San Diego State University Field Station Programs Wireless

San Diego State University Field Station Programs Wireless Communication and Data collection at Remote Field Stations.

Presentation Topics § Implementation of Wireless Technology for Data Collection in the Field at SDSU’s Santa Margarita Ecological Reserve.

SMER Network Topology

Intra-SMER Backbone

2. 4 GHz Radio components

North SMER Examples of Sensors South SMER Weather Station Pan and Tilt Video Camera Portable Weather Station Eddy Tower

HPwren Access Intra-SMER Real time data North Station Courtesy of Global Change Research Group South Tower TCS 2 Repeater Data Shack

Gorge Crossing from North Station Location for water quality sensors Location for John Helly’s flow monitoring camera station.

Remote Imaging RICOH i 700 digital network camera

Axis Camera Server Live video or emailed images from remote sites

Internet Connectivity via High Performance Wireless Education and Research Network HPwren

Santa Margarita Ecological Reserve Pala ndian Reservation Palomar Observatory Rincon Indian Res Sky Oaks ecological field stations La Jolla Indian Reservation Various Earthquake Sensors UCSD HPwren San Diego Topology Mt. Laguna Observatory

SMER Access from Red Mt.

HPwren Link to SMER UCSD/SDSC 1. 75 miles Mt. Soledad 39 miles North Station 3. 5 miles Red Mt.

Red Mt. 8 ft. 4 ft.

4 ft. Radome 5. 8 Ghz Back Front 45 Mb Radio Red Mt.

HPwren to SMER Diagram

Remote Access SDSU campus the Internet HPwren Intra-SMER South Tower