capable of assisting in environmental monitoring.
  • the environmental monitoring method comprises the steps of:
  • a) detect environmental data using sensing module; b) send and / or process the detected data from a) using satellite control and communication module.
  • This method allows the detection of environmental changes and remotely sent data, without the use of cables or wires, and certain transmission frequencies are used to send the data via satellite.
  • the capacity to be used will be from 128 Kbps to 512 Kbps, using proprietary protocols for sending and receiving, containing data compression algorithms for greater efficiency.
  • Radio waves such as microwaves sent by artificial satellites located in orbit are generally used for satellite communication. from the earth.
  • Two bands for transmission are commonly used, bands C and Ku, which can be used for the transmission of signals from Earth to satellites (uplink) and from satellites to Earth (downlink).
  • bands C and Ku which can be used for the transmission of signals from Earth to satellites (uplink) and from satellites to Earth (downlink).
  • This form of communication will enable the immediate sending, in real time, of the environment modifications captured by the sensing module.
  • the frequencies used are in the C and Ku bands of the microwave spectrum.
  • Local detection of environmental data comprises the use of the environmental monitoring apparatus sensing module.
  • the sending / processing of information comprises the use of the satellite control and communication module of the environmental monitoring apparatus.
  • the environmental monitoring apparatus of the present invention comprises the sensing module and satellite communication and control module.
  • the sensing module comprises devices capable of capturing data about the environment in which they are located and modifications occurring in this environment. These probes capture some factors through sensing, such as special noises, smoke, images, among others as well as their mixture.
  • the sensing module of the present invention comprises a noise sensor and a smoke sensor.
  • the system will contain selective azimuth 360 degree peripheral noise sensors and about 20 degrees elevation.
  • the smoke sensor will analyze the air quality against a standard sample and record the presence of particles that characterize smoke.
  • the sensors of the present invention utilize solar batteries. This module can be launched and self installed using, for example, GPS for georeferencing.
  • the communication and control module comprises any devices capable of receiving / sending / processing satellite data captured by the sensors.
  • this module are signal processing means.
  • the satellite network used is low-orbit (LOS) satellites located at a height between 350 and 1400 km. Preferably only warning signals are transmitted, thus saving batteries and lowering the cost of transmission.
  • the control module comprises the digital signal processing system (DSP), database systems, GPS, LOS satellite or even GSM (GPRS) information transmission systems.
  • the satellite communication module comprises the protocol or program itself and the HMI - Human Machine Interface program that runs on a centralized monitoring machine.
  • the proposed system is innovative in that it proposes the monitoring through intelligent probe systems powered by solar batteries, placed in the forest to be protected. These probes analyze some factors through sensing, such as special noises and smoke.
  • the satellite network used is low-orbit (LOS) and only warning signals are transmitted thus saving batteries and lowering the cost of transmission.
  • LOS low-orbit
  • the system will operate 24x7 intermittently every day of the year as it does not depend on visual images from a camera located on satellites. Only relevant data is transmitted to the satellites operating so the system is any weather condition.
  • the advantages can be described as high availability and accuracy in real time information.
  • the probes are intelligent and easily placed on the ground by launching aircraft and geo-referenced via GPS.
  • INPE's current monitoring system is based on captured images that are processed by the agency. However on clouded days these images are not transmitted and it is estimated that 40% of the time the system does not work.
  • the Brazilian government also uses visual monitoring through special aircraft to the Amazon. About 80% of illegal deforestation is concentrated in the states of Mato Grosso and Rondônia.

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La présente invention concerne un procédé de surveillance environnementale à distance et un appareil permettant la mise en oeuvre de ce procédé. Plus particulièrement, la présente invention concerne un système de détection locale de modifications environnementales, lesquelles sont envoyées par satellite en vue d'une analyse ou d'un traitement.
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