Environmental Sensing and Monitoring Technologies: Global Markets

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Chapter-1: SUMMARY 4

• MAJOR FINDINGS 5
• KEY FINDINGS OF THIS STUDY 6
• SUMMARY TABLE GLOBAL ENVIRONMENTAL SENSOR AND MONITORING BUSINESS BY MARKET CATEGORY, THROUGH 2014 ($ BILLIONS) 7
• SUMMARY FIGURE GLOBAL ENVIRONMENTAL SENSOR AND MONITORING BUSINESS BY MARKET CATEGORY, 2007-2014 ($ BILLIONS) 8

Chapter-2: OVERALL ENVIRONMENT MARKET CONTEXT FOR SENSORS 5

• THE OVERALL ENVIRONMENT MARKET CONTEXT 9
• TABLE 1 U.S. INDUSTRIES WITH LARGEST TOTAL ENVIRONMENTAL EXPENDITURES, 2008 ($ BILLIONS) 10
• TABLE 2 TOTAL U.S. ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING AND TESTING MARKET: OPERATING COSTS EXCLUSIVE OF EQUIPMENT PURCHASES, 2008 ($ MILLIONS) 10
• SENSOR MARKET CLASSIFICATION 10
• ENVIRONMENTAL PRESSURES ARE THE KEY DRIVING FORCE VARIABLE UNDERPINNING FUTURE GROWTH 11
• OTHER KEY MARKET TRENDS 12
• OTHER KEY MARKET TRENDS (CONTINUED) 13

Chapter-3: REGULATORY DRIVERS AND MONITORING INITIATIVES 4

• OVERVIEW 14
• GOVERNMENT ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING SPENDING TRENDS 14
• EPA ENVIRONMENTAL STRICTURES 15
• EPA ENVIRONMENTAL STRICTURES (CONTINUED) 16
• AIR MONITORING 17
• TYPES OF ENVIRONMENTAL NETWORKS 17
• NATIONAL ECOLOGICAL OBSERVATORY NETWORK 17
• ATMOSPHERIC RADIATION MEASUREMENT CLIMATE RESEARCH FACILITY 18

Chapter-4: CATEGORIES OF ENVIRONMENTAL SENSORS 3

• OVERVIEW 19
• ANALOG VERSUS DIGITAL ENVIRONMENTAL SENSORS 19
• TYPES OF ENVIRONMENTAL SENSING 20
• TABLE 3 TYPES OF ENVIRONMENTAL SENSING AND NUMBERS OF COMPANIES INVOLVED, 2009 20
• TABLE 3 (CONTINUED) 21

Chapter-5: MARKET SEGMENTS IN THE ENVIRONMENTAL SENSOR BUSINESS 11

• OVERVIEW 22
• TABLE 4 TYPES OF SENSORS USEFUL IN ENVIRONMENTAL DETECTION AND MONITORING 22
• TABLE 4 (CONTINUED) 23
• DISCUSSION OF PRINCIPAL TYPES 23
• FLAME IONIZATION DETECTORS 23
• IN-SITU PERMEABLE FLOW SENSOR 24
• LASER-INDUCED FLUORESCENCE 25
• METAL OXIDE SEMICONDUCTOR SENSORS 25
• PHOTO IONIZATION DETECTOR 26
• RIBBON NAPL SAMPLER 26
• CATALYTIC BEAD SENSORS 27
• ELECTROCHEMICAL SENSORS 27
• SURFACE GAMMA RADIATION DETECTION 28
• The 3-D Gamma Modeler 28
• RadScan 600 Gamma-Ray Imaging System 28
• In-Situ Gamma Spectroscopy with ISOCS (an In-Situ Object Counting System). 29
• Infrared Sensors 29
• Laser-acoustic Sensor 29
• Microwave Radiometer 30
• Visible Sensors 30
• Ultraviolet Sensors 31
• Radar 31
• MARKET SALES BY TYPE 31
• TABLE 5 GLOBAL SALES OF ENVIRONMENTAL SENSORS BY TYPE WITHIN MARKET CATEGORIES, THROUGH 2014 $ MILLIONS 32

