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Using WiMAX Technology to Improve Volcano Monitoring: The WEIRD System
White Paper Thanks to these features, IEEE 802.16 opens the way for the use and the introduction of wireless technologies in particular emergency scenarios, like volcano monitoring. Active volcano surveillance is... [23 Apr 2009]
Using WiMAX for Volcano Monitoring During an Emergency: The WEIRD System
White Paper This paper shows how the WiMAX technology has been used to improve the volcano monitoring systems in emergency situations, with a special reference to Campi Flegrei volcanic area (Italy), thus demonstrating the... [23 Apr 2009]
Ad-Hoc Wireless Sensor Positioning in Hazardous Areas
White Paper Based on a fine digital surface model of the Sakurajima volcano, various scenarios for setting up a monitoring network are assessed. This paper investigates the capability of GNSS aided smart sensor network positioning... [03 Apr 2009]
Photos: Nasa's top 10 on Earth
Photo An eruption of Cleveland Volcano in the Aleutian Islands, Alaska, which lasted only hours, was captured by an Expedition 13 crew member in 2006. To celebrate Earth Day this week, Nasa released its 10 favourite photos... [24 Apr 2008]
Towards TCP/IP for Wireless Sensor Networks
White Paper Wireless sensor networks makes it possible to monitor places like nuclear disaster areas or volcano craters without requiring humans to be immediately present. Wireless sensor networks are composed of large numbers - up... [27 Dec 2007]
Taming the SOA Volcano
White Paper SOA represents a popular trend for solution design. However, how does it impact the datacenter infrastructure? How to deploy, patch and fix SOA in the real world? Implementing many SOA initiatives without the proper infrastructure and... [31 Mar 2007]
Photos: Google Earth showcases natural disasters
Photo An active volcano might not seem like the ideal location to live but around 450 people live on the island of Stromboli, pictured above. Etna got angry on 30 October 2002 when ESA's satellites snapped the... [17 Nov 2006]
'She's gonna blow': Satellite technology monitors Italian volcano
News Italy's Civil Protection Agency is monitoring the volcanic island of Stromboli with help from broadband satellite terminals from Eutelsat. The terminals, one of which is connected to a buoy 100m off the island's coast, send signals to... [10 Jan 2003]
Peter Cochrane's Uncommon Sense: The oil crisis of 2003
Comment Ruling out some super volcano, massive meteor impact, nuclear or biological war that would wipe us from the surface of the planet, I can see just one key and immediate problem - energy. Thirty years on from the most... [09 Jan 2003]
