Thebes

Sensor networks can be as simple as temperature sensors on a building’s air ducts to control the air conditioning to the multitude of sensors on a satellite in space. Aircraft, automobiles, weather, climate changes, seismic instruments; the list is endless. Any sensor that is programmable and network aware can be connected to this infrastructure. Suddenly the owner of a sensor resource has ultimate control over who can and who cannot access that sensor, making sweeping changes quickly and easily. As mentioned before, this system will allow for accounting of usage, so funding agencies can understand who is using the sensors they paid for, and private industry can bill for usage of the sensors.