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Emerging Wireless Sensor Network Applications, 2008

Market Intelligence & Consulting Institute
April 2, 2009
20 Pages - SKU: MICI2207327

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It is forecast that the number of wireless sensor network nodes will reach approximately 120 million units in 2010, with the overall shipment value arriving at about US$15.0 billion. Major application markets are expected to comprise commercial, household, industrial applications, and automatic measurement. Commercial applications of wireless sensor network mainly lie in monitoring, energy saving, and security. Home appliance automation is the focus of household applications, in coordination with environment monitoring, energy saving, and security applications. Industrial applications include machine monitoring, energy saving, and process optimization. Automatic measurement refers to the automatic reading of electricity, water, and gas meters etc. This report analyzes the current applications and development of wireless sensor network technologies, covering smart living, environmental monitoring, automatic measurement, healthcare, and positioning.

Table of Content: 1. Preface; 2. Current Applications of Wireless Sensor Networks in Smart Homes; 3. Current Applications of Wireless Sensor Networks in Environmental Monitoring; 3.1 Current Development of Wireless Sensor Networks in Agricultural Environment Monitoring; 3.2 Current Development of Wireless Sensor Networks in Environmental Monitoring; 4. Current Applications of Wireless Sensor Networks in Automatic Measurement; 5. Current Applications of Wireless Sensor Network in Health Care; 6. Current Applications of Wireless Sensor Network in Positioning and Navigation; 6.1 RTLS Development; 6.2 Active RFID Development in Real-time Positioning; 7. Conclusion; Appendix
List of Topics: Examines wireless sensor network application development in areas such as smart home, environmental monitoring, automatic measurement, healthcare, positioning; Analyzes technologies used in different wireless sensor network application fields; Examines specific wireless sensor network application projects in Taiwan, China, the United States and Europe; Companies and organizations analyzed or mentioned in the report include: Chi Mei Medical Center, Chunghwa Telecom, Ember, Energi AB, Farglory, GlobalTop, Holley Metering, Industrial Technology Research Institute, Institute for Information Industry, Integral RFID, Itron, National Cheng Kung University, National Science Council, National Taipei University of Technology, National Taiwan University Hospital, NURI Telecom, RF Code, San Lien Technology, Southern California Edison, Taiwan Ministry of the Interior, Taiwan Ministry of Transport and Communications, WHO
List of Tables: Table 1 Comparison of 802.15.11 and ZigBee Technologies; Table 2 ZigBee Technology Introduction Models
List of Figures: Figure 1 Examples of Wireless Sensor Network Application in Smart Homes; Figure 2 Deployment of Wireless Sensor Network for Mudflow Monitoring and Forewarning; Figure 3 Electricity, Water, and Gas Meters with ZigBee Modules; Figure 4 Wireless Sensor Network-enabled Health Care Products; Figure 5 Architecture of RTLS Personnel Positioning

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