Appendix A

WHAT IS ON THE SENSORS WEB PORTAL?

The monthly up-dated Sensors Web Portal is located at www.sensorsportal.com. The site aims to be a central source of information on smart sensors and includes the following sections:

• Sensors section including temperature, pressure, flow, humidity, chemical, gas, optical, rotation speed, magnetic, mechanical and other subsections
• archives with full-page articles, references and abstracts
• standardization
• patents
• the marketplace
• projects
• training courses
• tools
• links
• Sensors & Transducers e-Digest.
• Bookstore
• Wish List

It is a snapshot of what is happening in the field of smart sensors. Information is edited from the best international printed and electronic media, using research, application, novelty and innovation as key words. We hope that you will find the sensors web portal interesting and that strong links will be established among our members involved in sensors R&D and production.