Vehicular Sensing: Emergence of a Massive Urban Scanner.
Vehicular Sensing: Emergence of a Massive Urban Scanner.
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Date
2012
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Luís Moreira Matias
Michel Ferreira
Ricardo Fernandes
Hugo Conceição
Luis Damas
Fernanda Lima
João Gama
Pedro Gomes
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Abstract
Vehicular sensing is emerging as a powerful mean to collect
information using the variety of sensors that equip modern vehicles.
These sensors range from simple speedometers to complex video capturing
systems capable of performing image recognition. The advent of
connected vehicles makes such information accessible nearly in real-time
and creates a sensing network with a massive reach, ampli ed by the
inherent mobility of vehicles. In this paper we discuss several applications
that rely on vehicular sensing, using sensors such as the GPS receiver,
windshield cameras, or speci c sensors in special vehicles, such as
a taximeter in taxi cabs. We further discuss connectivity issues related to
the mobility and limited wireless range of an infrastructure-less network
based only on vehicular nodes.