September 03, 2007 by Marco Zennaro | No comments
China plans to install wireless sensor network in Antarctica
Chinese scientists are planning to install a wireless sensor network in the South Pole that will enable them to monitor changes in Antarctic glacier with a click of mouse from Beijing, polar researchers said on Thursday.
The network is expected be installed during China’s 24th Antarctic expedition scheduled for October, a remote sensing specialist of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Cheng Xiao, said.
Cheng and 16 other potential Antarctic explorers are currently receiving a two-week field training programme in Tibet that will equip them with survival skills on high altitudes.
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