Modularized self-addressing apparatus and method

A monitoring and reporting system comprising:

• a master control unit;
• multiple geographically dispersed monitor units, each comprising
• a base unit including a self addressing radio controller repeater having at least
• a microcontroller,
• a global positioning system (GPS) receiver, and
• a multi-band communications transceiver;
• multiple sensors, communicatively coupled to the base unit, including at least
• one motion sensor,
• one temperature sensor, and
• one electrical sensor;
• wherein each of the multiple geographically dispersed monitor units self-addresses using address information from multiple dimensions according to complex self-addressing;
• wherein each of the multiple geographically dispersed monitor units communicate with at least one other of the multiple geographically dispersed monitor units so as to collectively form an ad hoc network;
• wherein at least a first of the multiple geographically dispersed monitor units operates as a repeater with respect to communications received by the first of the multiple geographically dispersed monitor units from either or both of (i) a second of the multiple geographically dispersed monitor units located at an equipment location, or (ii) the master control unit;
• and
• wherein the second of the multiple geographically dispersed monitor units will take local readings, using its sensors, and report at least one of the local readings to the master control unit via the repeater.