DocumentCode
942595
Title
Life of birds [wireless sensor network for bird study]
Author
Kumagai, Jean
Volume
41
Issue
4
fYear
2004
fDate
4/1/2004 12:00:00 AM
Firstpage
42
Lastpage
49
Abstract
This paper presents a wireless sensor network being used for the study of Leach´s storm petrel on Great Duck Island, Maine, USA. The petrel-watching apparatus consists of a distributed system of devices called ´motes´, each having the dual functions of data collection and communication. For the former role, the mote contains application-specific sensors and signal-processing hardware; for the latter, the mote has a low-power radio transceiver. When the motes are networked together, each simultaneously collects data from its immediate surroundings and passes its own and other motes´ data through the network.
Keywords
data communication equipment; transceivers; wireless sensor networks; zoology; Leach´s storm petrel; application-specific sensors; bird study; data collection; distributed sensor system; low-power radio transceiver; motes; signal-processing hardware; wireless communication; wireless sensor network; Birds;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Spectrum, IEEE
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
0018-9235
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/MSPEC.2004.1279193
Filename
1279193
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