Discussion: Humans As Sensors
summary
Smartphone sensors collect speed, heading, GPS, compass, camera and accelerometer data and feed services that sell or act on that data: passive GPS+compass sensing powers a crowdsourced nav system that reached critical mass in Israel in ~6 months and shows ~220,000 US drivers; mall-mounted sensors detect anonymous cell pings to track 8+ million quarterly shoppers and drive retail changes; an AR app overlays geo‑tagged POIs using camera+compass; community apps let users run participatory sensing campaigns (invasive species, cycling traces) for personal and civic feedback and analysis.
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chapters (7)
- 0:00Introduction to sensor data
- 1:01Crowdsourcing traffic data
- 4:04Retail analytics and behavior
- 8:31Augmented reality applications
- 11:21Participatory sensing tools
- 17:06Trust, scale, and insights
- 23:58Business models and the future
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