Internet Of Things (IOT), a long journey in a short time

Everyone desires a thing or the other, but achieving it seemed to be an enormous task a few decades ago, but with the advent of Internet it seems so easy to achieve our desire towards a better world and a better future. The Sunday speech of our PM at California along with Global High Tech heads had a point of realization in it itself. The concept of Digital India introduced by him is surely to give a new shape to the world of techies and non-techies alike. Being a fan of him and his ideologies we have decided to constantly follow his concept of Digital India, starting today.

 

“Google today has made teachers less awe-inspiring and grandparents idler. Twitter has turned everyone into a reporter. The traffic lights that need to work the best are on Cisco routers.

The status that now matters is not whether you are awake or asleep, but whether you are online or offline. The most fundamental debate for our youth is the choice between Android, IOS or Windows.

From computing to communication, entertainment to education, from printing documents to printing products and, now to “Internet of Things (IOT)” it's been a long journey in a short time.”

                                                                                              -Narendra Damodar Bhai Modi

                                                                                  Digital India event in San Jose, California

                                                                                                27^th September 2015

There are some things you can never change in your life. One of this is your place of birth. I was born in India in the late 90s. The country was reviving from the big blow of colonial rule and wars and had dripped itself down in corruption and other anti social elements stagnating its pace of development. But in the last one year under the rule of Narendra Modi as our PM, India is reflowing again towards achieving its potential of self-realization where it will not only be developed to the highest but also will spread the vibe of peace and harmony all round the globe for which India has been known from the ancient period.

Though this won’t be a bullet fast process but a gradual walk towards the infinite Intelligence, the IOT, i.e., Internet Of Things will play a major role in achieving it. So, today we will have a piece of explanation on it...

So what is Internet of Things?

The Internet of Things (IOT) is the network of physical objects or "things" embedded with electronics, software, sensors, and network connectivity, which enables these objects to collect and exchange data. The Internet of Things allows objects to be sensed and controlled remotely across existing network infrastructure, creating opportunities for more direct integration between the physical world and computer-based systems, and resulting in improved efficiency, accuracy and economic benefit. Each thing is uniquely identifiable through its embedded computing system but is able to interoperate within the existing Internet infrastructure. Experts estimate that the IOT will consist of almost 50 billion objects by 2020.

"Things," in the IOT sense, can refer to a wide variety of devices such as heart monitoring implants, biochip transponders on farm animals, electric clams in coastal waters, automobiles with built-in sensors, or field operation devices that assist fire-fighters in search and rescue operations. These devices collect useful data with the help of various existing technologies and then autonomously flow the data between other devices. Current market examples include smart thermostat systems and washer/dryers that use Wi-Fi for remote monitoring. Besides the plethora of new application areas for Internet connected automation to expand into, IOT is also expected to generate large amounts of data from diverse locations that is aggregated very quickly, thereby increasing the need to better index, store and process such data.

The industry appears to be moving away from the traditional approach of using specific media environments such as newspapers, magazines, or television shows and instead tap into consumers with technologies that reach targeted people at optimal times in optimal locations. The ultimate aim is of course to serve, or convey, a message or content that is (statistically speaking) in line with the consumer's mindset.

Entire businesses can be started because of IOT with lesser risks and larger control, this has happened to be the biggest reason for the encouraged entrepreneurs to take the necessary step that required a lot of courage to adapt. Here, let me illustrate a few of the countless number of possibilities that has been achieved:-

• Environmental applications:-

Environmental monitoring applications of the IOT typically use sensors to assist in environmental protection by monitoring air or water quality, atmospheric or soil conditions, and can even include areas like monitoring the movements of wildlife and their habitats. Development of resource constrained devices connected to the Internet also means that other applications like earthquake or tsunami early-warning systems can also be used by emergency services to provide more effective aid. IOT devices in this application typically span a large geographic area and can also be mobile.

• Infrastructure Management:-

Monitoring and controlling operations of urban and rural infrastructures like bridges, railway tracks, on- and offshore- wind-farms is a key application of the IOT. The IOT infrastructure can be used for monitoring any events or changes in structural conditions that can compromise safety and increase risk. It can also be used for scheduling repair and maintenance activities in an efficient manner, by coordinating tasks between different service providers and users of these facilities.

 

 

• Transport Management:-

The IOT can assist in integration of communications, control, and information processing across various transportation systems. Application of the IOT extends to all aspects of transportation systems, i.e. the vehicle, the infrastructure, and the driver or user. Dynamic interaction between these components of a transport system enables inter and intra vehicular communication, smart traffic control, smart parking, electronic toll collection systems, logistic and fleet management, vehicle control, and safety and road assistance.

You can just start imagining what possibilities that could be achieved and the good that can be done to the mankind, from instant medical help information to instant updates to stock market every bit of information is at your call, and that can be regarded the best gift of the Information Age.

According to the CEO of Cisco, the remote control market is expected to be a $USD 19 trillion market. Many IOT devices have a potential to take a piece of this market. Jean-Louis Gassée (Apple initial alumni team, and BeOS co-founder) has addressed this topic in an article on Monday Note, where he predicts that the most likely problem will be what he calls the "Basket of remotes" problem, where we'll have hundreds of applications to interface with hundreds of devices that don't share protocols for speaking with one another.

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So today we conclude but we will continue to follow the step of Digital India on its way of success, and will be back with explanation of latest digital markets, motivational articles for Entrepreneurs and everyone who has an urge to learn.

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