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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 YrWrstNtmr · · Score: 4, Insightful
    Right. But changing behavior isn't necessarily 'bad'. Isn't necessarily good, either.

    But how are we to study these environments (and hopefully learn how not to screw them up anymore than we already have) without some human interaction? We are on this planet. Interaction is going to happen. Maybe these little sensors are less intrusive than other ways of monitoring.