Smartening the environment using wireless sensor networks in a developing country

The miniaturization process of various sensing devices has become a reality by enormous research and advancements accomplished in micro electro-mechanical systems (MEMS) and very large scale integration (VLSI) lithography. Regardless of such extensive efforts in optimizing the hardware, algorithm, and protocols for networking, there still remains a lot of scope to explore how these innovations can all be tied together to design wireless sensor networks (WSN) for smartening the surrounding environment for some practical purposes. In this paper we explore the prospects of wireless sensor networks and propose a design level framework for developing a smart environment using WSNs, which could be beneficial for a developing country like Bangladesh. In connection to this, we also discuss the major aspects of wireless sensor networks

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