Design and implementation of water spectrum observation system for aquaculture pond

Abstract

The spectral characteristics of agriculture water can reflect the water quality indirectly. How to observe the spectrum quickly and accurately is basis of evaluating aquaculture water quality by remote sensing technology. Many investigations indicate that the spectrum of several specific bands can reflect some water quality conditions. In this article, a real-time and automatic spectrum observation system is built based on high-precision optical sensor, flash storage technology, GPRS and RS485 wireless data transmission technology to observe the spectrum of specific bands. Through continuous observation of 5 ponds, the data is compared with data measured by ASD spectrometer in bands 680 nm, 700 nm and 769 nm. The data measured by ASD spectrometer is set as the standard value. The accuracy of the data measured by this system is above 98%. The result shows that, this system could take the place of spectrometer to measure the spectrum of specific bands. It can realize remote, real-time data observation.