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Networking the Redwoods

Posted by michael on from the got-root dept.

linuxwrangler writes "SF Gate is reporting that ecology researchers are outfitting a grove of trees with tiny "micromote" sensors to monitor the light, humidity and other conditions as the trees grow. The sensors, running the open-source Tiny OS, form and maintain their own network. This test of the "Smart Dust" concept (mentioned on /. earlier) only uses 50 sensors but scientists hope to be able to deploy the sensors on a large scale to help figure out why California's Redwoods are dying off at an alarming rate."

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  1. Can you imagine? by chevelleSS · · Score: -1, Redundant

    A Beowolf cluster of Redwoods

  2. Re:Let's get it out of the system by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Redundant

    Hah - you missed this - I, for one, welcome our new redwood overlords.

  3. Imagine... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Redundant

    ...a redwood cluster of these.

  4. And some fellow trees... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Redundant

    ...protest

  5. Netcraft confirms ... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Redundant

    ... redwoods are dying!