Summary
IEICE Information and Communication Technology Forum
2016
Session Number:B4
Session:
Number:B4-02
Internet of Things (IoT): Micro-location and Smart Buildings
Ioannis Papapanagiotou,
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Publication Date:2016-10-01
Online ISSN:2188-5079
Summary:
Microlocation, Geofencing and Proximity based Services (PBS) are a set of technologies that will play a key role in the transformation of smart buildings and smart infrastructure. Micro-location is the process of locating any entity with a very high accuracy (possibly in centimeters), while geofencing is the process of creating a virtual fence around a Point of Interest (PoI). PBS is a suite of techniques that can be used to personalize the experience a tenant receives from the surrounding objects. Such technologies require high detection accuracy, energy efficiency, wide reception range, low cost and availability. In this talk, we will provide insights into various micro-location enabling technologies, techniques, and services, and discuss how they can accelerate the incorporation of Internet of Things (IoT) in smart buildings. We will cover the challenges and propose some potential solutions such that micro-location enabling technologies and services can be thoroughly integrated with an IoT equipped smart building.