Geospatial Analysis and the Internet of Things

Andreas Kamilaris, Frank Ostermann
2018 ISPRS International Journal of Geo-Information  
As the Internet of Things (IoT) penetrates our everyday lives, being used to address a wide variety of real-life challenges and problems, the location of things becomes an important parameter. The exact location of measuring the physical world through IoT is highly relevant to understand local environmental conditions, or to develop powerful, personalized and context-aware location-based services and applications. This survey paper maps and analyzes the IoT based on its location dimension,
more » ... orizing IoT applications and projects according to the geospatial analytical methods performed. The survey investigates the opportunities of location-aware IoT, and examines the potential of geospatial analysis in this research area.
doi:10.3390/ijgi7070269 fatcat:ier4q3725ffjtg2hc4fc3kv2wm