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Review on Smart Monitoring and Object Detection Techniques for Municipal Water Storage Systems

by Shital B. Patel, Jagruti N. Patel, Harshid B. Rawal
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International Journal of Computer Applications
Foundation of Computer Science (FCS), NY, USA
Volume 187 - Number 108
Year of Publication: 2026
Authors: Shital B. Patel, Jagruti N. Patel, Harshid B. Rawal
10.5120/ijcaf120a0e68beb

Shital B. Patel, Jagruti N. Patel, Harshid B. Rawal . Review on Smart Monitoring and Object Detection Techniques for Municipal Water Storage Systems. International Journal of Computer Applications. 187, 108 ( May 2026), 8-12. DOI=10.5120/ijcaf120a0e68beb

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Abstract

Access to continuously monitored, safe water is a fundamental public health requirement. Municipal overhead tanks, commercial rooftop reservoirs, and domestic polyethylene storage vessels remain largely un-instrumented in developing economies. This review paper examines recent advancements in smart water tank monitoring systems, with a focus on the integration of Internet of Things (IoT) technologies and artificial intelligence-based object detection. The study analyzes a comprehensive, low-cost IoT platform that unifies four sensing modalities: (i) a Total Dissolved Solids (TDS) sensor with temperature-compensated con ductimetry; (ii) a precision pH meter with automatic temperature compensation (ATC) and online drift correction; (iii) an ultrasonic water level sensor with temperature-corrected echo processing; and (iv) a YOLOv8n deep learning object detection subsystem for continuous visual surveillance. Existing systems are evaluated in terms of accuracy, reliability, cost-effectiveness, and real-time performance across different deployment environments such as municipal, commercial, and domestic water storage tanks.

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Index Terms

Computer Science
Information Sciences

Keywords

Smart Water Monitoring; TDS Sensor; pH Meter; YOLOv8; IoT Raspberry Pi; Object Detection; Municipal Tank; Commercial Tank; Residential Tank

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