Design and Development of NavIC and GPS based Geolocation System for CO2 Monitoring

With the development and implementation of NavIC, India has joined the league of very few countries having its own satellite navigation system. NavIC when used together with GPS, provides improved positioning accuracy. Therefore, the design and development of indigenous NavIC +GPS based geolocation systems for mobiles, automotive, IoT services, tracking and monitoring systems, etc. have been gaining significance. In this paper, a NavIC+GPS based geolocation system for CO₂level monitoring is designed using a low-cost NavIC+GAGAN/ GPS receiver module, Microcontrollers, and a CO₂Sensor. This system measures the CO₂level with respect to NavIC + GPS-based location and time. The proposed system is economical and is a step towards the adoption of NavIC in monitoring systems. Also, such systems carry significance in view of the increasing air pollution in major Indian cities. Further, this system can be extended to monitor major air pollutants such as PM₁₀, PM_2.5, dust etc.