A Systematic Review about Semantic Description on the Internet of Things

Authors

  • Henrique Gurgacz Almeida Unirio - Universidade Federal do Estado do Rio de Janeiro
  • Sean Siqueira Unirio

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5753/isys.2018.363

Keywords:

Internet of Things, IOT, Things Description, Semantic description of things

Abstract

The Internet of Things (IOT) is creating an ecosystem of objects connected on Internet. However, these objects are heterogeneous in terms of resources, characteristics, nature, protocols, actions and technologies. In this scenario, the Thing Description (TD) presents itself as an alternative to describe the IOT objects in a standard way and provide, among other possibilities, a better interoperability. Considering the rising research interest and the application opportunities of the TD, this paper presents a systematic review of the theme, aiming to identify applications, techniques, technologies and results using TD. 324 papers were identified and 46 were selected to be analyzed, which were classified in seven different groups of applications.

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Author Biographies

Henrique Gurgacz Almeida, Unirio - Universidade Federal do Estado do Rio de Janeiro

Programa de Pós-Graduação em Informática

Sean Siqueira, Unirio

Programa de Pós-Graduação em Informática

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Published

2018-06-30

How to Cite

Almeida, H. G., & Siqueira, S. (2018). A Systematic Review about Semantic Description on the Internet of Things. ISys - Brazilian Journal of Information Systems, 11(2), 43–62. https://doi.org/10.5753/isys.2018.363

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