TY - GEN
T1 - A two-tier wireless sensor network infrastructure for large-scale real-time groundwater monitoring
AU - Xue, Yuyan
AU - Ramamurthy, Byrav
AU - Burbach, Mark
PY - 2010
Y1 - 2010
N2 - In this paper, we describe the design, implementation and deployment details of a two-tier real-time environmental monitoring network in Nebraska. Our state-wide sensor network infrastructure uses typical Wireless Sensor Network (WSN) structure at tier-two to conduct dynamic sensing tasks with high resolution and flexibility. The satellite communication technology is used at tier-one to provide reliable and low-cost long-haul connectivity between each local WSN and the central base station. By the end of 2009, the entire tier-one infrastructure has been designed and deployed to provide state-wide wireless connectivity for 54 monitoring sites equipped with 1-4 water level transducers. A data and network management framework has also been developed to enable the remote network retasking and network performance analysis from a central base station. The network web portal offers integrated real-time and historical groundwater data to worldwide users. The deployed infrastructure will serve as the prototype network to expedite the commercial adoption of large-scale WSN design for long-term environmental monitoring applications.
AB - In this paper, we describe the design, implementation and deployment details of a two-tier real-time environmental monitoring network in Nebraska. Our state-wide sensor network infrastructure uses typical Wireless Sensor Network (WSN) structure at tier-two to conduct dynamic sensing tasks with high resolution and flexibility. The satellite communication technology is used at tier-one to provide reliable and low-cost long-haul connectivity between each local WSN and the central base station. By the end of 2009, the entire tier-one infrastructure has been designed and deployed to provide state-wide wireless connectivity for 54 monitoring sites equipped with 1-4 water level transducers. A data and network management framework has also been developed to enable the remote network retasking and network performance analysis from a central base station. The network web portal offers integrated real-time and historical groundwater data to worldwide users. The deployed infrastructure will serve as the prototype network to expedite the commercial adoption of large-scale WSN design for long-term environmental monitoring applications.
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U2 - 10.1109/LCN.2010.5735826
DO - 10.1109/LCN.2010.5735826
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:79955027614
SN - 9781424483877
T3 - Proceedings - Conference on Local Computer Networks, LCN
SP - 874
EP - 881
BT - 2010 IEEE 35th Conference on Local Computer Networks, LCN 2010
T2 - 35th Annual IEEE Conference on Local Computer Networks, LCN 2010
Y2 - 10 October 2010 through 14 October 2010
ER -