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Actionable Insights from Multi-sensor IoT
Systems using the OGC SensorThings API

- sensors are always better when they are together! -
Dr. Steve Liang, P.Eng.
Founder and CEO / Associate Professor
SensorUp Inc. / University of Calgary
steve.liang@sensorup.com
Location Powers; Our Urban Environment
• Founder and CEO of SensorUp
• Associate Professor, Geomatics
Engineering, Uni. Calgary
• Chair and Editor of OGC
SensorThings API
About Steve
Proprietary and confidential, 2018 SensorUp Inc.
SensorUp is the leader in Internet of Things cloud service
platform for customers who rely on geospatial in their IoT
Implementations.
Our Cloud-based API allows our customers to rapidly aggregate
and coordinate multiple IoT systems, and then transform them
into actionable insights.
NATO Defence Innovation Award Winner 

on Secured Federation of IoT Devices
Proprietary and confidential, 2018 SensorUp Inc.
Consolidating Different Sensor Networks 

with Open Geospatial Standards-based Software
“ Today’s IoT Silos Severely
Limit the Value of IoT ”
Application A Application B Application C Application D
Network A Network B Network C Network D
IoT System A IoT System B IoT System C IoT System D
Proprietary and confidential, 2018 SensorUp Inc.
Vision - System of Systems
OGC SensorThings API enables
network effects for IoT.
Proprietary and confidential, 2018 SensorUp Inc.
https://www.darpa.mil/attachments/Ocean%20of%20Things%20Proposers%20Day.pdf
DARPA’s Ocean of Things
GIST: faster, better and
cheaper outcomes when
you decouple sensing
hardware and analytics
with OGC SensorThings
API.
Proprietary and confidential, 2018 SensorUp Inc.
OGC Standard-
based Data
Model and
RESTful API
Proprietary and confidential, 2018 SensorUp Inc.
SensorUp IoT Data & Analytics Platform
Aggregate data from disparate sensors and location data rapidly & transform them into actionable Insights
SMART LOGISTICS & FIELD OPERATIONS
optimizing operations, unleash hidden value
from IoT and tracking data, and uncover
actionable insights
CRITICAL OPERATIONS
IOT - Enabled Situational Awareness will save
60 seconds of response time for every incident
ISO / OGC
STANDARDS
HTTP / MQTT
ISO / OGC
STANDARDS
HTTP / MQTT
SMARTCITY MANAGEMENT
SMART BUILDINGS
SMART 3RD PARTY SOLUTIONS
SENSORUP PLATFORM-AS-A-SERVICE
SENSORUP SOFTWARE-AS-A-SERVICE
DATA COLLECTION
SMART FIRST RESPONDERS
SMART FIELD SERVICES
SMART CITIZEN ENGAGEMENT
SMART ASSETS / MACHINES
TRAFFIC COUNTERS / CAMERAS
CONNECTED VEHICLES
SENSORS / ACTUATORS
INDUSTRIAL CONTROL SYSTEMS
IMPORTED LEGACY DATA
ENVIRONMENTAL DATA
API + SDK
DRONES
DATA
FUSION
DATA
ENRICHMENT
DATA
PROCESSING
SensorThings Cloud
Cloud Analytics + Insight Engine
LOCATION ENABLED. GUARANTEED INTEROPERABILITY. MASSIVELY SCALABLE
DATA QUALITY
CONTROL
ISO/OGC
INTEROPERABLE
DIGITAL TWINS
ANALYTICS & AI EVENT 

NOTIFICATIONS
SENSOR DATA
STORAGE
GIS
FOUNDATION
SECURITY & DEVICE MANAGEMENT
GATEWAY DATA
INGESTION
RULES
ENGINE
ASSET PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT
Improve operational efficiencies

by offering a real-time and unified view of 

asset performance data
Proprietary and confidential, 2018 SensorUp Inc.
Some Numbers About SensorThings
Very Mature Ecosystem
2years 

