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From Sensor to Observation Web with environmental enablers in the Future Internet
Denis Havlik1, Sven Schade, Zoheir A Sabeur
1AIT-Austrian Institute of Technology GmbH, Vienna, Austria. denis.havlik@ait.ac.at
Sensors (Basel, Switzerland)
|December 14, 2011
Summary
Integrating environmental observations from diverse sources, including citizens and sensors, is key to advancing sustainability research. This creates an "Observation Web" for richer environmental insights and cross-domain applications.
Area of Science:
- Environmental science and computer science.
- Focus on the integration of environmental data within Future Internet architectures.
Background:
- Large user communities generate environmental observations via Future Internet devices.
- Current data usage is isolated, hindering comprehensive analysis and integration.
Purpose of the Study:
- Outline grand challenges in global sustainability research.
- Define objectives for the FP7 Future Internet Public-Private Partnership (PPP) program.
- Propose the creation of an
Main Methods:
- Describes research challenges and environmental enablers for the Future Internet.
- Addresses technical challenges in the Environmental Usage Area.
- Focuses on service-oriented architecture, context-aware retrieval, data fusion, and uncertainty propagation.
Main Results:
- Proposes a paradigm shift from a Sensor Web to an Observation Web.
- Introduces the concept of an "envirofied" Future Internet.
- Highlights trends like ubiquitous sensing, citizen-generated data, and reality convergence.
Conclusions:
- Emphasizes the need for scalable, robust, and secure solutions.
- Summarizes approaches to standardization and harmonization for sustainability.
- Presents emerging applications in biodiversity, air quality, and water ecosystems.
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