sensor network

British  

noun

1. computing a network of tiny autonomous devices embedded in everyday objects or sprinkled on the ground, able to communicate using wireless links

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Example Sentences

“The problem is the utilities don’t have the sensors to know this is occurring. This sensor network is sophisticated and sensitive. We have more information than they do. Our objective, we’ve been trying to get utilities to pay attention to the data because it’s valuable to know when the grid is stressed.”

From Los Angeles Times

Now, in a paper published last month in Earthquake Research Advances, researchers report a reanalysis of 2010 seismic data from a sensor network in China that identifies a “small explosion” within 2 kilometers of the 2009 test site.

From Science Magazine

In their publication, the Innsbruck scientists show that the precision of the sensor measurements increases with the number of particles in the sensor network.

From Science Daily

The in-vehicle sensor network developed by FAU researchers in the College of Engineering and Computer Science, uses open-source hardware and software components to reduce the time, risks and costs associated with developing in-vehicle sensing units.

From Science Daily

With help from a constellation of government and philanthropic funders who collectively have contributed nearly €750,000, Lima and Seabra are now working with researchers along the Atlantic coast to fill gaps in the sensor network.

From Science Magazine