Sensor Grid Application in Nature Reserve Monitoring Prof. Xu Zhang Guang Deng Research Institute of Forest Resource Information Techniques Chinese Academy of Forestry 2007/10/16

Agenda  Sensor Web Technology  Why use Sensor Web in Natural Protection  Goals for Long term  Priority Areas

Sensor Web Definition(1)  A Sensor Web is a coordinated observation infrastructure composed of a distributed collection of resources - e.g., sensors, platforms, models, communications infrastructure - that can collectively behave as a single, autonomous, task-able, dynamically adaptive and reconfigurable observing system that provides raw and processed data, along with associated meta-data, via a set of standards-based service-oriented interfaces. ( From AIST meeting with NASA Sensor Web PI’s, ~40 participants discussing concepts, architectures, features and benefits of sensor webs)

Sensor Web Definition(2) “Group of potentially muti-modal data gathering devices coupled with computational intelligence and communication such that the overall system capabilities transcend those provided by a group of isolated sensors” (from John M. Dolan 2007)‏

Common Key Points  Deployed for convenience using: data acquiring and data fusion  Heterogeneous platforms  Disparate data sets  Spatio-temporally discrete

It’s an Open System  Interoperability  React to environment (Adaptability)  Increases survivability  Interoperability within the system  Portability from one platform to another  Open standards

Nature Reserve in China  2194 Nature Reserves  1.5 million ha or 15% of total land area This is equivalent to six times the area of Britain !! And estimated to contain more people than Sweden. This is a massive responsibility and governance issue

Lack of monitoring  Self Assessment, monitoring and evaluation weak.  Supervision and inspection by provincial/national superiors weak  Reporting weak  There needs to be improved implementation and coordination among CBD, UNFCC and UNCCD

The monitoring to assessment legal framework

What should be monitored

Monitoring what Changes in soil biology Changes in nutrient cycling Changes in hydrological regimes Changes in habitats and migratory patterns Changes in vision ……….

Wan Sensor Network = Sensor panel ： MTS: custom sensor panel MDA: data acquisition panel Mote ： CPU RF transfer and receive device Mesh protocol stack Sensor Node Base Station Gateway ： Communication with WSN Network and IP Network Transfer data using satellite or mobile telephone

Sensor Web Usage in Nature Reserve Monitoring Discover sensors, observations & processes Determination of capabilities and reliability Retrieve real-time or time-series data Task sensors and simulators Subscribe to published alerts Sensor Web Enablement for In-Situ Observing Network Facilitation

Goals for Long term  Using Sensor Web Tech in Nature Reserve Monitoring can enhance the monitoring result  Identifying and Evaluating Adaptation Options  Be GEOSS’s Biodiversity and Ecosystem Test Bed  Demonstrate the value of Sensor Web

Priority Areas  Definition and design of the Sensor Web Communication  Using geospatial information infrastructure connecting heterogeneous in-situ sensors and remote sensor  Evaluate the applicable standards for the application of a Sensor Web based approach in Nature Reserve Monitoring  To provide a mechanism to register and categorise Web services for Nature Reserve Monitoring

Priority Areas: Nature Reserve Monitoring to Testify the Supporting Standards Sensor Observation Service (SOS)‏ Sensor Alerting Service (SAS) use (WNS)‏ Sensor Planning Service (SPS)‏ Sensor Modelling Language (SensorML)‏ Observation & Management (O&M)‏ Modelling Language Specification

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