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the management of massive real-time streams of IoT data (big IoT data) has also
high complexity and requires technology capable of effectively handling streaming
data.
These important challenges have been solved in the ACTIVAGE project through
the use of a real-time semantic translator (Inter Platform Semantic Mediator) capable
of real-time management of large flows of data, conjointly with other complementary
elements. The effectiveness of this solution has been proven across multiple AHA
use cases, while part of the ecosystem development planned will be incorporated in
the future.
This application of semantic technologies, enabling semantic interoperability,
leads to an improvement of AHA services and functionality and, therefore, to an
enhancement of the quality of life of ageing population. Important technical points
to mention are the following. The interoperability solution adopted in ACTIVAGE
provides a common semantic representation of the data in a growing AHA ecosystem.
Moreover, the use of AIoTES makes the system easily scalable, which allows the
exchange of services and applications among platforms through the use of virtual
sensors handled by several platforms or systems simultaneously, and facilitates the
incorporation of new services and platforms. In particular, the incorporation of new
DSs, which make use of new IoT platforms that were not included in the initial design
of ACTIVAGE, proves the scalability of the system. Thus, AIoTES could be easily
adopted by other cities and regions independently of their existing Smart City and
Smart Home technologies.
As has been explained in previous sections, the semantic interoperability solution
used in ACTIVAGE allows the creation of platform-independent services and applications, which can be made available in the ACTIVAGE Marketplace. This would
enable the creation of a new AHA IoT ecosystem that would facilitate the creation
and adoption of new services and applications in AHA.
The use of this semantic interoperability framework would enable the creation of
ecosystems based on data flows. Nevertheless, this goal presents challenges to face
due the complexity associated with the management of real-time data streams.
Acknowledgements This research was partially supported by the European Union’s “Horizon
2020” research and innovation programme as part of the “ACTivating InnoVative IoT smart living
environments for AGEing well” (ACTIVAGE) project under Grant Agreement No. 732679.
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the management of massive real-time streams of IoT data (big IoT data) has also
high complexity and requires technology capable of effectively handling streaming
data.
These important challenges have been solved in the ACTIVAGE project through
the use of a real-time semantic translator (Inter Platform Semantic Mediator) capable
of real-time management of large flows of data, conjointly with other complementary
elements. The effectiveness of this solution has been proven across multiple AHA
use cases, while part of the ecosystem development planned will be incorporated in
the future.
This application of semantic technologies, enabling semantic interoperability,
leads to an improvement of AHA services and functionality and, therefore, to an
enhancement of the quality of life of ageing population. Important technical points
to mention are the following. The interoperability solution adopted in ACTIVAGE
provides a common semantic representation of the data in a growing AHA ecosystem.
Moreover, the use of AIoTES makes the system easily scalable, which allows the
exchange of services and applications among platforms through the use of virtual
sensors handled by several platforms or systems simultaneously, and facilitates the
incorporation of new services and platforms. In particular, the incorporation of new
DSs, which make use of new IoT platforms that were not included in the initial design
of ACTIVAGE, proves the scalability of the system. Thus, AIoTES could be easily
adopted by other cities and regions independently of their existing Smart City and
Smart Home technologies.
As has been explained in previous sections, the semantic interoperability solution
used in ACTIVAGE allows the creation of platform-independent services and applications, which can be made available in the ACTIVAGE Marketplace. This would
enable the creation of a new AHA IoT ecosystem that would facilitate the creation
and adoption of new services and applications in AHA.
The use of this semantic interoperability framework would enable the creation of
ecosystems based on data flows. Nevertheless, this goal presents challenges to face
due the complexity associated with the management of real-time data streams.
Acknowledgements This research was partially supported by the European Union’s “Horizon
2020” research and innovation programme as part of the “ACTivating InnoVative IoT smart living
environments for AGEing well” (ACTIVAGE) project under Grant Agreement No. 732679.
References
1. ETSI: Interoperability Best Practices Solve the Challenge of Interoperability! www.ets
i.org Supporting ICT Standardization www.plugtests.org EDITION 2 3 Interoperability Best
Practices Content (2013)
2. Gonzalez-Usach, R., Yacchierma, D., Matilde, J., Palau, C.: Interoperability in IoT. In: IGI
(ed.) Handbook of Research on Big Data and the IoT (2018)
3. World Economic Forum: Industrial Internet of Things: Unleashing the Potential of Connected
Products and Services (2015)