Paper Info
Title
A macroscope in the redwoods
Abstract
The wireless sensor network "macroscope" offers the potential to advance science by enabling dense temporal and spatial monitoring of large physical volumes. This paper presents a case study of a wireless sensor network that recorded 44 days in the life of a 70-meter tall redwood tree, at a density of every 5 minutes in time and every 2 meters in space. Each node measured air temperature, relative humidity, and photosynthetically active solar radiation. The network captured a detailed picture of the complex spatial variation and temporal dynamics of the microclimate surrounding a coastal redwood tree. This paper describes the deployed network and then employs a multi-dimensional analysis methodology to reveal trends and gradients in this large and previously-unobtainable dataset. An analysis of system performance data is then performed, suggesting lessons for future deployments.
Year
DOI
Venue
2005
10.1145/1098918.1098925
SenSys
Keywords
Field
DocType
70-meter tall redwood tree,complex spatial variation,temporal dynamic,large physical volume,air temperature,wireless sensor network,multi-dimensional analysis methodology,case study,spatial monitoring,coastal redwood tree,system performance,relative humidity,spatial variation,wireless sensor networks,solar radiation
Telecommunications,Metre,Computer science,Remote sensing,Relative humidity,Real-time computing,Active solar,Spatial variability,Microclimate,Air temperature,Every 5 minutes,Wireless sensor network
Conference
ISBN
Citations 
PageRank 
1-59593-054-X
371
30.47
References 
Authors
10
11
Search Limit
100371
Name
Order
Citations
PageRank
Gilman Tolle1116791.89
Joseph Polastre26419637.34
Robert Szewczyk36227650.58
David Culler4234682674.49
Neil Turner537130.47
Kevin Tu637130.80
Stephen Burgess737130.47
Todd Dawson837731.55
Phil Buonadonna951249.41
David Gay101766142.35
wei116123485.78