Post on 19-Dec-2015
UUNIVERSITY OF NIVERSITY OF MMASSACHUSETTSASSACHUSETTS, A, AMHERST • MHERST • Department of Computer Science Department of Computer Science 1
River Sensor Network Application:
Monitor river dynamics (e.g: seasonal, flood events), ecological status, water quantity and quality information.
Sensors: Water quality sensors,
underwater cameras, etc. Research:
Design of wide-area, remote wireless sensor network infrastructure.
Collaboration between faculty at Mt. Holyoke, NSM and Engineering at UMass, and Hampshire College.
Initial Deployment site: 12 mile stretch of Fort River,
Amherst
UUNIVERSITY OF NIVERSITY OF MMASSACHUSETTSASSACHUSETTS, A, AMHERST • MHERST • Department of Computer Science Department of Computer Science 2
Diverse Uses of RiverNet
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Water quality monitoring
3D Aerial photography Fish monitoring
Researcher: How many fishes were detected in the last month?
Student: Give me a 3D view of river dynamics over the
last week.
Environmentalist: What are the current
pH/DO levels?
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UUNIVERSITY OF NIVERSITY OF MMASSACHUSETTSASSACHUSETTS, A, AMHERST • MHERST • Department of Computer Science Department of Computer Science 3
Network Equipment
D-cell battery or solar powered Meraki mini 802.11 wireless relay.
AA-battery powered TinyNode radio connecting to sensor.
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