Internet of Things (IOT)

Background of IOT

The Internet of Things, in essence, is a connecting of the world around us to both sensors and electronic response mechanisms, using ubiquitous internet connectivity as a kind of central nervous system. Sensors can be as simple as touch sensors such as capacitive sense pads, and an example of an electronic response mechanism would be a relay that turns on a motor either 2 meters away or half-way around the globe. The internet connectivity between these elements could be anything from a wired to a wireless last-mile network and fibre-optics between cities and countries as a backhaul. The elements (or devices) can communicate directly, though typically there is a message broker between them. These brokers can be data aggregators that store and process information for visual display, such as real-time map of a fleet of trucks equipped with GPS monitors. Further, when this data, centrally stored and processed, is combined with Artificial Intelligence (AI), efficiencies of production can be realized by detecting and then modifying patterns of operations in, for example, truck fleet movements as they relate to known traffic patterns.

Applications for IOT

Every type of industry in existience has some relation to IOT as a means to improve operations. These industries include agriculture, energy management, medical and healthcare, security, building automation, home automation, plant automation, transportation, forestry, and mining. Though Prosensors focuses on the devices themselves with limited intelligence and battery life, there are many platforms for IOT brokers available. Packetpeek is the broker of choice for Prosensors, as the two together can rapidly implement changes for customers without the typical bureaucratic stumbling blocks of massive organizations and their slow response times.