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Ojala T, Kukka H, Heikkinen T, Linden T, Jurmu M, Kruger F, Sasin S, Hosio S & Närhi P (2010)
Open urban computing testbed.
Testbeds and Research Infrastructures. Development of Networks and Communities, Lecture Notes of the Institute for Computer Sciences, Social Informatics and Telecommunications Engineering, 2011, Volume 46, Part 10, 457-468

We present a unique urban computing testbed for studying the utilization of ubiquitous computing technology in the public urban space of a city center. The testbed comprises of a wide range of pervasive computing infrastructure and different middleware resources. We demonstrate the applicability and benefits of the testbed in evaluating technology pilots and prototyping new ubiquitous services in real-world urban setting. We conclude with a discussion on the challenges in deploying this kind of a large-scale testbed in a public urban space.

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