Sensors | |
Contextual Sensing: Integrating Contextual Information with Human and Technical Geo-Sensor Information for Smart Cities | |
Günther Sagl3  Bernd Resch2  Thomas Blaschke2  Antonio Puliafito1  Symeon Papavassiliou1  | |
[1] id="af1-sensors-15-17013">Department of Geoinformation and Environmental Technologies, Carinthia University of Applied Sciences, Europastrasse 4, A-9524 Villach, Austr;Department of Geoinformatics—Z_GIS, University of Salzburg, Schillerstrasse 30, A-5020 Salzburg, Austria; E-Mails:;Department of Geoinformation and Environmental Technologies, Carinthia University of Applied Sciences, Europastrasse 4, A-9524 Villach, Austria | |
关键词: sensing; sensors; urban environments; urban dynamics; human-environment interaction; quality of life; geographic information science; | |
DOI : 10.3390/s150717013 | |
来源: mdpi | |
【 摘 要 】
In this article we critically discuss the challenge of integrating contextual information, in particular spatiotemporal contextual information, with human and technical sensor information, which we approach from a geospatial perspective. We start by highlighting the significance of context in general and spatiotemporal context in particular and introduce a smart city model of interactions between humans, the environment, and technology, with context at the common interface. We then focus on both the intentional and the unintentional sensing capabilities of today’s technologies and discuss current technological trends that we consider have the ability to enrich human and technical geo-sensor information with contextual detail. The different types of sensors used to collect contextual information are analyzed and sorted into three groups on the basis of names considering frequently used related terms, and characteristic contextual parameters. These three groups, namely technical
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CC BY
© 2015 by the authors; licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland.
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