Chapter-6: INTERNATIONAL MARKETS 24

• OVERVIEW 33
• TAIWAN: WIRELESS SENSORS MARKET FOR ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING AND CONTROL 33
• MARKET DEMAND 33
• SPECIFIC EXPORT PROSPECTS 34
• KEY SUPPLIERS 35
• Key Suppliers (Continued) 36
• CHINA MARKET: SENSORS AND MONITORING INSTRUMENTS 37
• TABLE 6 TYPES OF WATER QUALITY MONITORING EQUIPMENT MOST IN DEMAND IN CHINA 37
• TABLE 6 (CONTINUED) 38
• CHINESE GOVERNMENT ENVIRONMENTAL STRATEGY 38
• MARKET DEMAND 39
• GOVERNMENT ROLE IN ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING INITIATIVES 39
• Government Role in Environmental ...(Continued) 40
• IMPORTS FROM THE UNITED STATES 41
• TABLE 7 PRINCIPAL COUNTRIES OF ORIGIN FOR WATER MONITORING AND SENSORS IMPORTED BY CHINA IN APPROXIMATE RANK, 2008 41
• KEY SUPPLIERS TO CHINA' S MARKET 42
• TABLE 8 LIST OF PRINCIPAL FIRMS ACTIVE IN SELLING WATER QUALITY MONITORING TECHNOLOGIES IN CHINA 43
• TABLE 8 (CONTINUED) 44
• CATEGORIES OF PROSPECTIVE BUYERS 44
• MEP 44
• China National Environmental Monitoring Center 45
• MARKET ISSUES AND OBSTACLES 45
• Low Quality Domestic Equipment 45
• The WTO 45
• CANADA ENVIRONMENTAL INDUSTRY/WASTEWATER MANAGEMENT SENSORS AND MONITORING 46
• TABLE 9 DISTRIBUTION OF ENVIRONMENTAL REVENUES BY PROVINCE (%) 46
• MARKET DEMAND 46
• TABLE 10 WATER FILTRATION EQUIPMENT/SEWAGE INCLUDING MONITORING EXPENDITURES ($ MILLIONS) 47
• BELGIAN MARKET FOR AIR POLLUTION SENSORS AND MONITORING SYSTEMS 47
• MARKET OVERVIEW 48
• Brussels Region 49
• Wallonia 49
• Flanders 50
• MARKET DEMAND AND TRENDS 50
• Particulates 50
• Indoor Air Quality 50
• TABLE 11 MONITORING AND SENSOR EXPORT POSSIBILITIES TO BELGIUM 51
• COMPETITION AND MARKET ENTRY 51
• KOREAN SENSOR INDUSTRY 52
• MARKET DEMAND 52
• TABLE 12 SIZE OF THE SENSOR MARKET IN KOREA, 2007 AND 2008 ($ MILLIONS) 53
• KEY SUPPLIERS 54
• TABLE 13 INDENTIFICATION OF KEY SENSOR SUPPLIERS IN THE KOREAN MARKET 55
• MARKET ENTRY STRATEGIES 56

Chapter-7: OTHER LARGE SEGMENTS OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL SENSING AND MONITORING 12

• OVERVIEW 57
• GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM (GPS) FOR ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING 57
• GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM (CONTINUED) 58
• TABLE 14 GLOBAL MARKET DEMAND FOR ENVIRONMENT RELATED APPLICATIONS OF GPS TECHNOLOGIES, THROUGH 2014 ($ MILLIONS) 59
• FIGURE 1 GLOBAL MARKET DEMAND FOR ENVIRONMENT RELATED APPLICATIONS OF GPS TECHNOLOGIES, 2007-2014 ($ MILLIONS) 60
• THE RADON MONITORING AND TESTING MARKET 60
• TABLE 15 GLOBAL MARKET DEMAND FOR RADON TESTING AND MITIGATION TECHNOLOGIES, THROUGH 2014 ($ MILLIONS) 61
• FIGURE 2 GLOBAL MARKET DEMAND FOR RADON TESTING AND MITIGATION TECHNOLOGIES, 2007-2014 ($ MILLIONS) 62
• ENVIRONMENTAL APPLICATIONS OF REMOTE SENSING 62
• SCOPE OF APPLICATION 62
• PASSIVE VERSUS ACTIVE DATA COLLECTION 63
• PRINCIPAL ENVIRONMENTAL APPLICATIONS OF REMOTE SENSING DATA 63
• Principal Environmental Applications ...(Continued) 64
• MARKET DEMAND 65
• TABLE 16 MARKET DEMAND FOR ENVIRONMENT RELATED REMOTE SENSING TECHNOLOGIES, THROUGH 2014 ($ BILLIONS) 66
• FIGURE 3 MARKET DEMAND FOR ENVIRONMENT RELATED REMOTE SENSING TECHNOLOGIES, 2007-2014 ($ BILLIONS) 66
• THE REMOTE SENSING SOFTWARE MARKET 66
• GOVERNMENT INITIATIVES RELEVANT TO REMOTE SENSING 67
• R&D FOCUS 67
• TABLE 17 PRINCIPLE ADVANCES EXPECTED IN ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING ASPECTS OF REMOTE SENSING, 2008-2015 67
• TABLE 18 TOP FORECASTED ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING APPLICATIONS FOR REMOTE SENSING 68
• R&D Focus (Continued) 68

