Mobile and pervasive computing in construction: An introduction

Projects in construction industries normally produce a large quantity of information that needs to be accessed by different stakeholders, such as architects, engineers, project managers, superintendent, even foreman. This information usually has to be retrieved in a remote manner from numerous locat...

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Main Authors: Anumba, C., Wang, Xiangyu
Other Authors: Chimay J. Anumba
Format: Book Chapter
Published: Wiley 2012
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/39197
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description Projects in construction industries normally produce a large quantity of information that needs to be accessed by different stakeholders, such as architects, engineers, project managers, superintendent, even foreman. This information usually has to be retrieved in a remote manner from numerous locations in or outside of the construction site, and even under varied conditions. The current practice of a field team's project information access and retrieval, information editing, and decision making is still limited to 2D paper-based technical drawing and specifications. As the entire industry moves towards more digital information management, mobile and pervasive computing will become an effective means for information access by enhancing and maximizing human abilities involved in performing construction tasks, and in collaborating among numerous parties. This chapter, as an introductory one, covers the basic aspects of mobile and pervasive computing, introducing the fundamentals and principles of mobile and pervasive computing which could prepare audiences for better understanding the paradigms, theories, metaphors in the other technical chapters in this book.
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spelling curtin-20.500.11937-391972023-02-07T08:01:21Z Mobile and pervasive computing in construction: An introduction Anumba, C. Wang, Xiangyu Chimay J. Anumba Xiangyu Wang mobile computing pervasive computing framework construction Projects in construction industries normally produce a large quantity of information that needs to be accessed by different stakeholders, such as architects, engineers, project managers, superintendent, even foreman. This information usually has to be retrieved in a remote manner from numerous locations in or outside of the construction site, and even under varied conditions. The current practice of a field team's project information access and retrieval, information editing, and decision making is still limited to 2D paper-based technical drawing and specifications. As the entire industry moves towards more digital information management, mobile and pervasive computing will become an effective means for information access by enhancing and maximizing human abilities involved in performing construction tasks, and in collaborating among numerous parties. This chapter, as an introductory one, covers the basic aspects of mobile and pervasive computing, introducing the fundamentals and principles of mobile and pervasive computing which could prepare audiences for better understanding the paradigms, theories, metaphors in the other technical chapters in this book. 2012 Book Chapter http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/39197 10.1002/9781118422281.ch1 Wiley restricted
spellingShingle mobile computing
pervasive computing
framework
construction
Anumba, C.
Wang, Xiangyu
Mobile and pervasive computing in construction: An introduction
title Mobile and pervasive computing in construction: An introduction
title_full Mobile and pervasive computing in construction: An introduction
title_fullStr Mobile and pervasive computing in construction: An introduction
title_full_unstemmed Mobile and pervasive computing in construction: An introduction
title_short Mobile and pervasive computing in construction: An introduction
title_sort mobile and pervasive computing in construction: an introduction
topic mobile computing
pervasive computing
framework
construction
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/39197