Isn't this the Internet of Things?
Having spent the last few months dabbling with HA, it dawned on me that this is essentially the "Internet of Things" that's supposedly only just coming into existence.
I've written a much longer blog post about it at http://ukstartups.com/internet-of-things/
Would appreciate your thoughts.
Is Home Automation and IoT the same thing or is there a difference that I'm missing?
Home Automation building components
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DJackson
Having spent the last few months dabbling with HA, it dawned on me that this is essentially the "Internet of Things" that's supposedly only just coming into existence.
I've written a much longer blog post about it at
http://ukstartups.com/internet-of-things/
Would appreciate your thoughts.
Is Home Automation and IoT the same thing or is there a difference that I'm missing?
Home Automation consists of two components Internet of People (IoP or big data) and Internet of Things (IoT or small data)
Big Data is about the Internet of people (IoP); various devices are connected to the Internet and tracked to provide information regarding how, when and where they are used.
In comparison Small Data is generated by the Internet of Things (IoT), which relies on sensors to collect it. Small Data will be processed by sophisticated algorithms, it will be combined, analysed, interpreted and sent back to the micro-controllers in that same environment for action determined by the algorithm.