Led by the ESIP EnviroSensing Cluster, this session is open to scientists, information managers, and technologists interested in the general topic of environmental sensing for science and management.
Rapid advances and decreasing costs in technology, as applied to environmental sensing systems, are promoting a shift from sparsely-distributed, single-mission observations toward employing affordable, high-fidelity, ecosystem monitoring networks driven by a need to forecast outcomes across timescales. In this session we will hear talks on new approaches to standing up long-range, low-power monitoring networks; the value(s) added by non-contact sensing (local-remote to satellite based sensing); as well as innovative sensor developments, including open-source approaches, that promote connectivity. The session will conclude with a 20-minute topical discussion open to all in attendance.
How to Prepare for this Session:
List of speakers and presentation titles for this session:
- Jacqueline Le Moigne: NASA
Future Earth Science Measurements Using New Observing Strategies - David Coyle: USGS
USGS NGWOS LPWAN Experiment: Leveraging LoRaWAN Sensor Platform Technologies - James Gallagher: OPeNDAP
Sensors in Snowy Alpine Environments: Sensor Networks with LoRa, Progress Report
View Slides: https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.11555784.v1 - Daniel Fuka: Va Tech
Making Drones Interesting Again
View Slides: https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.11663718.v1 - Joseph Bell: USGS
Deep-dive discussion after presentations. A topic of interest is documenting test efforts and the publication of peer-reviewed Test Reports
View Recording: https://youtu.be/dXTLqt-5Ai8Takeaways
- As monitoring expands across agencies and from point measures on the surface of the earth to monitoring using networks of satellites in space (internet of space) there is a growing need to increase communication among agencies and instrumentation alike
- Inexpensive monitoring equipment is becoming readily available with large gains being made in the areas of function, reliability, and resolution/accuracy.
- Market disruption
- Edge -Computing (is this the current form of SDI-12-style monitoring?) local processing and storage, transmission of small/tiny data payloads
- There appears to be a need across disciplines and agencies for a peer-reviewed test reports
- Not resource intensive to publish
- Available to all users (FAIR)
- Provides details on test plan and provides test data whenever applicable.
