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What is Physical Sensors

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Harnessing the Internet of Everything (IoE) for Accelerated Innovation Opportunities
A sensor that measures the change in a physical parameter, like temperature or electric current, of a body or substance.
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Water Management for Rural Environments and IoT
José Jasnau Caeiro (Instituto Politécnico de Beja, Portugal) and João Carlos Martins (Instituto Politécnico de Beja, Portugal)
Copyright: © 2019 |Pages: 17
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-5225-7332-6.ch004
Abstract
Internet of Things (IoT) systems are starting to be developed for applications in the management of water quality monitoring systems. The chapter presents some of the work done in this area and also shows some systems being developed by the authors for the Alentejo region. A general architecture for water quality monitoring systems is discussed. The important issue of computer security is mentioned and connected to recent publications related to the blockchain technology. Web services, data transmission technology, micro web frameworks, and cloud IoT services are also discussed.
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