"Agriculture has developed satellite technology, G.P.S. locationing, remote sensors.
In contrast, remote sensors are located some distance away from the subject of interest.
Internal temperatures in a building are monitored with remote sensors - wired or wireless - that are installed in a select number of apartments.
Microsoft has confirmed that it plans to buy Vexcel, a maker of remote sensors, to help expand Microsoft's digital mapping efforts.
The Mars Odyssey Orbiter, with remote sensors for studying the surface mineralogy in closer detail, is to be launched next spring.
ICT in general, and radio-based remote sensors, in particular, are already the main tools used globally for environmental observation and climate monitoring.
Remote detectors aren't new; many manufacturers had advanced models that used remote sensors so the detector could be placed discreetly in the dash, or under it.
In the defense industry, cracks will further widen between the heavy-metal advocates (those who favor tanks, ships and planes) and the electronica faction (who prefer precision munitions, remote sensors and robotics).
As an example, he mentioned the possibility of putting inexpensive remote sensors in the home of a person with early-stage Alzheimer's disease, so a doctor or nurse could monitor the patient's condition and activities.
While some researchers spend most of their time in the lab, looking at satellite imagery and readouts from remote sensors, many collect their data in far more challenging environments.
Now, officials with the city's Department of Environmental Protection plan a pilot program in which they will install remote sensors at five of those outfalls this year to monitor sewer overflows and water quality.
