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Expense is typically the most significant limiting factor in the number of measurement systems that can be deployed, although technical complexity and the consequent high level of technical skill required for deployment and servicing runs a close second. This paper describes the Smart Environmental Monitoring and Analysis Technologies (SEMAT) project and the present development of the SEMAT technology. SEMAT is a \u201csmart\u201d wireless sensor network that uses a commodity-based approach for selecting technologies most appropriate to the scientifically driven marine research and monitoring domain\/field. This approach allows for significantly cheaper environmental observation systems that cover a larger geographical area and can therefore collect more representative data. We describe SEMAT\u2019s goals, which include: (1) The ability to adapt and evolve; (2) Underwater wireless communications; (3) Short-range wireless power transmission; (4) Plug and play components; (5) Minimal deployment expertise; (6) Near real-time analysis tools; and (7) Intelligent sensors. This paper illustrates how the capacity of the system has been improved over three iterations towards realising these goals. The result is an inexpensive and flexible system that is ideal for short-term deployments in shallow coastal and other aquatic environments.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3390\/s120709711","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2012,7,19]],"date-time":"2012-07-19T11:49:47Z","timestamp":1342698587000},"page":"9711-9748","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/mdpi_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":43,"title":["SEMAT \u2014 The Next Generation of Inexpensive Marine Environmental Monitoring and Measurement Systems"],"prefix":"10.3390","volume":"12","author":[{"given":"Jarrod","family":"Trevathan","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"School of Information and Communication Technology, Griffith University, Brisbane, QLD 4111, Australia"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Ron","family":"Johnstone","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"School of Geography, Planning and Environmental Management, University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD 4067, Australia"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Tony","family":"Chiffings","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Environmental Research Centre, Sohar University, Sohar 311, Sultanate of Oman"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Ian","family":"Atkinson","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"eResearch Centre, James Cook University, Townsville, QLD 4811, Australia"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Neil","family":"Bergmann","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"School of Information Technology and Electrical Engineering, University of Queensland, Brisbane QLD 4067, Australia"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Wayne","family":"Read","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"eResearch Centre, James Cook University, Townsville, QLD 4811, Australia"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Susan","family":"Theiss","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"School of Geography, Planning and Environmental Management, University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD 4067, Australia"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Trina","family":"Myers","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"eResearch Centre, James Cook University, Townsville, QLD 4811, Australia"},{"name":"Discipline of Information Technology, James Cook University, Townsville, QLD 4811, Australia"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Tom","family":"Stevens","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Marine Geophysics Laboratory, James Cook University, Townsville, QLD 4811, Australia"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]}],"member":"1968","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2012,7,18]]},"reference":[{"key":"ref_1","first-page":"10","article-title":"Great barrier reef water quality monitoring and dugong protection areas","volume":"8","author":"Haynes","year":"1998","journal-title":"Reef Res."},{"key":"ref_2","first-page":"1149","article-title":"The brisbane floods: Causes, impacts and implications","volume":"3","author":"McAneney","year":"2010","journal-title":"Water"},{"key":"ref_3","unstructured":"Johnstone, R.W., Caputo, D., Cella, U., Gandelli, A., Alippi, C., Grimaccia, F., Haritos, N., and Zich, R.E. 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