@techreport{TR-IC-07-12,
  number = {IC-07-12},
  author = {Gilberto Zonta Pastorello Jr and
            Claudia Bauzer Medeiros and
            Andr\'e Santanch\`e},
  title = {Providing Homogeneous Access for Sensor Data Management},
  month = {May},
  year = {2007}, 
  institution = {Institute of Computing, University of Campinas},
  note = {In English, 44 pages.
    \par\selectlanguage{english}\textbf{Abstract}
       We are facing the proliferation of several kinds of sensing
       devices, from satellites to tiny sensors. This has opened up
       new possibilities for us to understand, manage and monitor a
       given environment, from the small -- e.g., a room -- to the
       large -- e.g., the planet. This, however, has added a new
       dimension to the classic problem of heterogeneous data
       management -- how to handle increasing volumes of sensing data
       from a wide range of sensors. This report is concerned with the
       problem of sensor data publication. Our solution involves the
       design and implementation of a framework for sensor data
       management, which applies technologies based on Semantic Web
       standards, components and scientific workflows. Individual
       sensors or networks are encapsulated into a specific kind of
       component -- DCC -- which supports homogeneous access to data
       and software. DCCs are themselves handled by scientific
       workflows that provide facilities for controlling data
       production, integration and publication.  As a result,
       applications that require sensor data will instead interact
       with workflows, being liberated from concerns such as sensor
       particularities, or provide separate handlers for real time
       streams. The report also presents initial implementation
       results.
  }
}