The document discusses enabling the Internet of Things through the use of sensors, communication technologies, and cloud infrastructure. It notes that there are three common elements to all IoT projects - sensors that collect data, communication protocols to transmit the data, and cloud systems to analyze and store the information. The document provides an overview of opportunities and challenges in applying IoT technologies to different markets like smart cities and agriculture. It also highlights examples of how sensor data can be integrated into existing software and systems.

1. Enabling the Internet of Things:
Sensors, Communication & Cloud
Javier Martinez
j.martinez@libelium.com

2. The vision: a new world full of sensors
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3. Three elements common to all IoT Projects
Sensor
Communication
Information Cloud
GPRS /
3G
Our solution: Waspmote Platform sends
any SENSOR data
using any COMMUNICATION protocol
to any INFORMATION SYSTEM
so that ANYONE can play in the IoT scenario
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4. IoT Fact #1: opportunities come from many verticals and markets
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5. IoT Fact #2: the market is difficult to forecast
Cloud (2010, 2011)
IoT (2013)
IoT (2012)
IoT (2011)
WSN (2007)
Cloud (2012)
WSN (2009)
M2M (2011, 2012)
WSN (2010, 2011, 2012)
M2M (2013)
WSN (2005)
WSN (2013)
Cloud (2013)
WSN (2006)
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6. IoT Fact #3: market is too fragmented to meet Pareto Law
37% of references bought in 80% of cases
Sensors sold 2013 (Libelium)
Temperature
12.07%
Others 19.34%
Humidity
10.38%
Air Pressure 1.81%
Dust 1.85%
O3 1.89%
Weather Meters 2.16%
LDR 8.71%
Solar radiation 2.16%
CO 2.24%
Noise 2.55%
CO2 6.86%
Soil Moisture 3.46%
NO2 3.46%
Air Pollutants 5.99%
O2 5.70% VOC 5.02%
Digital Humidity (RH&T) 4.37%
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7. Smart Cities: technical challenges
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8. Smart Cities: the REAL challenges
*Technology is the “easy” part
*COORDINATION inside municipalities
*Funding: public or private?
*CITIZENS
● What are you doing with MY taxes?
● Is it safe?
● How will I benefit from this?
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9. Agriculture: opportunities
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10. Agriculture: challenges
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11. Smart Cities: user cases and applications
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12. Integrating Sensor Information with Bosch Software Suite
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13. Customer example: Bosch Security Systems (U.S.)
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14. Building the new world together!
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