The impact of agricultural activities on water quality: A case for collaborative catchment-scale management using integrated wireless sensor networks
The challenge of improving water quality is a growing global concern, typified by the
European Commission Water Framework Directive and the United States Clean Water Act …
European Commission Water Framework Directive and the United States Clean Water Act …
Environmental sensor networks in ecological research
Environmental sensor networks offer a powerful combination of distributed sensing capacity,
real‐time data visualization and analysis, and integration with adjacent networks and remote …
real‐time data visualization and analysis, and integration with adjacent networks and remote …
Efficient informative sensing using multiple robots
The need for efficient monitoring of spatio-temporal dynamics in large environmental
applications, such as the water quality monitoring in rivers and lakes, motivates the use of …
applications, such as the water quality monitoring in rivers and lakes, motivates the use of …
[PDF][PDF] Robust Submodular Observation Selection.
In many applications, one has to actively select among a set of expensive observations
before making an informed decision. For example, in environmental monitoring, we want to …
before making an informed decision. For example, in environmental monitoring, we want to …
Nonmyopic active learning of gaussian processes: an exploration-exploitation approach
A Krause, C Guestrin - Proceedings of the 24th international conference …, 2007 - dl.acm.org
When monitoring spatial phenomena, such as the ecological condition of a river, deciding
where to make observations is a challenging task. In these settings, a fundamental question …
where to make observations is a challenging task. In these settings, a fundamental question …
Who's got the data? Interdependencies in science and technology collaborations
Science and technology always have been interdependent, but never more so than with
today's highly instrumented data collection practices. We report on a long-term study of …
today's highly instrumented data collection practices. We report on a long-term study of …
Rapid deployment with confidence: Calibration and fault detection in environmental sensor networks
Rapidly deployable sensor networks are portable, reusable, and can take advantage of a
human user in the field attending to the deployment. Unfortunately, even small disruptions or …
human user in the field attending to the deployment. Unfortunately, even small disruptions or …
Optimizing sensing: Theory and applications
A Krause - 2008 - search.proquest.com
Many practical applications, such as environmental monitoring or placing sensors for event
detection, require to select among a set of informative but possibly expensive observations …
detection, require to select among a set of informative but possibly expensive observations …
NIMS-PL: A cable-driven robot with self-calibration capabilities
PH Borgstrom, BL Jordan, BJ Borgstrom… - IEEE Transactions …, 2009 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
We present the Networked InfoMechanical System for Planar Translation, which is a novel
two-degree-of-freedom (2-DOF) cable-driven robot with self-calibration and online drift …
two-degree-of-freedom (2-DOF) cable-driven robot with self-calibration and online drift …
Design and implementation of NIMS3D, a 3-D cabled robot for actuated sensing applications
PH Borgstrom, NP Borgstrom… - IEEE Transactions …, 2009 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
We present NIMS3D, a novel 3-D cabled robot for actuated sensing applications. We
provide a brief overview of the main hardware components. Next, we describe installation …
provide a brief overview of the main hardware components. Next, we describe installation …