Abstract :
This paper presents a wireless sensor network being used for the study of Leach´s storm petrel on Great Duck Island, Maine, USA. The petrel-watching apparatus consists of a distributed system of devices called ´motes´, each having the dual functions of data collection and communication. For the former role, the mote contains application-specific sensors and signal-processing hardware; for the latter, the mote has a low-power radio transceiver. When the motes are networked together, each simultaneously collects data from its immediate surroundings and passes its own and other motes´ data through the network.
Keywords :
data communication equipment; transceivers; wireless sensor networks; zoology; Leach´s storm petrel; application-specific sensors; bird study; data collection; distributed sensor system; low-power radio transceiver; motes; signal-processing hardware; wireless communication; wireless sensor network; Birds;
