Sensors 2009, 9(12), 10309-10325; doi:10.3390/s91210309
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Field Measurements and Guidelines for the Application of Wireless Sensor Networks to the Environment and Security

Víctor P. Gil Jiménez* email and Ana García Armadaemail
Department Signal Theory and Communications, University Carlos III de Madrid, Av. de la Universidad, 30, 28911 Leganés, Madrid, Spain
* Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Received: 23 November 2009; in revised form: 4 December 2009 / Accepted: 7 December 2009 / Published: 18 December 2009
(This article belongs to the Special Issue State-of-the-Art Sensors Technology in Spain)
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Abstract: Frequently, Wireless Sensor Networks (WSN) are designed focusing on applications and omitting transmission problems in these wireless networks. In this paper, we present a measurement campaign that has been carried out using one of the most commonly used WSN platforms, the micaZ from Crossbow© . Based on these measurements, some guidelines to deploy a robust and reliable WSN are provided. The results are focused on security and environmental applications but can also be extrapolated to other scenarios. A main conclusion that can be extracted is that, from the transmission point of view, a dense WSN is one of the best choices to overcome many of the transmission problems such as the existence of a transitional region, redundance, forwarding, obstructions or interference with other systems.
Keywords: wireless sensor networks; WSN; transmission problems; micaZ; application design; remote sensing sensors

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Jiménez, V.P.G.; Armada, A.G. Field Measurements and Guidelines for the Application of Wireless Sensor Networks to the Environment and Security. Sensors 2009, 9, 10309-10325.

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Jiménez VPG, Armada AG. Field Measurements and Guidelines for the Application of Wireless Sensor Networks to the Environment and Security. Sensors. 2009; 9(12):10309-10325.

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Jiménez, Víctor P. Gil; Armada, Ana García. 2009. "Field Measurements and Guidelines for the Application of Wireless Sensor Networks to the Environment and Security." Sensors 9, no. 12: 10309-10325.

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