PR-396-183905-R01 Autonomous System For Monitoring Pipeline River Crossings

The goal of the GHZ-2-01 Project is to develop and lab-test a system for monitoring underground pipeline facilities at remote river crossings where access to power and wireline communications is not readily available. A next generation real-time river crossing monitoring solution requires an integration of various sensor types, data computation capabilities, and low power wireless connectivity which would:

- utilize proven sensors technologies such as accelerometers, inclinometer strings and float-out buoys to detect dangerous conditions,

- be able to recognize and minimize false alarms by examining a combination of sensors,

- alarm on contact with hydrocarbons,

- require minimal maintenance,

- be easily scalable, both geographically and as a network,

- provide seamless integration into Supervisory Control and Acquisition (SCADA) systems, and

- be economical.