BeeSecured Web - An AJAX web interface to a sensor network for occupational safety

A software application for monitoring and controlling sensor network data needs to be easily accessible and needs to maintain an accurate record of all activities in the network. Traditional desktop applications have been a primary form of software interface for many applications, but they require additional setup per physical machine without the flexibility of access from additional computers. Our particular system of interest, the BeeSecured rapid deployment and monitoring system, an end-to-end solution for remotely monitoring personnel and assets in various terrains using wireless sensor networks (WSN), currently uses a desktop application as the primary software interface and does not include capabilities to maintain a record of the network activities. This report presents the design and implementation of an AJAX application with the integration of an open-source map technology and database system. The purpose of this project is to design a cross-browser compatible user interface that can be conveniently accessed by any computing device with an internet connection. The application is suitable for real-time information updates as well as securely controlling any system level data. In particular, the application is targeted for displaying geographical locations for sensors in a WSN, with the capability to store and retrieve the most up-to-date sensor network data in real-time. We have implemented an application that utilizes AJAX technology at run-time, with the integration of the Google Maps version 2 technology and the PostgreSQL database system, and we demonstrated our application by integrating it with the BeeSecured rapid deployment and monitoring system. WSN devices were generated via a software simulator to test the various functionalities of our application, and we were able to demonstrate a working prototype of the web interface.