Future directions in sensor data management
Demetrios Zeinalipour-Yazti · 2010
We will soon celebrate 10 years of research and development in the area of sensor networks. During this decade, we have witnessed the emergence of specialized embedded systems, operating systems, data-oriented management systems as well as programming languages for ad-hoc monitoring of the environment at a high fidelity. All the advances have brought us one step closer to the initial Smartdust vision. The first signs of data management approaches to cope with the inherent complexities of sensor networks arose in 2003, with the release of prototype database systems and the spin off of specialized research conferences (i.e., IPSN in 2003) and workshops (i.e., DMSN in 2004).