Chapter-8: TECHNOLOGY AND PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT 29

• NEW SENSOR TECHNOLOGIES 69
• TABLE 19 ECONOMIC ACTIVITY (PRODUCT AND R&D) ATTRIBUTABLE TO NEW ENVIRONMENTAL SENSOR/MONITORING TECHNOLOGIES, THROUGH 2014 ($ MILLIONS) 69
• TABLE 19 (CONTINUED) 70
• REAL TIME MONITORING APPROACHES 70
• NANOSENSORS 71
• CARBON NANOTUBE SENSORS 72
• Carbon Nanotube Sensors (Continued) 73
• NANOWIRES AS INEXPENSIVE SENSORS 74
• ENVIRONMENTAL NANOSENSOR MARKET PROSPECTS 74
• SENSORS FOR HEAVY METAL DETECTION 75
• DIODE LASER BASED SENSORS 76
• DIODE LASER BASED SENSORS (CONTINUED) 77
• DIODE LASER BASED SENSORS (CONTINUED) 78
• MILLIHERTZ/TERAHERTZ SENSOR TECHNOLOGY 79
• PRINTED AND ORGANIC SENSORS 80
• LAB ON A CHIP CONCEPTS 80
• LOW VOLTAGE CHIPS 81
• BIOSENSORS 82
• BIOSENSORS (CONTINUED) 83
• SYSTEMS AND NETWORKING APPROACHES 84
• CISCO/NASA SENSOR NETWORKING PROJECT 84
• DELAWARE ENVIRONMENTAL OBSERVING SYSTEM (DEOS) 85
• Delaware Environmental ...(Continued) 86
• GLACSWEB PROJECT 87
• SOIL MONITORING SYSTEMS 87
• TIDE STATION DATA SHARING NETWORKS 88
• SENSOR MANAGEMENT FOR APPLIED RESEARCH TECHNOLOGIES (SMART) 88
• INTEGRATED SENSOR WEB APPROACH FOR NATURAL HAZARD APPLICATIONS 88
• DYNAMIC LARGE-SCALE SENSOR NETWORKS 89
• OTHER SENSOR NETWORKING INITIATIVES 89
• MASS SPECTROMETRY BASED DEVICES 90
• ACOUSTIC WAVE SENSORS 91
• TEMPERATURE SENSOR 92
• MASS SENSOR 92
• DEW POINT/HUMIDITY SENSOR 92
• VAPOR CHEMICAL SENSOR: COATED AND UNCOATED 92
• MEMS SENSORS 93
• ADAPTATION OF SPACE PROGRAM SENSORS FOR TERRESTRIAL USE 93
• RADIOISOTOPE SENSORS 94
• VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND SENSORS 95
• ADVANCED SENSOR COMPUTATIONAL TECHNIQUES 96
• ADVANCED SENSOR ... (CONTINUED) 97

