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An architecture for managing knowledge and system dynamism in the worldwide sensor web

Author: Moodley, D ; Simonis, I ; Tapamo, JR Date: Mar 2012 Sensor Web researchers are currently investigating middleware to aid in the dynamic discovery, integration and analysis of vast quantities of both high and low quality, but distributed and heterogeneous earth observation data. Key challenges ... Read more
Harnessing cyber-infrastructure for local scale climate change research in Africa

Author: Vahed, Anwar ; Engelbrecht, F ; Simonis, I ; Naidoo, M ; Sibolla, B ; Van Zyl, T ; McFerren, G Date: May 2012 Climate change poses a major threat to environmental sustainability. Africa in particular, is vulnerable with projected worsening food security, increased threats to public health, increased stress on surface water resources and a general ... Read more
Integrated risk management in South Africa: between technological features and organisational reality

Author: Simonis, I ; Vahed, Anwar ; Moodley, D Date: 2009 Despite many international and local initiatives on disaster risk management and advances in scientific knowledge, the social and economic impact of natural disasters in emerging and developing countries is still increasing. Various activities ... Read more
New architecture for the sensor web: the SWAP framework.

Author: Moodley, D ; Simonis, I Date: Nov 2006 Sensor Web is a revolutionary concept towards achieving a collaborative, coherent, consistent, and consolidated sensor data collection, fusion and distribution system. Sensor Webs can perform as an extensive monitoring and sensing system that ... Read more
Service-oriented multi-agent systems: architecture for the sensor web

Author: Terhorst, AL ; Simonis, I ; Moodley, D Date: Mar 2006 Understanding the behaviour of ecosystems requires persistent and multi-modal observation. Advances in sensor technology and distributed computing, coupled with the development of open standards that facilitate sensor/sensor network ... Read more
Using the sensor web to detect and monitor the spread of wild fires

Author: Moodley, D ; Terhorst, AL ; Simonis, I ; Mcferren, GA ; Van den Bergh, F Date: Sep 2006 Key concepts in disaster response are level of preparedness, response times, sustaining the response and coordinating the response. Effective disaster response requires a well-developed command and control framework that promotes the flow of ... Read more
A web-based dissemination platform for climate-change risk and vulnerability

Author: Sibolla, B ; Vahed, Anwar ; Engelbrecht, F ; Naidoo, M ; Mtsetfwa, M ; Simonis, I Date: Oct 2012 Climate change poses a major threat to environmental sustainability. In Africa, sectors which face projected vulnerability include, food security, public health and water resources. A general increase in extreme weather events is also predicted ... Read more

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