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Methodology for Establishing a Community-Wide Life Laboratory for Capturing Unobtrusive and Continuous Remote Activity and Health Data
Published on: July 27, 2018
Autonomous biomonitoring systems: towards ubiquitous sensing
1National Centre for Sensor Research, Dublin City University, Glasnevin, Dublin, Ireland. Declan.Raftery@dcu.ie
Abstract:
The future is a world embedded with sensor technology that constantly provides us with information about our environment and health. This article looks at some of the key enabling technologies driving sensor development and introduces the concept of autonomous biomonitoring systems.
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