Fighting Earth's degradation and safeguarding the environment are subjects of topical
interest and sources of hot debate in today's society. According to the United Nations, there …

Integrated systems based on wireless sensor networks (WSNs) and unmanned aerial
vehicles (UAVs) with electric propulsion are emerging as state-of-the-art solutions for large …

Traditionally, the overlap between electronics and aerospace technology was limited to
avionics, radars, satellites, and telecommunications. Sensors networks are emerging as an …

Large-scale monitoring systems have seen rapid development in recent years. Wireless
sensor networks (WSN), composed of thousands of sensing, computing and communication …

Marine environments are delicate ecosystems which directly influence local climates, flora,
fauna, and human activities. Their monitorization plays a key role in their preservation, which …

Environmental monitoring plays a central role in diagnosing climate and management
impacts on natural and agricultural systems; enhancing the understanding of hydrological …

The systematic environmental monitoring of the land, atmosphere, oceans and their
coupling zones, is assisted by the use of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) that can operate …

Nowadays wireless sensor netwoks (WSN) technology, wireless communications and digital
electronics have made it realistic to produce a large scale miniaturized devices integrating …

Unmanned systems and robotics technologies have become very popular recently owing to
their ability to replace human beings in dangerous, tedious, or repetitious jobs. This book fill …

The massive increase in population density in cities has led to several urban problems, such
as an increment of air pollution, traffic congestion, and a faster spread of infectious diseases …