Title :
Application of wireless sensor networks in environmental monitoring
Author :
Ye, Dunfan ; Gong, Daoli ; Wang, Wei
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Mech. & Electron. Inf., China Univ. of Geosci., Wuhan, China
Abstract :
The wireless sensor networks (WSN) is one of the most significant technologies in the 21st century. In recent years, achievements in micro-sensor technology and low-power electronics make WSN become realities in applications. In this paper, we propose a system for WSN based on environmental monitoring. The system can monitor several environmental parameters such as underground water level, barometric pressure, ambient temperature, atmospheric humidity, wind direction, wind speed and rainfall and provide various convenient services for end users who can manage the data via a website from long-distance or applications in console terminal. This paper introduces the architecture of WSN system, the hardware of node, data acquisition, data processing with gateway and data visualization. Through the use of WSN in the environmental monitoring, it is possible to change the traditionally environmental monitoring methods for people.
Keywords :
data acquisition; environmental factors; geophysical techniques; wireless sensor networks; WSN; ambient temperature; atmospheric humidity; barometric pressure; data acquisition; data processing; data visualization; environmental monitoring; micro-sensor technology; rainfall; underground water level; wind direction; wind speed; wireless sensor networks application; Condition monitoring; Data acquisition; Data processing; Environmental management; Hardware; Humidity; Low power electronics; Temperature; Wind speed; Wireless sensor networks; data acquisition; environmental monitoring; hardware strcture of node; wireless sensor networks;
Conference_Titel :
Power Electronics and Intelligent Transportation System (PEITS), 2009 2nd International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Shenzhen
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-4544-8
DOI :
10.1109/PEITS.2009.5407035
