Human Context Sensing in Smart Cities
Juhi Ranjan, Erin Griffiths, Kamin Whitehouse · Smart Cities · 2017
This chapter discusses the concept of human context sensing, the definitions of the four main types of human contexts, and the current technological sensing mechanisms. The types of human context sensing are physiological sensing, emotive sensing, functional sensing, and location sensing. Together, these facets capture the mental states, physical body conditions, lifestyles, and location of individuals. The goals and applications for each category unify in improving the quality of life of an individual by monitoring different aspects of life that can help the smart city provide an individual with the right level of assistance and facilities. the chapter also discusses the impact of the four main technological thrusts in each category of human context sensing: video and audio, wearables, smartphones, and environmental sensing. Each type of technology has a unique set of sensing abilities as well as constraints. Additionally, each has practical uses, costs, and privacy implications for use in a smart city.