A potential way for efficient information sharing based on mobile text messaging

These days most educated individuals own a mobile phone that is rapidly becoming one of their primary and main commutation devices. The most basic mobiles are able to send and receive text messages, which are normally considered to be the most energy efficient and cheapest commutation method. This paper was inspired by the simple communication method used in mobile devices, Short Message Service (SMS) or text messaging, creating an efficient geographical information sharing platform for ubiquitous and volunteer data gathering. With the help of two open SOA platforms 1) Skype cloud SMS-gateway, and 2) Sensor.Network a web of things platform, we were able to create a globally accessible information platform which is capable of receiving spatial information via SMS from anywhere anytime. This information platform is compatible with the Open Geographical Consortium (OGC) standards and all data can be accessed via the web services for further process and sharing purposes.

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