[Mep-dev] (delayed) Tuesday Challenge for 9 December 2008

[Art Botterell]

On Dec 10, 2008, at 12/10/08 6:34 AM, Michelle wrote:
> 1. In your opinion, what is the most interesting use case for a MEP  
> station?
>
A favorite fantasy of mine is small solar-powered "signposting"  
transponders that would return some body of static or dynamic data on  
demand.  These could be used in a number of applications: as  
navigational markers, as buffers for environmental sensors around  
hazardous or sensitive sites, as read/write "data drops," as high- 
capacity RFID on disaster-relief assets, or whatever.  The  
interrogators could be portable, mobile, air-mobile, fixed-steerable,  
or whatever.  The transponders would probably want to respond both to  
a particular address and to an "any-call" signal... in the latter mode  
they'd probably want to randomly stagger their bursts to minimize  
"hidden station" collisions.