Intelligent Spaces (eBook, PDF)

The Application of Pervasive ICT
Redaktion: Steventon, Alan; Wright, Steve

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

Intelligent Spaces: The Application of Pervasive ICT sets out a vision where Information & Communication Technology (ICT) moves from the PC on the desktop out into the physical world, and becomes pervasive. The world about us will appear to have real intelligence embedded in it, creating what we term "Intelligent Spaces" or "iSpaces", which will augment and support virtually every human activity.

An iSpace consists of

. The physical world in which the user exists, in his/her relevant context.

. The interface between the digital world and the physical world. This contains embedded sensors to gather data, labels to identify objects, actuators to control things/appliances in the physical world, together with support software to facilitate non-intrusive two-way communication across the interface,

. The digital world in which digital knowledge and intelligent systems are available to intelligently analyse data gathered from the physical world, and to influence and support our actions in that physical world.

Intelligent Spaces: The Application of Pervasive ICT describes the vision and how it has already been demonstrated in a number of applications ranging from the home, healthcare and traffic systems to monitoring glaciers. It identifies many of the technical, human and business issues which need to be researched before the benefits can become widespread, and describes possible solutions to them. Academic & industrial researchers in Computer Science, IT & Communications, as well as practitioners will find this key reading as it delivers practical & implementable current research.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Springer London
• Seitenzahl: 432
• Erscheinungstermin: 30. Mai 2010
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781846284298
• Artikelnr.: 43994935

Autorenporträt

Steve Wright has 17 years of experience in CGI and digital effects for broadcast television commercials, feature films, ride films, and IMAX films.

Inhaltsangabe

Intelligent Spaces.- The Socio-Economic Impact of Pervasive Computing.- No Pervasive Computing without Intelligent Systems. The Supply Chain.- Care in the Community.- Pervasive Home Environments.- Traffimatics.- Mixed Reality Application in Urban Environments.- A Sensor Network for Glaciers.- Cooperation in the Digital Age.- Maintaining Privacy in Pervasive Computing.- RFID Security and Privacy.- Ambient Technology.- Integrated Sensor Networks for Monitoring the Health and Well-being of Vulnerable Individuals.- Segmentation and Tracking of Multiple Moving Objects for Intelligent Video Analysis.- An Attention-based Approach to Content-based Image Retrieval.- Eye Tracking as a New Interface for Image Retrieval.- The Implications of Pervasive Computing on Network Design.- Autonomic Computing for Pervasive ICT.- Scale-Free Topology for Pervasive Networks.- NEXUS: Resilient Intelligent Middleware.- Intelligent Data Analysis for Detecting Behaviour Patterns in iSpaces.- xAssist: Inferring User Goals form Observed Actions.- Programming iSpaces.

Rezensionen

Intelligent spaces : the application of pervasive ICT (Computer Communications

and Networks)

Steventon A., Wright S., Springer-Verlag New York, Inc., Secaucus, NJ, 2005. 438 pp.

Type: Book

Date Reviewed: Mar 16 2006

Information and communication technology (ICT) has been around for several years. It

improves the way we compute and communicate, and yet human lives have remained

essentially the same. However, this is about to change. As this book explains, every facet

of human endeavor will be affected and changed (for the better, we hope) by pervasive

ICT, referred to here as intelligent spaces (iSpaces).

The book consists of 24 chapters written by different authors. The topics can be roughly

divided into five parts. The first part introduces the basics of iSpaces: what they are, their

impact, and the science and technology needed behind them. The second part briefly

explains several applications of iSpaces, ranging from supply chain, home, and community

environment to the monitoring of highway traffic and glaciers. The third part discusses

trust, privacy, and security issues in iSpaces. The fourth part is oriented more toward

technology, discussing several implementations of iSpaces. The final part examines the

digital infrastructure that will need to be there in order for iSpaces to work. In general, this

book is well edited and each chapter is concise. However, 24 chapters are a lot to digest

and perhaps the fourth part could have been omitted without affecting the value of the

book too much.

The intended audience for this book is not clear. If meant for the general public, then the

authors could perhaps have focused more on the social impact and changes iSpaces will

bring. Color images would also help to engage readers.

One final question comes to mind: are iSpaces always good for people? Have any disasters

occurred in the past due to pervasive (or some may say invasive) ICT? A chapter or two

discussing real examples of the downside of iSpaces would help this book to be more

complete and insightful.