Review Article

Real-World Deployments of Participatory Sensing Applications: Current Trends and Future Directions

Table 1

Summary of participatory sensing deployments.

Application Domain Year Hardware platform Software platform Built-in sensors External sensors

BikeNet 3.12007 Nokia N80 Symbian Camera and microphone Sensor interfaced with the Moteiv Tmote Invent
CenceMe3.4 2008 Nokia N95 Symbian Accelerometer, microphone, camera, and GPS X
Pothole patrol 3.3 2008 Soekris 4801 Linux Accelerometer, GPS X
Nericell3.3 2008 HP iPAQ hw6965, HTC Typhoon Windows Mobile Microphone, camera, GPS, and accelerometer X
VTrack 3.3 2009 Soekris 4801 Linux GPS X
LiveCompare 3.4 2009 Nokia N95 Symbian Camera, GPS X
Ambulation 3.1 2009 Android phone, Nokia N95 Android, Symbian GPS X
MetroTrack3.4 2010 Nokia N80 and N95 Symbian Microphone, camera, GPS X
CGL3.4 2010 iPhone iOS Audio X
ParkNet 3.3 2010 Embedded computer NA X Ultrasonic range finder, GPS
AndWellness 3.1 2010 Google G1 Android GPS and the accelerometer X
Ikarus 3.2 2011 Flight recording device X GPS, barometric X
Biketastic3.1 2011 Google G1 Android GPS, microphone, and accelerometer X
BeWell 3.1 2011 Nexus One Android Gyroscope, accelerometer, microphone, camera, and digital compass X
eCAALYX 3.1 2011 Nexus One Android GPS Smart garment (no details on sensors)
GasMobile 3.2 2012 HTC Hero Android X Ozone
StressSense 3.1 2012 Samsung Nexus S, Samsung Galaxy Nexus Android Microphone GSR sensor