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1Department of Engineering, University of Salento, Via Monteroni, 73100 Lecce, Italy.
Sensors (Basel, Switzerland)
|March 10, 2022
Summary
Environmental monitoring needs advanced systems beyond legacy technologies. Integrating wireless sensor networks (WSNs), unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), and crowdsensing offers a path to comprehensive air, land, and water pollution tracking.
Area of Science:
- Environmental Science
- Sensor Technology
- Remote Sensing
Background:
- Growing global pollution necessitates advanced environmental monitoring systems.
- Current technologies are insufficient for pervasive, continuous pollution tracking.
- Immediate action and large-scale policies are required to combat environmental degradation.
Purpose of the Study:
- To provide a comprehensive review of integrated environmental monitoring technologies.
- To explore the applications of wireless sensor networks (WSNs), unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), and crowdsensing.
- To identify future research directions for large-scale environmental monitoring.
Main Methods:
- Review of existing literature on WSNs, UAVs, and crowdsensing for environmental monitoring.
- Analysis of transversal applications across air, land, and water pollution.
- Identification of technological limitations and future integration strategies.
Main Results:
- Cooperation between terrestrial (WSN/crowdsensing) and aerial (UAVs) sensing is crucial.
- Advanced signal processing techniques are key enablers for integrated monitoring.
- Current solutions face limitations in scale and pervasiveness.
Conclusions:
- Future environmental monitoring relies on integrated terrestrial and aerial sensing networks.
- Synergies between WSNs, UAVs, crowdsensing, and signal processing will enhance monitoring capabilities.
- This review consolidates progress and highlights future research avenues for environmental protection.
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