Second Set of Spaces

TL;DR

This paper details the Gloss infrastructure for location-aware services, including software architecture for smart spaces and hardware installation, exemplified by a deployment at Strathclyde University.

Contribution

It introduces a comprehensive architecture for smart space applications and describes the initial hardware deployment at a university setting.

Findings

Successful implementation of local and global architectures

Effective hardware setup for sensing in a university environment

Framework supports scalable location-aware services

Abstract

This document describes the Gloss infrastructure supporting implementation of location-aware services. The document is in two parts. The first part describes software architecture for the smart space. As described in D8, a local architecture provides a framework for constructing Gloss applications, termed assemblies, that run on individual physical nodes, whereas a global architecture defines an overlay network for linking individual assemblies. The second part outlines the hardware installation for local sensing. This describes the first phase of the installation in Strathclyde University.