CitySense - An Open, Urban-Scale Sensor Network Testbed

The image above is a conceptual map of the CitySense deployment planned for Cambridge, MA.

CitySense is an urban scale sensor network testbed that is being developed by researchers at  Harvard University and  BBN Technologies. CitySense will consist of 100 wireless sensors deployed across a city, such as on light poles and private or public buildings; our current target is to deploy the network in Cambridge, MA. Each node will consist of an embedded PC, 802.11a/b/g interface, and various sensors for monitoring weather conditions and air pollutants. Most importantly, CitySense is intended to be an open testbed that researchers from all over the world can use to evaluate wireless networking and sensor network applications in a large-scale urban setting.