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Environmental and Climate Applications A wide variety of sen-
sors are used in order to track environmental and sensor data. A tremen-
dous amount of sensor data is available through satellite sensing, and
other more conventional forms of sensing. Such data can be used in order
to determine the short terms and long terms trends in climate change,
and other environmental applications, such as detecting changes in land
cover. Chapter 15 provides an overview of how sensor data may be used
in the context of environmental and climate applications.
3. Conclusions and Summary
In this chapter, we provided an overview of the challenges and the
key areas of research in sensor processing. We also presented the orga-
nization of this topic, as it relates to these challenges. The ubiquity and
volume of sensor data is likely to increase over time, as more and more
applications containing sensor data become widely available. A number
of emerging areas of research such as social sensing have brought the use
of sensor data within the reach of the masses, because of their incor-
poration in commoditized devices such as mobile phones. Furthermore,
newer applications such as the internet of things have lead to a greater
focus on the effective storage and processing of sensor data. This topic
will discuss all of these challenges in a holistic and integrated way.
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