Global Journal of Human Social Science, H: Interdisciplinary, Volume 23 Issue 5

© 2023. Silva, Maria Luiza Ramos da, Falsarella, Orandi Mina, Mariosa, Duarcides Ferreira, Conti, Diego de Melo, Brígida Brito, Moraes, Marcela Barbosa & Quaresma, Cristiano Capellani. This research/review article is distributed under the terms of the Attribution-NonCommercial- NoDerivatives 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0). You must give appropriate credit to authors and reference this article if parts of the article are reproduced in any manner. Applicable licensing terms are at https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/. Unlocking the Potential of Smart Watersheds: Leveraging Iot and Big Data for Sustainable Water Resource Management and Indicator Calculation By Silva, Maria Luiza Ramos da, Falsarella, Orandi Mina, Mariosa, Duarcides Ferreira, Conti, Diego de Melo, Brígida Brito, Moraes, Marcela Barbosa & Quaresma, Cristiano Capellani Pontifical Catholic University of Campinas Abstract- The present work aims to show how the Water Quality Indicators (IQA), defined in the Brazilian legislation, can be obtained using Information and Communication Technologies, such as the Internet of Things (IoT) and Big Data, and organizing them in decision support systems. This allows a decision based on up-to-date data and evidence, turning thewater management smarter. Methodologically, based on bibliographic and documentary data, it describes and evaluates the use of IoT and Big Data in calculating indicators applied to water resource management. The study also shows, in a practical way, how a network of sensors obtains the necessary data for the calculation of the Water Quality Indicator and how they were calculated using Big Data applications. With this, the results demonstrate how Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) can be used to calculate different indicators in the management of water resources and, with the conceptual elements exposed here, provide greater familiarity with the theme of intelligent watersheds to fill a literature gap. Keywords: water resources management, internet of things, big data, smart watersheds, indicators. GJHSS-H Classification: DDC: 628.1 UnlockingthePotentialofSmartWatershedsLeveragingIotandBigDataforSustainableWaterResourceManagementandIndicatorCalculation Global Journal of HUMAN-SOCIAL SCIENCE: H Interdisciplinary Volume 23 Issue 5 Version 1.0 Year 2023 Type: Double Blind Peer Reviewed International Research Journal Publisher: Global Journals Online ISSN: 2249-460X & Print ISSN: 0975-587X Strictly as per the compliance and regulations of: