Mobile Information Systems

Review Article

A Survey on Smartphone-Based Crowdsensing Solutions

Table 2

Classification of the different technologies according to the proposed architecture.
PublicationYearProposalTypeRecollection strategyTarget applications# components levelsPrivacyEnergyMSCTxCDCS
CIMCDMCSMCCCSCMSDMSTMSIM
PRISM [24]2010PlatformPrototypeBothHeterogeneous3XX★☆☆☆ ☆☆☆☆
Ear-Phone [5]2010Client-serverReal/simulationsOpportunisticEnvironment monitoring2 X☆☆☆☆  ★☆☆
Anonysense [6]2011FrameworkPrototypeOpportunisticEnvironment monitoring3XX☆☆☆★ ★★★★
Medusa [25]2012FrameworkPrototypeParticipatoryHeterogeneous2X ★☆☆★ ★☆★☆
Pogo [49]2012MiddlewareReal imp.ParticipatoryHeterogeneous2XX☆☆☆★ ★☆☆☆
DAM4GSN [50]2012ArchitectureReal imp.ParticipatoryHeterogeneous3 X★☆★★ ★★☆☆
MECA [26]2012MiddlewarePrototypeParticipatoryHeterogeneous3   ☆☆☆ ★★★☆
StressSense [14]2012FrameworkReal imp.ParticipatoryHealthcare1  ★☆☆☆ ☆★☆☆
CrowdITS [9]2012FrameworkReal imp.ParticipatoryTransportation and urban sensing3 X★☆☆★ ★★★★
SmartCity [10]2013FrameworkReal imp.ParticipatoryTransportation and urban sensing4  ☆☆☆☆ ★★☆☆
ILR [51]2013SchemeSimulations/real imp.ParticipatoryLocation Services3X ☆☆☆☆ ★☆☆☆
CAROM [27]2013FrameworkReal imp.ParticipatoryHeterogeneous3 X★☆★☆ ☆★☆★
SoundOfTheCity [7]2013Client-serverReal imp.BothEnvironment monitoring2 X★☆☆☆ ☆★☆☆
MoPS [8]2013MiddlewarePrototype/real imp.BothEnvironment monitoring3 X★★☆★ ☆☆★☆
NoiseNYC [16]2013FrameworkReal imp.ParticipatoryHealthcare3   ☆  ☆★★☆☆
Vita [15]2013SystemReal imp.ParticipatoryHealthcare2 X★☆☆★☆★☆☆☆
Matador [52]2013FrameworkSimulationsBothLocation services— X☆☆☆★☆★☆★★
Usense [53]2013MiddlewareReal imp.BothHeterogeneous3XX★★☆★ ★☆ ☆
REPSense [11]2013ApplicationsReal imp.OpportunisticEnvironment monitoring2  ☆☆☆☆   ☆ 
BeC3 [46]2013SystemReal imp.OpportunisticHeterogeneous3 X★☆★★ ★☆★★
McSenseFoster [12]2013SystemReal imp.ParticipatoryTransportation and urban sensing3  ☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆★
NoizCrowd [18]2013ComponentsReal imp.ParticipatoryHealthcare4  ☆☆☆☆ ★★☆☆
PLUS [13]2014FrameworkReal imp.ParticipatoryTransportation and urban sensing2 X★☆☆☆ ☆☆☆☆
MOSDEN [28]2014MiddlewareReal imp.ParticipatoryHeterogeneous3 X★★★★ ★☆★☆
SenseDroid [54]2014FrameworkPrototype/real imp.BothLocation services3 X★★★☆  ★☆ 
SenSocial [19]2014MiddlewareReal imp.BothSocial recommendation3XX★★☆★ ★★★☆
AlienvsMobile [51]2014Client-serverPrototype/real imp.ParticipatoryLocation services3X ★☆☆☆ ☆☆☆☆
SaaS [44]2014FrameworkDescriptionParticipatoryHeterogeneous3   ☆ ☆ ★★☆☆
CUPUS [48]2014MiddlewarePrototype/real imp.BothHeterogeneous3 X★☆★☆☆☆☆☆☆
BLISS [48]2014FrameworkSimulationsParticipatorySocial-budget—  ☆☆☆☆   ☆☆
