Sensor Grid Application in Nature Reserve Monitoring

Prof. Xu ZhangGuang 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 platformsDisparate data setsSpatio-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

Monitoring Art.11

surveilance by MS

Reporting by MS

Art.17(1)

Assessment by the Commission Art.9+Art.17(2)

What should be monitored

MONITORING Article 11

Annex I habitat types

Annex II, IV, V species

conservation status (whole territory)

Monitoring what

Changes in soil biologyChanges in nutrient cycling Changes in hydrological regimesChanges in habitats and migratory patternsChanges in vision……….

Wan Sensor Network

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Sensor panel：• MTS: custom sensor pa

nel• MDA: data acquisition p

anel Mote：• CPU• RF transfer and receive device• Mesh protocol stack

Sensor Node

Base Station

Gateway：• Communication with W

SN Network and IP Network

• Transfer data using satellite or mobile telephone

Sensor Web Usage in Nature Reserve Monitoring

Discover sensors, observations & processesDetermination of capabilities and reliabilityRetrieve real-time or time-series dataTask sensors and simulatorsSubscribe 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 CommunicationUsing geospatial information infrastructure connecting heterogeneous in-situ sensors and remote sensorEvaluate 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

Thank you!