A Reactive Soil Moisture Sensor Network: Design and Field Evaluation

Rachel Cardell-Oliver, Mark Kranz, Keith Smettem and Kevin Mayer
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Kevin Mayer: Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology, The Australian National University and CSIRO ICT Centre

International Journal of Distributed Sensor Networks, 2005, vol. 1, issue 2, 149-162

Abstract: Wireless sensor network technology has the potential to reveal finegrained, dynamic changes in monitored variables of an outdoor landscape. But there are significant problems to be overcome in order to realize this vision in working systems. This paper describes the design and implementation of a reactive, event driven network for environmental monitoring of soil moisture and evaluates its effectiveness. A novel feature of our solution is its reactivity to the environment: when rain falls and soil moisture is changing rapidly, measurements are collected frequently, whereas during dry periods, between rainfall, measurements are collected less often. Field trials demonstrating the reactivity, robustness, and longevity of the network are presented and evaluated, and future improvements proposed.

Keywords: Environmental monitoring; Sensor Networks; Reactive Protocol (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2005
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DOI: 10.1080/15501320590966422

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