Distributed remote sensing system gateway

A distributed remote sensing system comprising:

• a central controller;
• at least one peripheral device, wherein the at least one peripheral device is configured to communicate with the central controller;
• at least one group of communicators, wherein the at least one group of communicators is configured to communicate with the central controller;
• at least one group of gateways where each of the group of gateways is paired with a primary communicator and at least one secondary communicator within the group of communicators and capable of switching between the primary and secondary communicators, where each communicator is a communication link between each of the group of gateways and the central controller;
• at least one group of sensing devices where each sensing device of the group of sensing devices is paired with a primary gateway and at least one secondary gateway within the group of gateways and capable of switching between the primary and secondary gateways;
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• wherein the at least one group of gateways provide at least two levels of redundancy for communication between the at least one group of sensing devices and the central controller and the at least one group of communicators provide another at least two levels of redundancy for communication within the distributed remote sensing system between the at least one group of gateways and the central controller, where the another at least two levels of redundancy provided by the at least one group of communicators are separate and distinct from the at least two levels of redundancy provided by the at least one group of gateways.