since the
publication of the
standard
232papers

found on Google
Scholar

9+server 

implementations
from different
vendors
82repos 

found on GitHub
SensorThings Summit 2018
Proprietary and confidential, 2018 SensorUp Inc.
SensorUp is a Reference Implementation of OGC
SensorThings API
Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC) is the most prominent
standard organization for geospatial web services and data.
Proprietary and confidential, 2018 SensorUp Inc.
Connected Drones
SensorThings Summit 2018
Proprietary and confidential, 2018 SensorUp Inc.
Connected Dashcams
SensorThings Summit 2018
Proprietary and confidential, 2018 SensorUp Inc.
Connected Intersections
SensorThings Summit 2018
Proprietary and confidential, 2018 SensorUp Inc.
LoRAWAN and SensorThings API
Proprietary and confidential, 2018 SensorUp Inc.
LoRAWan Buttons as Sensors
Proprietary and confidential, 2018 SensorUp Inc.
Proprietary and confidential, 2018 SensorUp Inc.
Asset Performance Management
- Real-time / History
- Traffic
- Inventory (Bikes)
- Incidents
Start to Finish
- 2 weeks
Proprietary and confidential, 2018 SensorUp Inc.
No-Coding dashboard for multiple sensor systems
Proprietary and confidential, 2018 SensorUp Inc.
When lives are on the line, every second counts
IoT-enabled Common Operating Picture for Situational Awareness
Walter
Pierce
Alexander
Simpson
Raymond
Montg
Nicholas
Carter
Terry
Ross
Arthur
Garrett
FIRST RESONDERS / on
site
FIRST RESONDERS
on site
16/07/2018
24 KM/H 18 KM/H
00:12:35:665
WIND
SPEED
DRONE
SPEED
47% 53% 68% 15%
Rob Jacoby
STATION #44 - NEW YORK
27
HEALTH RECORDSVITALS
72
CHECK-INS
12:22
HEART RATE
BODY TEMPERATURE
AMBIENT TEMPERATURE
OXYGEN LEVELS
CO2 LEVELS
84
37°
40°
408.34
90
BMP
mm Hg
Proprietary and confidential, 2018 SensorUp Inc.
Reduce Unnecessary Site Visits
SensorUp Asset Performance Management IoT can reduce at least 20%
unnecessary site visits
20%
Reduction in 

Unnecessary Site Visits
Proprietary and confidential, 2018 SensorUp Inc.
September 2019
Banff, Canada
pending on OGC approval
SensorThings Summit 2019
Part of OGC Technical Committee Fall 2019
• How do we communicate the complicated value proposition of
(geospatial) IoT interoperability to the rest of the world who only
have 30 seconds attention span?
• What are the value propositions that can ONLY be delivered by
interoperable IoT systems?
Questions for the Audience
Put Your IoT Data on the Map

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Actionable Insights from Multi-sensor IoT Systems using the OGC SensorThings API

