WubiNet: A flexible WSN for applications in environmental monitoring

Author

Antolín, D. ; Bayo, A. ; Medrano, N. ; Calvo, B. ; Celma, S.

Author_Institution

Group of Electron. Design, Univ. of Zaragoza, Zaragoza, Spain

fYear

2012

fDate

13-16 May 2012

Firstpage

2608

Lastpage

2611

Abstract

The use of wireless sensor networks for monitoring physical and chemical parameters in large regions far from populations allows for real-time monitoring with high levels of spatial resolution. This paper presents WubiNet, a wireless network designed for monitoring large regions. Depending on the available infrastructures, the network can be operating for two years using only batteries, or its coordinator can be powered by solar cells to guarantee the transmission of the collected data by SMS using GSM/GPRS technology or satellite phones. The data are transmitted to a base station located out of the range of the node transceivers, where can be represented and analyzed.

Keywords

cellular radio; environmental monitoring (geophysics); radio transceivers; wireless sensor networks; GSM/GPRS technology; WubiNet; environmental monitoring; flexible WSN; node transceivers; real-time monitoring; solar cells; spatial resolution; wireless network; wireless sensor networks; Base stations; Batteries; GSM; Ground penetrating radar; Monitoring; Power demand; Wireless sensor networks; MPPT; Wireless sensor networks; WubiNet; short message service;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Instrumentation and Measurement Technology Conference (I2MTC), 2012 IEEE International

Conference_Location

Graz

ISSN

1091-5281

Print_ISBN

978-1-4577-1773-4

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/I2MTC.2012.6229383

Filename

6229383