A wireless sensor network which allows data collection of environmental factors virtually anywhere and also allows for monitoring the data from any point where internet is available. Needless to say, having the data continuously monitored in a cost-effective manner substantially increases the chances of uncovering anomalies early enough to investigate them promptly and thoroughly. This is very important in an environment that is changing at an ever-increasing pace.
Currently, EcoNet’s demonstration prototype is deployed at the display-house in the University of Alberta’s Faculty of Agricultural, Life and Environmental Sciences. As of now, six nodes are continuously monitoring temperature, humidity and luminosity. The interface (still a work in progress) allows one to have an overall "snapshot" view of the environment, investigate any node more closely, the observations it made, as well as download observed data for offline processing.
There are many situations where persons who may share common interests have gathered in close proximity, but have no socially acceptable way of meeting the people nearby who have a mutual interest. A large convention is a typical example of this situation.
Our project aims at combining a social networking website – kind of like Facebook or LinkedIn – with a physical device that you would carry around with you that can help you figure out when you are near people you might like to meet.
This project explores our patent pending technology, tiny ad-hoc routing protocol (TARP) to construct inexpensive wireless devices that will allow people to identify others who share a common interest, and find them in the crowd, so that they are mutually introduced. The intention is that a person goes online to our site to create a profile before an event, like a conference. This profile is much like what one would do on LinkedIn.
As on social networking sites you can browse other attendee’s profiles and allow you to keep track of individuals that you want notified of when they come in close proximity to you. On the day of the conference, you will be notified of people you come in close proximity with and who share the same interests as you, which corresponds with the information on your profile.
You will also be notified of the users that you wanted to get in contact with when using the site along with the notes that were input regarding the user.
When two people choose to meet each other, the wireless device will indicate the proximity of the other person, and will display the other person’s information.