Title :
Environmental Sustainability and Improved Quality of Life Through Service Convergence Technologies
Author :
Aboudi, Meisam ; Talevski, Alex
Author_Institution :
Curtin Bus. Sch., Curtin Univ. of Technol., Perth, WA, Australia
Abstract :
This paper proposes the use of a wireless sensor network system as applied in a Smart Mining Camp to remotely control amenity functions and reduce energy consumption / emissions. Furthermore, we investigate such environmental sustainability and improved quality of life aspects through the use of multimedia convergence technologies.
Keywords :
energy conservation; home automation; wireless sensor networks; energy consumption / emissions; environmental sustainability; multimedia convergence technologies; smart mining camp; wireless sensor network system; Automatic control; Control systems; Costs; Energy consumption; Green products; Home automation; Intelligent sensors; Monitoring; Wireless sensor networks; ZigBee; Smart home; ZigBee;
Conference_Titel :
Advanced Information Networking and Applications (AINA), 2010 24th IEEE International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Perth, WA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-6695-5
DOI :
10.1109/AINA.2010.172
