The Smart Sensor Web

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Posted by timothy on Sunday October 5, 2003 @02:58PM from the buzzword-overload dept.

Roland Piquepaille writes "As writes Vincent Tao for GEO World, integrating the billions of sensors already present in our environment with the power of the Web will represent 'a revolutionary leap in earth observation.' 'In short, the Sensor Web offers full-dimensional, full-scale and full-phase sensing and monitoring of Earth at all levels: global, regional and local.' The Sensor Web will need to have five characteristics to be successful. It must be interoperable, intelligent, dynamic, flexible and scalable. And the Sensor Web architecture will have four layers: a sensor layer, a communication layer, a location layer and an information layer. When it's here, it will have 'extraordinary significance for science, environmental monitoring, public safety and many other domains of activity.' This summary contains the essential concepts of the original and dense article."

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first post maybe by Anonymous Coward · 2003-10-05 14:59 · Score: -1, Offtopic

first post maybe just maybe i dunno wowee i wonder if i'll get first post iono if 20 seconds has passed yet, i shoulda been checking the clock...ack, i might spent too much time on this and not get first post!!!!
1. Re:first post maybe by Anonymous Coward · 2003-10-05 15:01 · Score: -1, Offtopic
  
  sorry mang, i got it
  
  my first first post; now im l337 like the rest of the gang
2. Re:first post maybe by iosmart · 2003-10-05 15:10 · Score: -1, Offtopic
  
  aw poop, first i put no subject and it stopped me and then i put "d" and it stopped me again and blah i lost my first post. and now i just tried to post again but it wasnt 2 minutes. poo poo pa-roo. qui qui quiree. cock-a-doodle-doo
3. Re:first post maybe by Anonymous Coward · 2003-10-05 15:15 · Score: -1, Offtopic
  
  And then you posted logged in. Good work, trollboy.
first post? by Anonymous Coward · 2003-10-05 15:00 · Score: -1, Offtopic

Wow, I am so lame!
Cool Technology by PDAToday · 2003-10-05 15:05 · Score: 0, Offtopic

Technology is just too cool!! I love this stuff. Where do i sign up to put sensors in my area.
1. Re:Cool Technology by JediTrainer · 2003-10-05 15:16 · Score: 0, Offtopic
  
  Where do i sign up to put sensors in my area.
  
  Talk to the goatse.cx guy. I'm sure he knows something about that.
  
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Chicago Cubs by Anonymous Coward · 2003-10-05 15:06 · Score: -1, Offtopic

For the first time in 95 years, the Cubs have won a postseason series. They did it by beating the Braves 5-1 in Game 5 of the division series.

Go Cubs!
1. Re:Chicago Cubs by Anonymous Coward · 2003-10-05 15:15 · Score: -1, Offtopic
  
  hi, this is billy corgan. i was at the cubs game tonight instead of releasing any of the vast amount of siamese dream era b-sides and demos i have in my basement. but i finally solved the machina mystery!
  
  ciao
  -bc
2. Re:Chicago Cubs by Anonymous Coward · 2003-10-05 15:24 · Score: -1, Offtopic
  
  Yeah, but I think the Marlins will beat them. The Marlins are more likely to play small ball than the Braves did, and I think that gives them a better chance to get a few runs off the Cubs' pitching. And I hope the Red Sox win tomorrow, so they can lose to the Yankees in the ALCS. The fun is just to give Red Sox fans a little hope, only to have the Yankees crush it. :)
3. Re:Chicago Cubs by Anonymous Coward · 2003-10-05 15:34 · Score: -1, Offtopic
  
  Ugh, I'm tired of seeing the Yankees win all the time. At least Oakland has a chance against them, assuming they can keep their pitching staff healthy. Besides, with the Giants gone they're the only California team left.
  
  If it's the Marlins and the Yankees, I'm afraid the Series will go 5 games - if the Marlins are lucky.
4. Re:Chicago Cubs by Anonymous Coward · 2003-10-05 16:36 · Score: -1, Offtopic
  
  Oakland has a shot if their pitching is healthy. That's a big if. And they need their pitching to be great, and they want it to be a short series. If Hudson can pitch, they'll probably go with a three man rotation of Zito, Hudson, and Lilly. In a seven game series, that can wear down your pitching. If it comes down to who can score the most runs, though, Oakland has little chance of winning the series.
  
  I actually think the Red Sox match up better against the Yankees. This is because they're built around scoring a lot of runs, and if Ramirez and Ortiz play well, they have a chance. Their pitching is a bit of a concern, though. Lowe is impressive, and Pedro will do what Pedro does best, but after that, their pitching is questionable. Still, I think they can score enough runs to make up for shaky pitching.
  
  Don't count the Marlins out against the Yankees, either. The Marlins have pretty good pitching. Beckett and Willis are really good, and if they get decent outings from Penny and Redman, they'll be fine. And the Marlins have the speed to make things happen on the bases and exploit some of the Yankees' defensive weaknesses. I might not pick the Marlins over the Yankees, but they'd have a real shot at winning such a series.
my car key by Anonymous Coward · 2003-10-05 15:07 · Score: -1, Offtopic

I just stuck my car key into my peepee hole and turned it on. And my car started! How 'bout that?
PLUG: My shareware database is designed for this by tjstork · 2003-10-05 15:10 · Score: -1, Offtopic

Shameless plug:

My shareware database server is designed to capture loads of time series readings and serve them up. It's only $50 to license, and you can use a full blown version before you even do that.

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irc.newnet.net #macfilez by Anonymous Coward · 2003-10-05 16:15 · Score: -1, Offtopic

I just LOVE #macfilez's site! Especially the "fash" section, where I learned to cut the bottom off of an old shirt to use as a hair enhancement! Oh, and the "dance party" photos!

Of course, don't forget to read #macfilez's emails! Here you will discover how truly difficult it is to decide what to do on the weekends... Have a pizza party? A fash party? Go to the mall with all of your friends? Have a sleepover and call boys on the phone?

In short, if you haven't checked out #macfilez's site, you don't know what you're missing!
Re:In Democratic America. . . by Feztaa · 2003-10-05 16:26 · Score: -1, Offtopic

In Soviet Russia, bad slashdot cliche's abuse YOU!
request - be upbeat about it jobs and it spending by Anonymous Coward · 2003-10-05 17:14 · Score: -1, Offtopic

not to troll, but I am damn tired of this 'the it spending economy is bad, the sky is falling' mentality repeated by IT HR people and IT executives.

This is a large amount of crap to punish the IT workers whom those companies had such a hard time hiring in the late 1990s.

There are IT jobs, people are getting hired, salaries are stable.

The big companies need to realize that the USA based IT workers can and will be competitive with the rest of the world given a fair chance.

In short, be positive about the IT market and IT prospects since every person you help to influence to have a favorable IT outlook can influence someone in HR or management at an IT company to hire you.
Re:Alternate Meanings by benjamindees · 2003-10-06 11:27 · Score: 0, Offtopic

has twice as many gears
Did you miss this part or do I need to dig up my gearing ratios and post them?

The fact remains that all the horsepower in the world won't get you anywhere if you can't overcome the static friction of whatever load it is you're trying to pull. I didn't say it would tow *quickly*; I said it would tow *more* :)

Also, whether you want to believe me or not, inline engines *do* produce more low end torque than V-twins because of their design.

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