Design and Development of an Arduino–GSM Based Wireless Telemetry System for Water Monitoring Applications
Abstract
Efficient monitoring of water resources is essential for sustainable agriculture, urban water management, and hydrological safety. Conventional manual monitoring approaches are labor-intensive, error-prone, and unsuitable for remote or distributed environments. This paper presents the design and development of a low-cost Arduino–GSM based wireless telemetry system for real-time water monitoring applications. The proposed system integrates water level and flow sensors with an Arduino microcontroller and a GSM communication module to enable continuous data acquisition and remote transmission. Sensor data are processed locally and transmitted to a monitoring station via Short Message Service (SMS) or packet-based GSM communication. Experimental evaluation demonstrates reliable data delivery, acceptable latency, and low power consumption, making the system suitable for deployment in remote and resource-constrained environments.