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==Collections==
 
==Collections==
==Things instances==
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*This views are organized by collections of [[IoT_Semantics#Things_and_Observations_semantic|things types]]
===Edition===
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** [[Tree_editor#Filter|Filter]] can be applied to show a subset of collections
==Apply observers==
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==Thing instances==
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Instances can be created, updated, cloned or deleted (See [[Tree_editor#Edition|resources edition]])
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The properties of a thing instance are defined in its type [[IoT_Semantics#Things_and_Observations_semantic|semantic]].
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Some fields are common to every thing type
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*[[Location]]: spatial location of the thing.
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*[[Proximity area]]: field used for in-room or proximity location.
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*[[Floor plan]]: the thing types with the '''floorplan''' checked in its semantic will include this field. It allows the user to associate an image to the thing and to calibrate it spatially: to define a parallelogram in the map so the plan could coincide with the thing location. An example could be to associate a floorplan to a shopping center map boundary so we could locate later the different stores present in the mall.
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Navigating to a thing instance makes possible to edit its fields [[Tree_editor|using tree editor]] while fields like [[location]] and [[floor plan]] require the use of the [[spatial view|map]].
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==Apply filters==
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*It is a good practice to apply [[Tree_editor#Filter|filter]] and/or [[Observers|observers]] to select the subset of things we would like to work with.
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**Using the [[Spatial_view|map]] spatial filters can be applied
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==Unique addressability of things==
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*AMTech [[IoT_Restful_API|DAP]] implements it by leveraging on the [[IoT_Semantics#Things_and_Observations_semantic|Semantic Web]] and focusing on making all thing instances addressable by their URI. See relevant entry in [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internet_of_things#Unique_addressability_of_things Wikipedia page on IOT].

Latest revision as of 17:53, 20 December 2016

Collections

  • This views are organized by collections of things types
    • Filter can be applied to show a subset of collections

Thing instances

Instances can be created, updated, cloned or deleted (See resources edition)

The properties of a thing instance are defined in its type semantic. Some fields are common to every thing type

  • Location: spatial location of the thing.
  • Proximity area: field used for in-room or proximity location.
  • Floor plan: the thing types with the floorplan checked in its semantic will include this field. It allows the user to associate an image to the thing and to calibrate it spatially: to define a parallelogram in the map so the plan could coincide with the thing location. An example could be to associate a floorplan to a shopping center map boundary so we could locate later the different stores present in the mall.

Navigating to a thing instance makes possible to edit its fields using tree editor while fields like location and floor plan require the use of the map.

Apply filters

  • It is a good practice to apply filter and/or observers to select the subset of things we would like to work with.
    • Using the map spatial filters can be applied

Unique addressability of things