Abstract
Natural disasters, such as severe storms and earthquakes, often cause bridge collapses and road damage. To ensure public safety, governments must repair damage as soon as possible. The jackhammers, dozers, and piling machines used in emergency work always generate significant amounts of pollution, including noise and vibration, and thus, pollution levels should be monitored in an effort to protect the local environment. We propose the Tube, a wireless sensor network platform that can be easily and rapidly deployed for monitoring pollution at multiple emergency work locations. Users may install Tubes in multiple locations to monitor pollution simultaneously without having to worry about the issues affecting traditional wireless communication. We designed and implemented this platform to monitor pollution at an actual site of emergency work; the results verify this system meets all expected goals and can offer valuable information for local authorities to control pollution effectively on emergency work sites. © 1963-2012 IEEE.