FI-MApp: a web application for managing FI-WARE environments in internet of things

The FI-WARE project aims to create a core platform for the Future Internet. However, such a platform has failed to promote the centralization of its services, since it did not offer a unified development framework. In addition, it demands a great effort to use the platform, due to extensive, disordered and scattered documentation. In this context, the present work explored the FI-WARE service for enabling the Internet of Things (IoT). The main goal was to develop a Web application for an integrated visualization and management of the resources offered by FI-WARE IoT enabling services. Called FI-MApp, the proposed Web application acts as a bridge (middleware) between the FI-WARE IoT service and its managers. FI-MApp is shown as suitable solution in this scenario because the FI-WARE APIs have already been implemented following the RESTful Web service architecture. Through its simple and intuitive user interface, the FI-MApp Web application make it easy for both managing and visualizing FI-WARE IoT environments from different parts of the world by offering features, such as registering new IoT devices and data collection from both real and virtual sensors.