Data in many forms has been collected and manually recorded for centuries. So the ability to collect and store data is not new however the underlying IOT technologies emerging over the last 10 years enabled a cost effective solution for small amounts of data from geographically dispersed regions to be automatically collected, aggregated and stored in the “cloud”.
Commercialisation of what we know as the “ Internet of things” is still evolving however it can be broken down into 4 main areas:
1.Sensor technologies
2.Communications (WIFI, 4G LORA) & Protocols (http,ftp, MQTT, CoAP)
3.IT solutions for data storage, management and visualisation of this data in the cloud.
4.Applications -Packaging the above “technologies” into commercial products or services.
The utilisation and the inherent value of the data collected covers a broad range of applications that consumers are willing to pay for :
Whilst the industry is trying to commercialise these applications and technologies it has provided a great opportunity for anyone to leverage the IOT technologies in their own “Maker” projects. The entry cost to develop your first IOT <$10.00 so what are you going to collect, deploy and visualize ? Start simple –temperatures/ humidity or maybe “is your garage door open” or “are your lights on at home” maybe there is mail in the letterbox the applications are endless.
Lets get started with a simple application below:
Commercialisation of what we know as the “ Internet of things” is still evolving however it can be broken down into 4 main areas:
1.Sensor technologies
2.Communications (WIFI, 4G LORA) & Protocols (http,ftp, MQTT, CoAP)
3.IT solutions for data storage, management and visualisation of this data in the cloud.
4.Applications -Packaging the above “technologies” into commercial products or services.
The utilisation and the inherent value of the data collected covers a broad range of applications that consumers are willing to pay for :
- Smart cities
- Smart Environments
- Metering Utilities
- Security and emergency response
- Logistics
- Agriculture and farming
- Home Automation
- Health
Whilst the industry is trying to commercialise these applications and technologies it has provided a great opportunity for anyone to leverage the IOT technologies in their own “Maker” projects. The entry cost to develop your first IOT <$10.00 so what are you going to collect, deploy and visualize ? Start simple –temperatures/ humidity or maybe “is your garage door open” or “are your lights on at home” maybe there is mail in the letterbox the applications are endless.
Lets get started with a simple application below: