Cossman will descend 1,200 feet into the volcano, named Masaya, in order to test the Internet.
American multinational conglomerate GE teamed up with filmmaker and explorer Sam Cossman and the Nicaraguan government to install 80 Wi-Fi sensors inside one of the South American countryās active volcanoes. The Masaya volcano, just outside the countryās capital Managua, has a rare lava lake in its crater.
Cossman will descend 1,200 feet into the volcano to install the sensors and test the Wi-Fi. The sensors will be installed over the course of two to three weeks, and will gather real-time data concerning the volcanoās temperature, atmospheric pressure, gravity and data on the different type of gases in the volcano, such as carbon dioxide and hydrogen sulfide. This data will then be used to predict when the volcano might erupt.
āThe goal is essentially to install all these sensors,ā Cossman told The Verge, āand create the most effective early warning system in the world that would ultimately serve as a proof of concept for implementing something similar to communities around the world who are exposed to similar risks.ā
The data collected using the sensors will be transmitted through the internet to Predix, GEās cloud-based platform. Anyone can access the data on Predix to understand Masayaās behavior.
Cossman will don a special aluminum suit during his time inside the volcano which he says makes him ālook like a baked potato in a fire.ā Cossman previously wore a custom proximity heat suit made for his journey into Vanuatuās Marum crater.
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