Sensor Networking in Aquatic Environments - Experiences and New Challenges

Abstract—In this paper we present the design and implementation of a small-scale marine sensor network. The network monitors the temperature in the Baltic Sea on different heights from the water surface down to the bottom. Unlike many other wireless sensor networks, this network contains both a wired and a wireless part. One of the major challenges is that the network is hard to access after its deployment and hence both hard- and software must be robust and reliable. We also present the design of an advanced buoy system featuring a diving unit that achieves a better vertical resolution and discuss remaining challenges of sensor networking in aquatic environments.

• Type: Conference
• Year: 2007
• Where: LCN
• Authors: Thiemo Voigt, Fredrik Österlind, Niclas Finne, Nicolas Tsiftes, Zhitao He, Joakim Eriksson, Adam Dunkels, Ulf Bamstedt, Jochen H. Schiller, Klas Hjort
• Keywords: LCN 2007, Marine Sensor Network, Sensor Networks, Wireless Sensor Networks