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This paper addresses the issue of how to disseminate relevant information to mobile agents within a geosensor network. Conventional mobile and location-aware systems are founded on a centralized model of information systems, typified by the client-server model used for most location-based services. However, in this paper we argue that a decentralized approach offers several key advantages over a centralized model, including robustness and scalability. We present an environment for simulating information dissemination strategies in mobile ad-hoc geosensor networks. We propose several strategies for scalable, peer-to-peer information exchange, and evaluate their performance with regard to their ability to distribute relevant information to agents and minimize redundancy.
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Nittel, S., Duckham, M., Kulik, L. (2004). Information Dissemination in Mobile Ad-Hoc Geosensor Networks. In: Egenhofer, M.J., Freksa, C., Miller, H.J. (eds) Geographic Information Science. GIScience 2004. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 3234. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-30231-5_14
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