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SMART (Search engine for MultimediA Environment geneRated content), an European-funded project aims to develop and implement a system to allow internet users to search and analyse data from sensors located in physical world by 2014. And Scientists from University of Glasgow are participating in this new project.
The research is going on since 2004. This new search engine will be developed on Terrier, an open source search engine technology. This initiative is gaining prominence as the internet continues to expand, publc access to net-connected sensors such as cameras and microphone arrays is increasing.
Dr Iadh Ounis, of the University of Glasgow's School of Computing Science, said, “The SMART engine will be able to answer high-level queries by automatically identifying cameras, microphones and other sensors that can contribute to the query, then synthesising results stemming from distributed sources in an intelligent way."
He added, “SMART builds upon the existing concept of 'smart cities', physical spaces which are covered in an array of intelligent sensors which communicate with each other and can be searched for information. We expect that SMART will be tested in a real city by 2014.”
The SMART project is a joint research initiative of nine partners including Atos, Athens Information Technology, IBM's Haifa Research Lab, Imperial College London, City of Santander, PRISA Digital, Telesto and Consorzio S3 Log.
The SMART project is part of the University of Glasgow's growing theme of research on sensor systems. The University aims to ensure that its research portfolio can provide entire sensor solutions, from novel physical sensors, to intelligent applications and visualisations of sensor inputs, said a ststement. The University is also part of the Scottish Sensor Systems Centre, which is funded by the Scottish Funding Council and collaboration between eight of Scotland's leading universities and industry to undertake joint industrial/academic projects into sensor systems, added the statement.