Chapter-9: ENVIRONMENTAL SENSORS AND NANOTECHNOLOGY 11

• OVERVIEW 98
• PRINCIPAL NANOTECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INITIATIVES INVOLVING SENSING TECHNOLOGIES OR DEVICES FOR POLLUTANT AND MICROBIAL DETECTION 98
• NANOSENSOR FOR DETECTION OF SAXITOXIN 99
• CONDUCTING-POLYMER NANOWIRE IMMUNOSENSOR ARRAYS FOR MICROBIAL PATHOGENS 99
• COMPOUND SPECIFIC IMPRINTED NANOSPHERES FOR OPTICAL SENSING 100
• NANOMATERIAL-BASED MICROCHIP ASSAYS FOR CONTINUOUS ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING 101
• M-INTEGRATED SENSING SYSTEM (M-ISS) BY CONTROLLED ASSEMBLY OF CARBON NANOTUBES ON MEMS STRUCTURES 102
• LOW COST ORGANIC GAS SENSORS ON PLASTIC FOR DISTRIBUTED ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING 102
• THE SILICON OLFACTORY BULB: A NEUROMORPHIC APPROACH TO MOLECULAR SENSING WITH CHEMORECEPTIVE NEURON MOS TRANSISTORS (CNMOS) 103
• METAL BIOSENSORS: DEVELOPMENT AND ENVIRONMENTAL TESTING 103
• ADVANCED NANOSENSORS FOR CONTINUOUS MONITORING OF HEAVY METALS 104
• NANOSENSORS FOR DETECTION OF AQUATIC TOXINS 105
• ULTRASENSITIVE PATHOGEN QUANTIFICATION IN DRINKING WATER USING HIGHLY PIEZOELECTRIC PMN-PT MICROCANTILEVERS 106
• A NANOCONTACT SENSOR FOR HEAVY METAL ION DETECTION 106
• NANOSTRUCTURED POROUS SILICON AND LUMINESCENT POLYSILOLES AS CHEMICAL SENSORS FOR CARCINOGENIC CHROMIUM(VI) AND ARSENIC(V) 107
• MICROFLUIDICS 107
• MICROFLUIDICS (CONTINUED) 108

Chapter-10: PATENT ANALYSIS 14

• TABLE 20 DISTRIBUTION OF ENVIRONMENTAL SENSOR PATENTS BY CATEGORY OF ASSIGNEE, 2007-2008 109
• SAMPLE PATENTS FROM U.S. PATENT DATABASE 109
• SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR EFFICIENT AND COLLECTIVE ADJUSTMENT OF SENSOR REPORTING RANGES FOR LONG-LIVED QUERIES 109
• Abstract 109
• PHOTOLUMINESCENT POLYMETALLOLES AS CHEMICAL SENSORS 110
• Abstract 110
• SENSING AND ANALYSIS SYSTEM, NETWORK, AND METHOD 110
• Abstract 111
• IONIZATION-BASED DETECTION 111
• Abstract 111
• NANO-MECHANIC MICROSENSORS AND METHODS FOR DETECTING TARGET ANALYTES 111
• Abstract 112
• MICROSCOPIC BATTERIES FOR MEMS SYSTEMS 112
• Abstract 112
• MEMS BASED CONDUCTIVITY-TEMPERATURE-DEPTH SENSOR FOR HARSH OCEANIC ENVIRONMENT 112
• Abstract 112
• METHOD AND WIRELESS COMMUNICATING APPARATUS FOR ANALYSIS OF ENVIRONMENT 113
• Abstract 113
• SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR TRANSMITTING POLLUTION INFORMATION OVER AN INTEGRATED WIRELESS NETWORK 113
• Abstract 113
• METHOD OF AND DEVICE FOR DETECTING OIL POLLUTION ON WATER SURFACES 113
• Abstract 114
• GAN-BASED SENSOR NODES FOR IN SITU DETECTION OF GASES 114
• Abstract 114
• EMBEDDED PIEZOELECTRIC MICROCANTILEVER SENSORS 115
• Abstract 115
• MONITORING AN ENVIRONMENT USING A RFID ASSEMBLY 115
• Abstract 115
• ANALYZER 115
• Abstract 116
• LASER REMOTE SENSING OF BACKSCATTERED LIGHT FROM A TARGET SAMPLE 116
• Abstract 116
• METHOD FOR SELECTING REPRESENTATIVE ENDMEMBER COMPONENTS FROM SPECTRAL DATA 117
• Abstract 117
• METHOD FOR INTELLIGENT PARKING/POLLUTION AND SURVEILLANCE CONTROL SYSTEM 118
• Abstract 118
• IONIZATION SOURCE FOR MASS SPECTROMETER 118
• Abstract 118
• INTEGRATED NANOTUBE SENSOR 119
• Abstract 119
• NETWORK OF SENSOR NODES ASSEMBLIES AND METHOD OF REMOTE SENSING WITHIN LIQUID ENVIRONMENTS 119
• Abstract 119
• INTERSUBBAND SEMICONDUCTOR LASERS WITH ENHANCED SUBBAND DEPOPULATION RATE 120
• Abstract 120
• SURFACE-PLASMON-RESONANCE SENSING TECHNIQUE USING ELECTRO-OPTIC MODULATION 121
• Abstract 121
• METHOD FOR COLLECTING AND PROCESSING DATA USING INTERNETWORKED WIRELESS INTEGRATED NETWORK SENSORS (WINS) 121
• Abstract 122

