Communications servers; network management server; data concentrator in the nature of computer hardware for measuring, tracking, analyzing, collecting, and communicating sensing data; remote sensing data reading apparatus for use by sensor networks; data processing unit; network management device, namely, computers for network management; communication module comprised of integrated circuits and integrated circuit cores for use in wireless communications, wireless communication equipment, apparati, DSP (digital signal processors), wired communications and wired communication equipment; mesh network node comprised of wireless access point devices; computer hardware; computer software in the field of sensor networks for use in monitoring, data collection, data processing, data management and analysis of Internet applications; communication system comprised of computer hardware and software for the transmission of data between two points; networking software for administration of computer networks; data acquisition system comprised of sensors, signal conditioning circuitry, and analog-to-digital converters; networking system comprised of LAN hardware, LAN operating software, VPN (virtual private network) hardware, VPN (virtual private network) operating software, WAN (wide area network) hardware and WAN (wide area network) operating software; network management system comprised of computer network management software