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dc.contributor.advisorMichael J. Hawley.en_US
dc.contributor.authorWheeler, Andrew J. (Andrew James), 1978-en_US
dc.contributor.otherMassachusetts Institute of Technology. Dept. of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science.en_US
dc.date.accessioned2010-08-30T14:27:37Z
dc.date.available2010-08-30T14:27:37Z
dc.date.issued2001en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/57671
dc.descriptionThesis (M.Eng.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, September 2001.en_US
dc.description"August 2001."en_US
dc.descriptionIncludes bibliographical references (leaves 126-127).en_US
dc.description.abstractThe growing number of threats to the Earth's environment necessitates the gathering of fine grained environmental sensor data to deepen our understanding of endangered species and assist in their protection. Traditional techniques for gathering environmental data, such as periodic field studies or satellite imaging, do not produce adequately detailed or persistent information. Self-organizing wireless networking provides an ideal way to quickly deploy and gather data from sensor networks in the field. The design of a practical, low-cost, and self organizing wireless sensor network, TephraNet, is examined. This thesis also explores an implementation and deployment of TephraNet in Hawaii Volcanoes National Park to learn about the endangered ground plant Silene hawaiiensis.en_US
dc.description.statementofresponsibilityby Andrew J. Wheeler.en_US
dc.format.extent127 leavesen_US
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.publisherMassachusetts Institute of Technologyen_US
dc.rightsM.I.T. theses are protected by copyright. They may be viewed from this source for any purpose, but reproduction or distribution in any format is prohibited without written permission. See provided URL for inquiries about permission.en_US
dc.rights.urihttp://dspace.mit.edu/handle/1721.1/7582en_US
dc.subjectElectrical Engineering and Computer Science.en_US
dc.titleTephraNet : wireless self-organizing network platform for environmental sensingen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US
dc.description.degreeM.Eng.en_US
dc.contributor.departmentMassachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
dc.identifier.oclc51626475en_US


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