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From digital Earth to smart Earth

  • Deren Li
  • , Yuan Yao
  • , Zhenfeng Shao
  • , Le Wang
  • Wuhan University

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Abstract

This article will analyze the achievements of the digital Earth concept and further introduce two key technologies, the internet of things and cloud computing. Both these technologies are accelerating the development of digital Earth toward a new concept-smart Earth. The objective of this article is to discuss the architecture, infrastructure, and typical applications for smart Earth and to elaborate on trends of the movement from digital Earth to smart Earth.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)722-733
Number of pages12
JournalChinese Science Bulletin
Volume59
Issue number8
DOIs
StatePublished - Mar 2014

Keywords

  • Cloud computing
  • Digital Earth
  • Intelligent services
  • Internet of things
  • Sensor web
  • Smart Earth

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