Deploying a Wireless Sensor Network on an Active Volcano

  • Authors:

  • Geoffrey Werner-Allen;Konrad Lorincz;Matt Welsh;Omar Marcillo;Jeff Johnson;Mario Ruiz;Jonathan Lees

  • Affiliations:

  • Harvard University;Harvard University;Harvard University;University of New Hampshire;University of New Hampshire;University of North Carolina;University of North Carolina

  • Venue:
  • IEEE Internet Computing
  • Year:
  • 2006

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Abstract

Augmenting heavy and power-hungry data collection equipment with lighter, smaller wireless sensor network nodes leads to faster, larger deployments. Arrays comprising dozens of wireless sensor nodes are now possible, allowing scientific studies that aren't feasible with traditional instrumentation. Designing sensor networks to support volcanic studies requires researchers to address the high data rates and high data fidelity these studies demand. The authors' sensor-network application for volcanic data collection relies on triggered event detection and reliable data retrieval to meet bandwidth and data-quality demands.