Sensor Web

The Sensor Web is a new class of geographic information system (GIS) developed at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory consisting of a sensor network for environmental monitoring and control. Each sensor platform in the Sensor Web is called a pod in addition to the more familiar phrase node which can be orbital or terrestrial, fixed or mobile with real time accessibility via the internet. Information flow is omni-directional and bi-directional where each pod sends out collected data to every other pod in the network. Sensor Webs have been field tested in many areas including the Huntington Botanical Gardens for botanical conditions including soil moisture and temperature, Antarctica to monitor microclimate conditions for extreme life detection, and, in cooperation with the University of Arizona, in the Central Avra Valley Storage and Recovery Project for flooding detection.

External Links

Additional information, including live, real-time streaming data from deployed systems, may be found at the NASA Sensor Webs Project homepage: http://sensorwebs.jpl.nasa.gov

References

The Sensor Web: A Macro-Instrument for Coordinated Sensing Kevin A. Delin Sensors 2002, 2, 270–285 [1] open access publication

Environmental Studies with the Sensor Web: Principles and Practice Kevin A. Delin, Shannon P. Jackson, David W. Johnson, Scott C. Burleigh, Richard R.Woodrow, J. Michael McAuley, James M. Dohm, Felipe Ip, Ty P.A. Ferré ,Dale F. Rucker, Victor R. Baker Sensors 2005, 5, 103–117 [2] open access publication