Wireless sensor networks: A survey on environmental monitoring

Journal of Communications

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 143-151

  Oliveira, Luís M L ^a   Rodrigues, Joel J P C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BEIRA INTERIOR   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Environment Monitoring; IEEE 802.15.4; Low Power Personal Area Networks; Mesh Networks; Wireless Sensor Networks

Indexed keywords

DISPOSABLE SENSORS; ENVIRONMENT MONITORING; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; HIGH PRECISION; IEEE 802.15.4; LOW POWER; MESH NETWORK; SPATIAL RESOLUTION;

ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING; MESH NETWORKING; PERSONAL COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS; SENSOR NODES; SENSORS; SURVEYS; TELECOMMUNICATION EQUIPMENT; WIRELESS NETWORKS;

WIRELESS SENSOR NETWORKS;

EID: 79955503480     PISSN: 17962021     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4304/jcm.6.2.143-151     Document Type: Review

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