Monitoring Wildlife in Contaminated Environments via the Carrier Pigeon-Like Sensing System

摘要

This paper presents a Carrier Pigeon-like Sensing System (CPSS), a future-present archetype that will enable the observation of inaccessible and contaminated environments, such as the area surrounding the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant. Our system employs wildlife-borne sensing devices with Animal- Touch'n Go (ATG) and animal-to-animal Internet sharing capabilities; such devices expand the size of monitoring areas where electricity and information infrastructures are limited or nonexistent. Through our approach, monitoring information can be collected from remote areas safely and cost-effectively. Based on the human-computer-biosphere interaction (HCBI) concept, CPSS is presented in this paper, with an overview of the concept, methods employed, and current work in progress. We provide a clear scope for CPSS in the context of natural ecosystems. Furthermore, we implement a documentation framework that describes how complex interactions between living organisms within such natural ecosystems are connected with HCI.