Sensing as a service: Challenges, solutions and future directions

IEEE Sensors Journal

Volumn 13, Issue 10, 2013, Pages 3733-3741

  Sheng, Xiang ^a   Tang, Jian ^a   Xiao, Xuejie ^a   Xue, Guoliang ^b  

^a Syracuse University   (United States)

^b ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

cloud computing; energy efficiency; incentive mechanisms; Mobile phone sensing; sensing as a service

Indexed keywords

DIFFERENT DOMAINS; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FUTURE RESEARCH DIRECTIONS; INCENTIVE MECHANISM; MOBILE PHONE SENSING; SENSING APPLICATIONS; SENSING AS A SERVICE; VIABLE SOLUTIONS;

CELLULAR TELEPHONES; CLOUD COMPUTING; COMPUTER SYSTEMS; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; MOBILE DEVICES;

MOBILE PHONES;

EID: 84883395066     PISSN: 1530437X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/JSEN.2013.2262677     Document Type: Article

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