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Infrastructures are the backbone of today’s economies. Physical Infrastructures such as transport and energy networks are vital for ensuring the functioning of a society. They are strained by the ever increasing demand for capacity, the need for stronger integration with other infrastructures, and the relentless push for higher cost efficiency.

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Fuchs, F., Berger, M., Linnhoff-Popien, C. (2010). Smart Monitoring for Physical Infrastructures. In: Nakashima, H., Aghajan, H., Augusto, J.C. (eds) Handbook of Ambient Intelligence and Smart Environments. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-93808-0_22

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