Journal article
Using Cellular Network Signal Strength to Monitor Vegetation Characteristics
IEEE geoscience and remote sensing letters, Vol.8(2), pp.346-349
03/2011
DOI: 10.1109/LGRS.2010.2073677
Abstract
We demonstrate a new application for cellular communications equipment in monitoring vegetation. We analyze how the vegetation in a cornfield affects the received signal power recorded at cell modems in the field, and we show that the received signal power exhibited long-term and diurnal patterns related to the properties of the vegetation biomass. A novel aspect of this letter is that we recorded the signal strength data at the cellular modem in the field rather than at a cell phone tower and therefore does not require the cooperation of the cell tower owner.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Using Cellular Network Signal Strength to Monitor Vegetation Characteristics
- Creators
- Kenneth P Hunt - IIHR - Hydrosci. & Eng., Univ. of Iowa, Iowa City, IA, USAJames J Niemeier - IIHR - Hydrosci. & Eng., Univ. of Iowa, Iowa City, IA, USALuciana K da Cunha - IIHR - Hydrosci. & Eng., Univ. of Iowa, Iowa City, IA, USAAnton Kruger - IIHR - Hydrosci. & Eng., Univ. of Iowa, Iowa City, IA, USA
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- IEEE geoscience and remote sensing letters, Vol.8(2), pp.346-349
- Publisher
- IEEE
- DOI
- 10.1109/LGRS.2010.2073677
- ISSN
- 1545-598X
- eISSN
- 1558-0571
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 03/2011
- Academic Unit
- Civil and Environmental Engineering; Electrical and Computer Engineering; IIHR--Hydroscience and Engineering
- Record Identifier
- 9984083292802771
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