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SensorWeb

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“The ‘Internet of Things’ needs to empower people, not machines.”

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Bruce Kasanoff

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An Open Data Platform to Solve Problems of the Physical World

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Through people collectively contributing data of the physical world

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Empower People by People

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Pilot

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Definition: Fine particles with a diameter of 2.5 μm or less

  • Small enough to enter bloodstream
  • Exposure could cause various diseases

What is PM2.5

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At this moment,

you’re breathing normally.

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But do you know the PM2.5 concentration around you?

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Build a crowd-sourced pm2.5 sensor network

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Architecture

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Powered By Web Technology

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  • POST to Send Data
  • GET to Get Data

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http://api.sensorweb.io/sensors/BkrEo5pV/data

Back-end Module

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var device = require('pm25-station');

var POST_API = `http://api.sensorweb.io/sensors/` +

`${sensorId}/data?apiKey=${apiKey}`;

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device.on('data', function(data) {

request.post(POST_API, { Form: { pm25: data.pm25 } });

});

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Device Module

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$.ajax({

url: API_URL + 'sensors/' + sensorId,

dataType: 'jsonp'

})

.done(function(sensors) {

// Do your works.

});

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Front-end Module

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Deployment

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Pingsing Elementary School: 1200 Students

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Tony, Computer Teacher

PM2.5 Station

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Update per hour

Update per min

School

Government sensor one mile away

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Nanguo Elementary School: 2500 Students

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Demo

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How to Contribute

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var SensorWeb = Community(OpenData, IoT);

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How to Contribute

Contribute code

  • https://github.com/sensor-web for our repositories

Give us feedbacks

  • Go to http://sensorweb.io and click on "contribute", or "I have an idea"

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SensorWeb Hackathon @ London

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Time:

Friday (6/17) 10:00 am

Location:

CD’s Home Room (Great Western2) @Hilton Paddington

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Thank You

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BACK UP SLIDES

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Driving Concepts

  • Open data cloud service
  • Dynamic and flexible platform
  • Community-based collaboration

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Lack of air quality awareness affects people’s health

  • No hyperlocal data
  • No real-time data

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Problem Statement

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Crowdsourcing PM2.5 sensor network

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User value:

  • Empowered with choices to live healthier

Solution

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SensorWeb Open Session

Start at 10:15