This work for researchers, practitioners, and advanced students explains the latest technologies of wireless sensor network and describes applications in areas such as medicine, data gathering, space and planetary exploration, and underground mining. Contributors from India and the US are experts in computer science, biomedical engineering, communication engineering, information technology, and mining technology. After an overview of general issues and emerging trends, chapters are grouped in sections on protocols and middlewares, tracking technologies, and practices and applications. Some topics covered include data management in the Internet of Things, sensor localization in three-dimensional space, wireless sensor networks in coal mines, blink controlled communication for bed-ridden patients, media access control protocols for healthcare sensor networks, and a wireless sensor network enabled vehicle parking system. The book contains many b&w charts, schematics, and process diagrams.
– Protoview Reviews