Use of Low-Cost Acquisition Systems with an Embedded Linux Device for Volcanic Monitoring
David Moure,
Pedro Torres,
Benito Casas,
Daniel Toma,
María José Blanco,
Joaquín Del Río,
Antoni Manuel
Affiliations
David Moure
Centro Geofísico de Canarias, Instituto Geográfico Nacional, C/La Marina 20, 38001 S/C Tenerife, Spain
Pedro Torres
Centro Geofísico de Canarias, Instituto Geográfico Nacional, C/La Marina 20, 38001 S/C Tenerife, Spain
Benito Casas
Centro Geofísico de Canarias, Instituto Geográfico Nacional, C/La Marina 20, 38001 S/C Tenerife, Spain
Daniel Toma
SARTI Research Group. Electronics Department, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (PUC), Rambla Exposició 24, Vilanova I la Geltrú, 08800 Barcelona, Spain
María José Blanco
Centro Geofísico de Canarias, Instituto Geográfico Nacional, C/La Marina 20, 38001 S/C Tenerife, Spain
Joaquín Del Río
SARTI Research Group. Electronics Department, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (PUC), Rambla Exposició 24, Vilanova I la Geltrú, 08800 Barcelona, Spain
Antoni Manuel
SARTI Research Group. Electronics Department, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (PUC), Rambla Exposició 24, Vilanova I la Geltrú, 08800 Barcelona, Spain
This paper describes the development of a low-cost multiparameter acquisition system for volcanic monitoring that is applicable to gravimetry and geodesy, as well as to the visual monitoring of volcanic activity. The acquisition system was developed using a System on a Chip (SoC) Broadcom BCM2835 Linux operating system (based on DebianTM) that allows for the construction of a complete monitoring system offering multiple possibilities for storage, data-processing, configuration, and the real-time monitoring of volcanic activity. This multiparametric acquisition system was developed with a software environment, as well as with different hardware modules designed for each parameter to be monitored. The device presented here has been used and validated under different scenarios for monitoring ocean tides, ground deformation, and gravity, as well as for monitoring with images the island of Tenerife and ground deformation on the island of El Hierro.