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Jamie Caffrey @jambo13. Internet of Things Facilitated discussion. The Internet of Things ( IoT ). It ’ s estimated that there are 9 billion devices connected to the internet today, and there will be between 20 - 50 billion devices will be connected by 2020 (Cisco, Ericsson)
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Jamie Caffrey @jambo13 Internet of ThingsFacilitated discussion
The Internet of Things (IoT) • It’s estimated that there are 9 billion devices connected to the internet today, and there will be between 20 - 50 billion devices will be connected by 2020 (Cisco, Ericsson) • 4 billion terabytesof data will be generated this year alone (SAP, Harris Interactive) • The shipment of PCs, tablets and mobile phones should total 2.4 billion units this year (Gartner) • The business impact of connected devices could be worth $4.5 Trillion(GSMA)
Automation and Control - South Bend, Indiana, USA • A town with a population of 130,000 with 600 miles of sewers handling 48 million gallons of waste water. • Being regularly fined $600k per year by the EPA for over 30 ‘Combined Sewer Overflows’ • Installed 117 sensors from emnet.net, receiving flow data every5 minutes. • Implemented predictive flow analytics from IBM and Notre Dame University. • Resulted in only 1 or 2 CSOs per year now. • Avoided over $100M in infrastructure investments by utilising existing sewer system more effectively.
Even people are sensors… Sometimes without knowing it…. • Blue Tooth Beacons • for measuring road speed and congestion) • bitcarrier.net • Anonymous mobile phone signal data • for measuring shopper’s behaviour in shopping centres • pathintelligence.com