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A spatiotemporal model for ephemeral data in pervasive computing networks

  • Jonas Michel
  • , Christine Julien
  • , Jamie Payton
  • , Gruia Catalin Roman

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Abstract

Pervasive computing evokes a vision of digitally-accessible environments with which applications and users interact in localized ways. In this vision, information is ephemeral: it is created, moved, stored, and deleted on-demand at rapid rates. Without a formal data model that enables the data itself to speak about its spatial and temporal bearings, it is difficult to build support for accessing an information-rich digital world in a general-purpose way. In this paper, we demonstrate the need for an expressive data model of the inherently ephemeral data in pervasive computing and propose the beginnings of such a model that explicitly tags information with spatial and temporal semantics. Our model is founded on spatiotemporal trajectories, which capture the spatial and temporal semantics of data and the phenomenon it represents. We further demonstrate both the need for and potential impact of a general-purpose expressive spatiotemporal data model using several use cases.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Title of host publication2012 IEEE International Conference on Pervasive Computing and Communications Workshops, PERCOM Workshops 2012
PublisherIEEE Computer Society
Pages179-184
Number of pages6
ISBN (Print)9781467309073
DOIs
StatePublished - 2012
Externally publishedYes
Event10th IEEE International Conference on Pervasive Computing and Communications Workshops, PERCOM Workshops 2012 - Lugano, Switzerland
Duration: Mar 19 2012Mar 23 2012

Publication series

Name2012 IEEE International Conference on Pervasive Computing and Communications Workshops, PERCOM Workshops 2012

Conference

Conference10th IEEE International Conference on Pervasive Computing and Communications Workshops, PERCOM Workshops 2012
Country/TerritorySwitzerland
CityLugano
Period3/19/123/23/12

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Computer Networks and Communications
  • Computer Science Applications

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