MANETs for environmental monitoring

Environmental monitoring is important for life sustainability. Continuous measurements of environmental parameters may help to prevent and cope with environmental damages. Sensors that measure environment´s conditions may be placed at appropriate locations and transmit environmental data. In a case of emergency, environmentalist rush to the affected area to analyze the problem and take appropriate actions. They have to communicate among themselves and collect data from the sensors. This paper proposes the use of MANETs (Mobile Ad Hoc Networks) to support the communications among sensors and environmentalists. Simulation results show that MANETs can support reliable communications.