Chapter-11: COMPANY PROFILES 30

• AGILENT TECHNOLOGIES 123
• AIRMAR TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION 123
• AIRTEST TECHNOLOGIES, INC 123
• ALLEGRO MICROSYSTEMS 124
• ANALOG DEVICES, INC. 124
• APPLIED GEOMECHANICS, INC 124
• APPLIEDSENSOR, INC. 125
• APPRISE TECHNOLOGIES 125
• CASELLA MEASUREMENT, LTD. 125
• CHELSEA TECHNOLOGIES GROUP LTD 126
• CIRRUS LOGIC, INC 126
• CODAR OCEAN SENSORS 126
• CORADYN BIOSYSTEMS, LLC 127
• CROSSBOW TECHNOLOGY, INC. 128
• CYRANO SCIENCES (DIVISION OF SMITHS DETECTION) 128
• DOLOMITE-US 129
• DUST NETWORKS, INC 129
• ELECTRONIC SENSOR TECHNOLOGY 130
• ENDEVCO 130
• ENSCO 130
• ENVIROMON.NET (A DIVISION OF NETMON) 131
• EPCOS AG 131
• ESI ENVIRONMENTAL SENSORS, INC. 132
• FLUID COMPONENTS, INTL. 132
• FREESCALE SEMICONDUCTOR, INC. 132
• GENEFLUIDICS 133
• GILL INSTRUMENTS, LTD 133
• HONEYWELL SENSING & CONTROL 134
• HYDROTECHNICS 134
• INFINEON TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 134
• INFOTONICS TECHNOLOGY, INC. 135
• INNOVA AIRTECH INSTRUMENTS A/S 135
• INTERNATIONAL SENSOR TECHNOLOGY 135
• INTERSIL CORPORATION 136
• KESTREL CORPORATION 136
• KMG2 SENSORS CORPORATION 137
• LANDAUER 137
• LINEAR TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION 138
• LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LABORATORY 138
• MAXBOTIX INC. 138
• MAXIM INTEGRATED PRODUCTS, INC., 139
• MICROCHIP TECHNOLOGY, INC. 139
• NEXSENS TECHNOLOGY, INC. 139
• NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER 139
• NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGY (NIST) 140
• NATIONAL SEMICONDUCTOR CORPORATION 140
• NEXTECH MATERIALS, LTD. 140
• NXP SEMICONDUCTORS 141
• OCEAN SENSORS, INC. 141
• OCEANA SENSOR TECHNOLOGY 142
• ONSET COMPUTER 142
• OPTICAL SCIENTIFIC, INC. 143
• PACIFIC CREST CORPORATION 143
• PALL CORPORATION 143
• PCB PIEZOTRONICS, INC. 143
• PRECISION MEASUREMENT ENGINEERING, INC. 144
• QUANTITECH LTD 144
• QUIXOTE TRANSPORTATION TECHNOLOGIES, INC 145
• RENAISSANCE COMPUTING INSTITUTE (RENCI) 145
• RUPPRECHT & PATASHNICK 146
• SANDIA NATIONAL LABORATORIES 146
• SATLANTIC, INC. 147
• SENSATA TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 147
• SENSIRION, AG 147
• SENSOR PRODUCTS, INC. 148
• SENSORS, INC. 148
• SIEMENS AG 149
• SIERRA MONITOR CORPORATION 149
• STMICROELECTRONICS 149
• TRANZEO WIRELESS TECHNOLOGIES USA INC. (A DIVISION OF TRANZEO WIRELESS) TECHNOLOGIES INC. 150
• TRONICS MICROSYSTEMS 150
• VAISALA INC. 151
• VTI TECHNOLOGIES 151
• WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY 151
• COMPUTER SCIENCE DEPARTMENT 151
• YSI INCORPORATED 152
• OTHER SENSOR INDUSTRY ORGANIZATIONS 152