  • 1. Actionable Insights from Multi-sensor IoT Systems using the OGC SensorThings API
 - sensors are always better when they are together! - Dr. Steve Liang, P.Eng. Founder and CEO / Associate Professor SensorUp Inc. / University of Calgary steve.liang@sensorup.com Location Powers; Our Urban Environment
  • 2. • Founder and CEO of SensorUp • Associate Professor, Geomatics Engineering, Uni. Calgary • Chair and Editor of OGC SensorThings API About Steve
  • 3. Proprietary and confidential, 2018 SensorUp Inc. SensorUp is the leader in Internet of Things cloud service platform for customers who rely on geospatial in their IoT Implementations. Our Cloud-based API allows our customers to rapidly aggregate and coordinate multiple IoT systems, and then transform them into actionable insights. NATO Defence Innovation Award Winner 
 on Secured Federation of IoT Devices
  • 4. Proprietary and confidential, 2018 SensorUp Inc. Consolidating Different Sensor Networks 
 with Open Geospatial Standards-based Software “ Today’s IoT Silos Severely Limit the Value of IoT ” Application A Application B Application C Application D Network A Network B Network C Network D IoT System A IoT System B IoT System C IoT System D
  • 5. Proprietary and confidential, 2018 SensorUp Inc. Vision - System of Systems OGC SensorThings API enables network effects for IoT.
  • 6. Proprietary and confidential, 2018 SensorUp Inc. https://www.darpa.mil/attachments/Ocean%20of%20Things%20Proposers%20Day.pdf DARPA’s Ocean of Things GIST: faster, better and cheaper outcomes when you decouple sensing hardware and analytics with OGC SensorThings API.
  • 7. Proprietary and confidential, 2018 SensorUp Inc. OGC Standard- based Data Model and RESTful API
  • 8. Proprietary and confidential, 2018 SensorUp Inc. SensorUp IoT Data & Analytics Platform Aggregate data from disparate sensors and location data rapidly & transform them into actionable Insights SMART LOGISTICS & FIELD OPERATIONS optimizing operations, unleash hidden value from IoT and tracking data, and uncover actionable insights CRITICAL OPERATIONS IOT - Enabled Situational Awareness will save 60 seconds of response time for every incident ISO / OGC STANDARDS HTTP / MQTT ISO / OGC STANDARDS HTTP / MQTT SMARTCITY MANAGEMENT SMART BUILDINGS SMART 3RD PARTY SOLUTIONS SENSORUP PLATFORM-AS-A-SERVICE SENSORUP SOFTWARE-AS-A-SERVICE DATA COLLECTION SMART FIRST RESPONDERS SMART FIELD SERVICES SMART CITIZEN ENGAGEMENT SMART ASSETS / MACHINES TRAFFIC COUNTERS / CAMERAS CONNECTED VEHICLES SENSORS / ACTUATORS INDUSTRIAL CONTROL SYSTEMS IMPORTED LEGACY DATA ENVIRONMENTAL DATA API + SDK DRONES DATA FUSION DATA ENRICHMENT DATA PROCESSING SensorThings Cloud Cloud Analytics + Insight Engine LOCATION ENABLED. GUARANTEED INTEROPERABILITY. MASSIVELY SCALABLE DATA QUALITY CONTROL ISO/OGC INTEROPERABLE DIGITAL TWINS ANALYTICS & AI EVENT 
 NOTIFICATIONS SENSOR DATA STORAGE GIS FOUNDATION SECURITY & DEVICE MANAGEMENT GATEWAY DATA INGESTION RULES ENGINE ASSET PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT Improve operational efficiencies
 by offering a real-time and unified view of 
 asset performance data
  • 9. Proprietary and confidential, 2018 SensorUp Inc. Some Numbers About SensorThings Very Mature Ecosystem 2years 
 since the publication of the standard 232papers
 found on Google Scholar
 9+server 
 implementations from different vendors 82repos 
 found on GitHub SensorThings Summit 2018
  • 10. Proprietary and confidential, 2018 SensorUp Inc. SensorUp is a Reference Implementation of OGC SensorThings API Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC) is the most prominent standard organization for geospatial web services and data.
  • 11. Proprietary and confidential, 2018 SensorUp Inc. Connected Drones SensorThings Summit 2018
  • 12. Proprietary and confidential, 2018 SensorUp Inc. Connected Dashcams SensorThings Summit 2018
  • 13. Proprietary and confidential, 2018 SensorUp Inc. Connected Intersections SensorThings Summit 2018
  • 14. Proprietary and confidential, 2018 SensorUp Inc. LoRAWAN and SensorThings API
  • 15. Proprietary and confidential, 2018 SensorUp Inc. LoRAWan Buttons as Sensors
  • 16. Proprietary and confidential, 2018 SensorUp Inc.
  • 17. Proprietary and confidential, 2018 SensorUp Inc. Asset Performance Management - Real-time / History - Traffic - Inventory (Bikes) - Incidents Start to Finish - 2 weeks
  • 18. Proprietary and confidential, 2018 SensorUp Inc. No-Coding dashboard for multiple sensor systems
  • 19. Proprietary and confidential, 2018 SensorUp Inc. When lives are on the line, every second counts IoT-enabled Common Operating Picture for Situational Awareness Walter Pierce Alexander Simpson Raymond Montg Nicholas Carter Terry Ross Arthur Garrett FIRST RESONDERS / on site FIRST RESONDERS on site 16/07/2018 24 KM/H 18 KM/H 00:12:35:665 WIND SPEED DRONE SPEED 47% 53% 68% 15% Rob Jacoby STATION #44 - NEW YORK 27 HEALTH RECORDSVITALS 72 CHECK-INS 12:22 HEART RATE BODY TEMPERATURE AMBIENT TEMPERATURE OXYGEN LEVELS CO2 LEVELS 84 37° 40° 408.34 90 BMP mm Hg
  • 20. Proprietary and confidential, 2018 SensorUp Inc. Reduce Unnecessary Site Visits SensorUp Asset Performance Management IoT can reduce at least 20% unnecessary site visits 20% Reduction in 
 Unnecessary Site Visits
  • 21. Proprietary and confidential, 2018 SensorUp Inc. September 2019 Banff, Canada pending on OGC approval SensorThings Summit 2019 Part of OGC Technical Committee Fall 2019
  • 22. • How do we communicate the complicated value proposition of (geospatial) IoT interoperability to the rest of the world who only have 30 seconds attention span? • What are the value propositions that can ONLY be delivered by interoperable IoT systems? Questions for the Audience
  • 23. Put Your IoT Data on the Map