GPS-Less [55]2014SystemReal imp./simulationsBothTransportation and urban sensing2 X☆☆☆☆ ★☆★☆
MCS-Space [21]2014SystemReal imp.ParticipatorySocial-general3 X☆☆☆☆ ★★★☆
SPREAD [56]2014AlgorithmPrototypeParticipatoryLocation services—  ☆☆☆★   ☆☆
Map++ [57]2014SystemReal imp.ParticipatoryTransportation and urban sensing— X☆☆☆☆  ☆☆☆
JoiPolices [58]2014SystemSimulationsParticipatoryHeterogeneous3X ☆☆☆☆ ★☆☆☆
CrowdRecruiter [59]2014FrameworkReal imp.BothLocation services— X ☆ ☆ ☆☆★☆
Neighbor [60]2014MiddlewareSimulationsOpportunisticHeterogeneous— X ☆☆☆★☆ ☆☆
LineKing [22]2014SystemReal imp.BothSocial recommendation2 X★☆☆☆ ★☆☆☆
GROPING [61]2014Application/FrPrototypeParticipatoryLocation services2 X★☆☆☆ ☆★★☆
EasyHarvest [45]2014FrameworkPrototypeOpportunisticHeterogeneous2  ★☆☆★ ★ ☆☆
WiFIScout [62]2014SystemReal imp.ParticipatorySocial recommendation2  ☆☆☆☆ ☆☆  
QoS-Constrained [63]2014FrameworkSimulationsBothHeterogeneous2    ☆☆ ☆☆★ 
Ecosystem [47]2015SystemReal imp.ParticipatorySocial-general4 X★☆☆★ ★☆★☆
MCSaaS [43]2015FrameworkReal imp.BothHeterogeneous4 X☆☆★★ ★★★★
COUPON [64]2015FrameworkSimulationsOpportunisticHeterogeneous— X☆☆☆☆★☆   
ADTS [65]2015ApplicationSimulationsParticipatoryLocation services1  ☆☆☆☆     
Anonymity [66]2015FrameworkPrototype/real imp.ParticipatoryTransportation and urban sensing2XX☆☆☆☆★ ☆☆☆
TYT [17]2015FrameworkReal imp.ParticipatoryHealthcare3X ★☆☆☆ ☆☆☆★
QOATA [67]2015ApplicationSimulationsParticipatoryHeterogeneous—   ☆☆☆     
NeCoRPIA [68]2015ProtocolsSimulationsOpportunisticHeterogeneous—   ☆ ☆★☆ ☆ 
QoSMCS [69]2015FrameworkSimulationsOpportunisticHeterogeneous3 X ☆☆☆★☆★☆☆
FlierMeet [70]2015FrameworkReal imp.ParticipatoryTransportation and urban sensing3  ★☆☆☆ ☆☆☆☆
PRESM [23]2015SchemeReal imp.ParticipatoryTransportation and urban sensing3X ★☆☆☆ ☆☆★☆
SmartRoad [71]2015FrameworkReal imp.ParticipatoryTransportation and urban sensing2 X★☆★★ ★★★☆
MCSgame [72]2015SystemSimulationsParticipatoryLocation services2 X ☆☆☆ ★☆☆☆
RemoteCloud [73]2015—SimulationsParticipatoryTransportation and urban sensing—    ☆☆★ ☆☆☆
MDPPs [74]2015MiddlewareReal imp.OpportunisticLocation services3  ★☆☆☆ ★★★☆
RuPS [75]2015FrameworkReal imp.ParticipatoryLocation services4  ☆☆☆☆ ☆★☆★
EffSense [76]2015FrameworkSimulationsOpportunisticHeterogeneous— X ☆☆☆★ ☆☆ 
PLP [77]2015SchemeSimulationsOpportunisticHeterogeneous—X  ☆☆  ★★☆ 
Sahyog [78]2015MiddlewareReal imp.ParticipatoryHeterogeneous3X ★☆☆★ ☆ ☆ 
Context [79]2015MiddlewareSimulationsOpportunisticSocial recommendation— X ☆☆☆★ ☆☆ 
MoreWithLess [80]2015FrameworkReal imp.ParticipatoryHeterogeneous4 X ☆    ★★ 
Sparse [81]2016FrameworkReal imp.ParticipatoryHeterogeneous3X  ☆    ★★