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94 Others Seven (7) important elements in Sensor monitoring, World Smart
most cases of a smart sustainable Internet connectivity, Capital (2012)
city (Source: Xi She): information
(i) sensible – sensor sensing the availability, mobile,
environment. visible.
(ii) connectable – networking
devices bringing the sensing
information to the web.
(iii) accessible – the broader
information of
our environment is published
on the web, and is accessible
to the user on the web, (web).
(iv) ubiquitous – the user can
access information through the
web, but more importantly
through the use of the mobile
(mobile).
(v) social – the user acquires the
information, and publishes it
through his social network
(social network).
(vi) sharing – sharing is not limited
to data but also to the physical
object, when some objects are
in free status, people can get
the notification and use it.
(web, mobile).
(vii) visibility/augmented – to
retrofit the physical
environment, make the hidden
information seen not only
through the mobile device by
individuals but also with the
naked eyes in a more border
range like street signs.

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