The purpose of data management in sensor networks is to separate the logical view (name, access, operation) from the physical view of the data. Users and applications need not be concerned about the details of sensor networks, but the logical structures of queries. From the data management point of view, the data management system of a sensor network can be seen as a distributed database system, but it is different from traditional ones. The data management system of a sensor network organizes and manages perceptible information from the inspected area and answers queries from users or applications. This chapter discusses the methods and techniques of data management in sensor networks, including the difference between data management systems in sensor networks and in traditional distributed database systems, the architecture of a data management system in a sensor network, the data model and the query language, the storing and indexing techniques of sensor data, the operating algorithms, the query processing techniques and two examples of data management systems in sensor networks: TinyDB and Cougar.
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Li, J., Cai, Z., Li, J. (2008). Data Management in Sensor Networks. In: Li, Y., Thai, M.T., Wu, W. (eds) Wireless Sensor Networks and Applications. Signals and Communication Technology. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-49592-7_12
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