26-06-2012, 12:16 PM
WIRELESS SENSOR NETWORK AND ITS APPLICATION IN LANDSLIDE DETECTION
ABSTRACT
This topic provides a framework of the methodical steps and considerations required when designing and deploying a Wireless Sensor Network (WSN) to a given application. A real example is used to demonstrate WSN deployment in action. The power of wireless sensor network technology has provided the capability of developing large scale systems for real-time monitoring. WSN can be useful to disaster management in two ways. Firstly, WSN has enabled a more convenient early warning system and secondly, WSN provides a system able to learn about the phenomena of natural disasters. Natural disasters are increasing worldwide due to the global warming and climate change. The losses due to these disasters are increasing in an alarming rate. Hence, it is would be beneficial to detect the pre-cursors of these disasters, early warn the population, evacuate them, and save their life. Wireless Sensors are one of the cutting edge technologies that can quickly respond to rapid changes of data and send the sensed data to a data analysis centre in areas where cabling is inappropriate.
ABSTRACT
This topic provides a framework of the methodical steps and considerations required when designing and deploying a Wireless Sensor Network (WSN) to a given application. A real example is used to demonstrate WSN deployment in action. The power of wireless sensor network technology has provided the capability of developing large scale systems for real-time monitoring. WSN can be useful to disaster management in two ways. Firstly, WSN has enabled a more convenient early warning system and secondly, WSN provides a system able to learn about the phenomena of natural disasters. Natural disasters are increasing worldwide due to the global warming and climate change. The losses due to these disasters are increasing in an alarming rate. Hence, it is would be beneficial to detect the pre-cursors of these disasters, early warn the population, evacuate them, and save their life. Wireless Sensors are one of the cutting edge technologies that can quickly respond to rapid changes of data and send the sensed data to a data analysis centre in areas where cabling is inappropriate.