Program Earth Environmental Sensing Technology and the Making of a Computational Planet

• Main Author: Gabrys, Jennifer (auth)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: University of Minnesota Press 2016
• Series: Electronic Mediations
• Subjects: Philosophy of science; Impact of science & technology on society; Electronics & communications engineering; General Science; Science & Technology Studies; Engineering
• Online Access: DOAB: download the publication; DOAB: description of the publication

Sensors are everywhere. Small, flexible, economical, and computationally powerful, they operate ubiquitously in environments. They compile massive amounts of data, including information about air, water, and climate. Never before has such a volume of environmental data been so broadly collected or s...