Perception beyond the Here and Now

Agriculture, one of the oldest economic sectors of humankind, is getting a technological makeover. Pervasive computing puts the vision of a sustainable agriculture within reach for anyone, any time, anywhere.

The continuing progression of Moore's Law has enabled the miniaturisation and dramatic cost reduction in electronics over the last ten years. For a truly pervasive communications environment the challenges of hiding key hardware technologies from the ...

The authors discuss the problems in creating the next generation of widely deployed ubiquitous computing systems and articulate current technical and sociological challenges to inspire researchers in the field. Central to documenting these challenges is ...