TECHNOLOGY

In more than one sense IoT gateways can also be ranked under IoT devices. An IoT gateway can be hardware but it can also be software and often a combination of both and, given the increasing functions of IoT gateways it’s best to see them as a separate layer, not in the least because of these functions and the technology aspects.

Just like sensors, actuators are transducers. And just like sensors they have been used for quite some time now and certainly since before IoT as a term was coined.

A Geographical Information System (GIS), is a computer system used to capture, store and analyze geographical and location-based data. GIS allows researchers to recognize patterns and relationships in geographic data. They are commonly used in industries that involve natural resources such as forestry, oil & gas, water management and in a variety of transportation-heavy sectors. GIS, when used in conjunction with GPS and logistics control solutions can help businesses become more efficient.

84.82% of smartphones worldwide run on the Android operating system. It has been growing exponentially since 2009, back when it only had 3.9% of the smartphone OS market. One of the reasons that Android is so popular is due to the open-source nature of the software. Google, Android’s parent company, makes deals to provide the software to hardware vendors for use with their devices. This opens access to Google services and marketplace to those using the devices.

Sensors exist since long before the IoT in its current meaning and are ubiquitous in, for example, buildings, factories, energy and much more.

Linux is significant to the open source community thanks to its early adoption and use in creating (and running) much of the modern internet. It is an operating system built in 1991, by Linus Torvalds, a Finnish student at the time.

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