Custom software
Pachube, a network created by Usman
Haque, connects and shares data
collected by sensors from all over the
world. With it, anyone can track and
manage information coming from, Haque
says, “buildings, weather stations,
interactive environments, air quality
monitors, networked energy monitors,
virtual worlds and mobile sensor
devices,” enabling direct, real-time
connections between any two or more
of them, across domains and industries
“[in] many-to-many connections: just
like a physical ‘patch bay’ (or telephone
switchboard).” Among Pachube’s
applications Haque notes “[helping]
communities improve environmental
monitoring and quality of life; [helping]
companies turn networked products
into services with recurring revenue;
and [helping] cities and urban organizations
capitalize on the benefits of
real-time urban sensor networks—
all of which are part of what is known
as the Internet of Things.”
