Actic Sensors
Low Cost Wireless Remote Sensors for Arctic Monitoring and Lifecycle Assessment
Partner
Axiom Data Sciences,
ASRC Federal Mission Solutions,
Alaska Marine Exchange,
NOVA Corporation,
University of New Mexico,
University of Texas El Paso
Summary
The Arctic is hard to constantly monitor. In order to resolve this problem, low-cost wireless sensors were developed to detect an input event, analyze detected events, and communicate that event data to other sensors in the network. These inexpensive, self-organizing network devices reliably computed and communicated detected human, animal, and environmental events. By utilizing a variety of sensors, it was possible to detect sounds, vibrations, radio and cellphone signals, location, and more based upon the needs of each sensor. When implemented, the project would have provided a quick method to deploy and monitor an Arctic region. Potential uses were events such as ice breakup, environmental events, model validation, vehicle detection in regions of concern, or even assisting with the safety monitoring of personnel and equipment during training exercises.
