Author:Moodley, D; Simonis, I; Tapamo, JRDate:Mar 2012Sensor 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
Author:Majavu, W; Van Zyl, T; Marwala, TDate:2008Web resident sensor resource discovery plays a crucial role in the realisation of the Sensor Web. The vision of the Sensor Web is to create a web of sensors that can be manipulated and discovered in real time. A current research challenge in ...Read more
Author:Van Zyl, TL; Parbhoo, C; Moodley, D; Cwela, B; Umuhoza, D; Shabangu, P; Vahed, AnwarDate:May 2009The paper focuses on the information technology infrastructure required for the evaluation and monitoring of risk relating to floods in South Africa. It may be argued that in the context of developing countries, flood preparedness is more ...Read more
Author:Moodley, D; Simonis, IDate:Nov 2006Sensor 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
Author:Van Zyl, TL; Ehlers, EMDate:Jul 2009The Sensor Web as an open complex adaptive system exhibits many characteristics that are common to self organising systems. One of the characteristics of the Sensor Web is that of self-adaptivity in a changing environment. The changing ...Read more
Author:Terhorst, AL; Simonis, I; Moodley, DDate:Mar 2006Understanding 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
Author:Van Zyl, TL; Vahed, Anwar; Mcferren, GA; Shabangu, P; Cwele, BDate:Jul 2009Scientific Workflows provides a technology that facilitates researchers by allowing them to capture in a machine processable manner the method relating to some research. This increases both provenance and repeatability of the research and ...Read more
Author:Van Zyl, TL; Vahed, Anwar; Mcferren, GA; Shabangu, P; Cwele, BDate:Jul 2009Scientific Workflows provides a technology that facilitates researchers by allowing them to capture in a machine processable manner the method relating to some research. This increases both provenance and repeatability of the research and ...Read more
Author:Moodley, D; Terhorst, AL; Simonis, I; Mcferren, GA; Van den Bergh, FDate:Sep 2006Key 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