A system for generating a sensor model for use in sensor-based monitoring is provided. The system includes a segmenting module for segmenting a collection of sensor vectors into a plurality of bins comprising distinct sensor vectors. The system also includes a set-generating module for generating a set of statistically significant sensor vectors for each bin. The system further includes a consistency determination module for generating at least one consistent set of sensor vectors from the sets of statistically significant sensor vectors. Additionally, the system includes a model-generating module for generating a sensor model based upon the at least one consistent set.