With the recent advances in radio-frequency identification (RFID), low-cost wireless sensor
devices, and Web technologies, the Internet of Things (IoT) approach has gained …

Internet of Things (IoT) paradigm links physical objects in the real world to cyber world and
enables the creation of smart environments and applications. A physical object is the …

This open access book offers a summary of the development of Digital Earth over the past
twenty years. By reviewing the initial vision of Digital Earth, the evolution of that vision, the …

The developed world is awash with sensors. However, they are typically locked into
unimodal closed systems. To unleash their full potential, access to sensors should be …

The Internet of Things (IoT) is part of the Internet of the future and will comprise billions of
intelligent communicating “things” or Internet Connected Objects (ICOs) that will have …

As we are moving towards the Internet of Things (IoT), the number of sensors deployed
around the world is growing at a rapid pace. Market research has shown a significant growth …

The increasing penetration of the real world with embedded and globally networked sensors
leads to the formation of the Internet of Things, offering global online access to the current …

Network-enabled sensing and actuation devices are key enablers to connect real-world
objects to the cyber world. The Internet of Things (IoT) consists of the network-enabled …

Digital Earth was born with the aim of replicating the real world within the digital world. Many
efforts have been made to observe and sense the Earth, both from space (remote sensing) …

Technological advances allow more physical objects to connect to the Internet and provide
their services on the Web as resources. Search engines are the key to fully utilize this …