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Mesh network powered by trees detects fire dangers

Published Monday, July 06, 2009

The U.S. Forest Service and the Bureau of Land Management have tested a wireless environmental-monitoring system used to help first responders prepare for wildfires and disastrous events. The pilot test and system installation demonstrated Voltree Power's remote sensing and mesh technology, as well as its integration with existing remote automated weather stations (RAWS) network that transmits air temperature, humidity and diagnostic data using a preexisting satellite infrastructure, said the company's CEO Stella Karavas. The system uses a series of climate sensors and a mesh network, so first responders can receive environmental data that can stave off ...

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