The emerging technology of wireless sensor networks creates new opportunities for innovative applications, but poses new technical challenges for constructing such applications.

The ESNA (European sensor network architecture) project makes development of wireless sensor network applications more effective by providing a standard architecture, technology and application-development guidelines, as well as proof-of-concept implementations.

ESNA establishes wireless sensor networks as a technology discipline serving business needs.

This is done in three ways:

1.By exploring and modelling detailed application requirements that drive technology development,

2.By exploring and further develop technologies for sensor network applications and

3.By exploring methodology and business aspects of sensor networks.