Environmental Sensing and Monitoring Technologies: Global Markets

Environmental Sensing and Monitoring Technologies: Global Markets

The global market for environmental sensing and monitoring technologies was worth $9.1 billion in 2008 and an estimated $10.1 billion in 2009. This should reach $13 billion in 2014, for a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 5.2%.
Radon, GPS, remote sensing and new technologies have the largest share of the market, generating $4.9 billion in 2008 and an estimated $5.1 billion in 2009. This segment is expected to be worth $6.8 billion in 2014, for a CAGR of 6.2%.
Terrestrial sensing and monitoring technologies combine for the second-largest market share, generating $2.6 billion in 2008 and an estimated $2.7 billion in 2009. This is expected to grow at a CAGR of 4.7% to reach $3.4 billion in 2014.

Chapter-1: SUMMARY


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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
?-INTEGRATED SENSING SYSTEM (?-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


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

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