RE: [via Web of Sensors Community Group]

Hello Arthur

My points of view on the difference:

A semantic sensor network is a network of sensors which you connect into a Grid, using semantic technologies (RDF, SPARQL, etc.). I.e. you'll be able to query the grid of sensors, and work with linked data. A semantic sensor network does not necessarily need to be published on the web or using web technologies (not even HTTP, could be XMPP for instance). Semantic technologies forms part of what some call web 3.0. Often, communication with a single sensor, or group of sensors from a single vendor using a single technology is not as interesting as the connected information of sensors with linked data concerning the environment.

The aim of Web sensors is a little more unclear in my eyes, even though it sounds interesting: Perhaps one of its goals may be to develop API's for communicating with sensors on a web platform (browser or server-side APIs?). Surely will be useful for app-developers and web-developers wanting to communicate with sensors. 

/Peter

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From: Arthur Barstow [mailto:art.barstow@nokia.com] 
Sent: den 22 februari 2012 13:50
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What is the difference between the Web of Sensors CG and the Semantic Sensor Networks CG http://www.w3.org/community/ssn-cg/ ?



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