PermaSense: investigating permafrost with a WSN in the Swiss Alps Export

@inproceedings{citeulike:5791186, abstract = {Currently, there is a lack of stand-alone geo-monitoring systems for harsh environments that are easy to configure, deploy and manage, while at the same time adhering to science grade quality requirements. In a joint computer and geoscience project we have built and deployed a wireless sensor network for measuring permafrost related parameters. Using these high-precision data, geo-scientists will be able to calibrate their heat flux models in order to better predict the stability of steep rock slopes in the alps. In this paper we describe our system from a computer science and system point of view and report on some lessons learned, especially in the domain of sensor design, power-awareness and reliable data flow.}, address = {New York, NY, USA}, author = {Talzi, Igor and Hasler, Andreas and Gruber, Stephan and Tschudin, Christian}, booktitle = {EmNets '07: Proceedings of the 4th workshop on Embedded networked sensors}, citeulike-article-id = {5791186}, citeulike-linkout-0 = {http://portal.acm.org/citation.cfm?id=1278972.1278974}, citeulike-linkout-1 = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1145/1278972.1278974}, doi = {10.1145/1278972.1278974}, isbn = {978-1-59593-694-3}, keywords = {deployment}, location = {Cork, Ireland}, pages = {8--12}, posted-at = {2009-09-16 12:03:09}, priority = {2}, publisher = {ACM}, title = {PermaSense: investigating permafrost with a WSN in the Swiss Alps}, url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1145/1278972.1278974}, year = {2007} }

TY - CONF ID - citeulike:5791186 L3 - citeulike-article-id:5791186 N2 - Currently, there is a lack of stand-alone geo-monitoring systems for harsh environments that are easy to configure, deploy and manage, while at the same time adhering to science grade quality requirements. In a joint computer and geoscience project we have built and deployed a wireless sensor network for measuring permafrost related parameters. Using these high-precision data, geo-scientists will be able to calibrate their heat flux models in order to better predict the stability of steep rock slopes in the alps. In this paper we describe our system from a computer science and system point of view and report on some lessons learned, especially in the domain of sensor design, power-awareness and reliable data flow. CY - Cork, Ireland SN - 978-1-59593-694-3 AD - New York, NY, USA EP - 12 TI - PermaSense: investigating permafrost with a WSN in the Swiss Alps PB - ACM T2 - EmNets '07: Proceedings of the 4th workshop on Embedded networked sensors SP - 8 KW - deployment AU - Talzi, Igor AU - Hasler, Andreas AU - Gruber, Stephan AU - Tschudin, Christian PY - 2007/// UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1145/1278972.1278974 ER -