title: Special section on distributed camera networks: sensing, processing, communication, and implementation.
authors.affiliation: University of Maryland, College Park, MD 20742, USA.
authors.forename: Rama
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Chellappa
authors.forename: Wendi
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Heinzelman
authors.forename: Janusz
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Konrad
authors.forename: Dan
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Schonfeld
authors.forename: Marilyn
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Wolf
mesh_terms: D001185:Artificial Intelligence; D003195:Computer Communication Networks; D006801:Humans; D007091:Image Processing, Computer-Assisted; D010363:Pattern Recognition, Automated; D010781:Photography; D011159:Population Surveillance; D013685:Telecommunications; D014741:Video Recording