Cambridge's Streetlamp-Powered Wireless Network

Serpentegena writes "A joint research project by scientists at Harvard University and BBn Technologies may have spawned a new breed of Metronet. The wireless network, code-named CitySense, which will consist of 100 streetlamp-mounted nodes by 2011, will draw power off the Cambridge, Mass. public grid and be used at first for weather and pollution monitoring. The intention is to also allow 'academic researchers worldwide [...] to submit their own research programs to run on the network.' Sounds remarkably similar to the beginning of the ARPANET, except the network hosts will be running Linux."

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It's a scalable implementation.

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M. Gregory Thomas(tm), Network Redundancy Adminsitrator,
Mundt Administrator of Network Redundancy;

Even the "polution monitoring" bit can mean just about anything. In fact, just a man or animal to host a conversion of the atmospheric elements or sweat on the ground could be looked upon as polution.

Wouldn't it be easier to just store the data and replicate it for later analysis?

You mean how Google stores data, manipulates the results to favor their highest bidder/financial-contributor, and censors political content? None knew that Google was founded by ex-CIA agents until a few critical decisions were made that a number of the people founded a background-check on the possible motives of Google and its CEO's. Every light pole and street lamp throughout Orange county, especialy Westminster, California is attached to electrical matter that has nothing to do with switching the three logics of the signal or eluminating the ground conditions. There is expensive eavesdropping equipment everywhere, because revenue is major import rather than actually helping correct and assist a motorist get through his Day.

  Even the HAM radio repeaters are more than just repeaters; they're tapped by the NCSA, DARPA, and the other alphabet gang always looking for somthing to fine a thousand out of. It is painful to see them as the uncouncious decision when the public is divided to officiate any politic to hoist any banner of science or servitude for the greater good, without compelling any into contributing or taxing eachother for non-willful/voluntary compensation. I'm not to decide on what light or pole is fixed wherever, because it's all a private/non-public matter granted by debtor felons attached to their charter of legislated/non-natural persons in a monopoly on law-enforcement commercialized through threat and duress and coercion.

All you can really do is counter-surveylance, and counter-light, and counter-pole; and earn the respectable placement at the honored opinions of neighbors and their intellect to suggest wear placement would be less nuisance. The race is on...JAM it.

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