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This paper describes SEA-LABS (Sensor Exploration Apparatus utilizing Low-power Aquatic Broadcasting System), a low-cost, power-efficient Wireless Sensor Network (WSN) for sustained, real-time monitoring of shallow water coral reefs. The system is designed to operate in remote, hard-to-access areas of the world, which limits the ability to perform on-site data retrieval and periodic system maintenance (e.g., battery replacement/recharging). SEA-LABS thus provides a customized solution to shallow-water environmental monitoring addressing the trade-offs between power conservation and the system’s functional requirements, namely data sensing and processing as well as real-time, wireless communication. We present SEA-LABS’ architecture and its current implementation. Finally, we share our experience deploying SEA-LABS in the Monterey Bay.
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Bromage, M., Obraczka, K., Potts, D. (2007). SEA-LABS: A Wireless Sensor Network for Sustained Monitoring of Coral Reefs. In: Akyildiz, I.F., Sivakumar, R., Ekici, E., Oliveira, J.C.d., McNair, J. (eds) NETWORKING 2007. Ad Hoc and Sensor Networks, Wireless Networks, Next Generation Internet. NETWORKING 2007. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 4479. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-72606-7_97
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