The internet of things : are we at the fringes of a paradigm shift in geomatics?
Kazimierz Becek
The Internet of Things (IoT, proposed pronunciation iota) is an emerging technology which was introduced as a complimentary solution to the Internet in 1999. The difference between the Internet and IoT lies in the sources of data on which the networks rely. While the Internet is predominantly fed by data provided by humans, the data sources for IoT are signals from sensors attached to things or objects around us. Nowadays, the number and types of objects being equipped with sensors is growing rapidly. Modern cars, mobile phones, and many other instruments or objects are have sensors that produce a steady flow of data on the objectss internal status. Such add-ons to modern objects are very useful for both manufacturers and users of objects. The former use the data to develop better products, while the latter use the data for optimal management of their fleet of assets. Location is one of the most fundamental attributes of any object. Therefore, it is obvious that sensors must also be georeferenced. This georeferencing should also be applied to moving objects, meaning that that sensor needs to generate location data. In this presentation, we explore possible options to include the Internet of Things as a strategy/technology for geosciences of the future, that is, to build models of reality in real time. The demand for real-time maps (RTMs) is growing in many fields of human activity. Prominent areas in which RTMs are extremely useful are emergency response, disaster mitigation, and monitoring and assessment of rapidly developing events, both natural and anthropogenic.
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