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Sensor Webs Unwire Ecology

Posted by timothy on from the can-you-hear-me-roar-now? dept.

jonbrewer writes "Pioneered by CENS, Sensor Networks are rapidly becoming a mainstream environmental monitoring tool. The NY Times has an article today with a quick tech overview and info on RiverNet, EarthScope, NEON, and Neptune. The Times reports 'scientists want to deploy millions of these kinds of devices over large tracts for long periods, opening new windows on nature.'"

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  1. Re:Impact? by manojar · · Score: 1, Flamebait

    Actually, this is a great idea. While you guys are at it, why don't you go ahead with the US Navy Sonar thing too? Who needs those wildlife, whales, dolphins, etc, anyway? God has given man this world just to rape it, right?

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    Manojar - pronounced like Manager