FYI: Announcment of summit on interoperability, sensors, and a sensor web/net.

All -

I thought you might be interested in the following Emerging 
Technology Summit on Sensor Webs/Nets. This is in line with some of the recent 
discussions in this TC on the role of sensors and location aware devices. The 
announcement can be found at:

Basic information is:

Advancing 
the Sensor Web 
April 
14-15, 2005
Washington Hilton Hotel 
Washington, D.C. 

The next 
generation of applied sensor technology is emerging: Sensor webs. Sensor 
technologies, combined with wireless and Internet technologies, are resulting in 
countless location-aware sensors providing near-real-time observations and 
measurements of the real world through applications that leverage the power and 
scale of the Web. Whether your focus is SCADA, bio-threat monitoring and 
response, weather prediction and warning, intelligent transportation systems, or 
another sensor-related activity, attend this interactive, 2-day summit and 
improve your understanding of sensor networks.

Learn 
about the current use, future plans, and challenges regarding the use of sensors 
for improved decision-making, planning, and production from leaders in these 
sectors: 

  
  

    
      
        
Threat detection and 
        monitoring 

        
Weather prediction and 
        warning 

        
Utilities, 
        public works, and critical infrastructure 

    
      
        
Defense and intelligence 
        

        
Intelligent transportation 
        

        
Mobile 
        asset logistics and management

The OGC membership is working with a 
number of organizations (IEEE, OASIS, ORNL, NASA, etc) on standards for 
describing, discovering, accessing, and tasking sensors as part of a concept we 
call "Sensor Web". I believe that this work is synergistic with the work of the 
OASIS EM TC.

Carl Reed, PhD
CTO and Executive 
Director Specification Program
OGC

The OGC: Helping the World to 
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