A wound monitoring and/or therapy system, comprising: a wound dressing (250, 320) configured to be positioned in contact with a wound, the wound dressing comprising a plurality of sensors configured to measure a plurality of wound characteristics; and a controller including one or more processors, the controller configured to communicate with at least some of the plurality of sensors and further configured to: receive emplacement data associated with a position or orientation of at least one point of reference; determine a position and/or orientation of the at least one point of reference relative to the wound based at least in part on the received emplacement data; determine a position and/or orientation in the wound of a first sensor of the plurality of sensors based at least in part on the determined position and/or orientation of the at least one point of reference; compare the position and/or orientation of the first sensor of the plurality of sensors with threshold emplacement data indicating correct position and/or orientation in the wound of the first sensor of the plurality of sensors; and based at least on the comparison, provide an indication that the first sensor of the plurality of sensors is correctly positioned in the wound. a wound dressing (250, 320) configured to be positioned in contact with a wound, the wound dressing comprising a plurality of sensors configured to measure a plurality of wound characteristics; and a controller including one or more processors, the controller configured to communicate with at least some of the plurality of sensors and further configured to: receive emplacement data associated with a position or orientation of at least one point of reference; determine a position and/or orientation of the at least one point of reference relative to the wound based at least in part on the received emplacement data; determine a position and/or orientation in the wound of a first sensor of the plurality of sensors based at least in part on the determined position and/or orientation of the at least one point of reference; compare the position and/or orientation of the first sensor of the plurality of sensors with threshold emplacement data indicating correct position and/or orientation in the wound of the first sensor of the plurality of sensors; and based at least on the comparison, provide an indication that the first sensor of the plurality of sensors is correctly positioned in the wound. receive emplacement data associated with a position or orientation of at least one point of reference; determine a position and/or orientation of the at least one point of reference relative to the wound based at least in part on the received emplacement data; determine a position and/or orientation in the wound of a first sensor of the plurality of sensors based at least in part on the determined position and/or orientation of the at least one point of reference; compare the position and/or orientation of the first sensor of the plurality of sensors with threshold emplacement data indicating correct position and/or orientation in the wound of the first sensor of the plurality of sensors; and based at least on the comparison, provide an indication that the first sensor of the plurality of sensors is correctly positioned in the wound.