SensorUp

SensorUp Inc. is an Internet of Things company based in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. SensorUp led the development[1] of the Open Geospatial Consortium SensorThings API standard specification, an open and unified geospatial framework to interconnect IoT sensing devices, data, and applications over the Web. In 2014, SensorUp received funding supports from Natural Resources Canada's GeoConnections[2] and TecTerra.[3] In 2016, as part of the OGC Internet of Things pilot project[4] SensorUp demonstrated its interoperable OGC SensorThings API platform solution at the Department of Homeland Security. Dr. Reginald Brothers, the Undersecretary of the Homeland Security Science and Technology, was "impressed with the ‘state of the practical’ where these various industry sensors can be integrated today using open standards that remove the stovepipe limitations of one-off technologies.[5] " In March 2016 SensorUp submitted a new open source software project proposal, titled Whiskers, to the Eclipse Foundation.[6] Whiskers will be an open source Javascript client library for the OGC SensorThings API and a light-weight OGC SensorThings API server for IoT gateways (e.g., Raspberry Pi).

SensorUp
TypePrivate
FounderSteve Liang
Headquarters
Calgary
ServicesInternet of Things, Web of Things, Software, Sensors, Embedded Hardware and Software, Location-Based Services, Geographical Information Systems
Websitesensorup.com

In June 2016, SensorUp joined the ESRI Startup Program,[7] a three-year program that gives us the tools to build mapping and location analytics capabilities into Esri products.

In September 2016, SensorUp partnered with Libelium[8] to cloud-enable Libelium sensor networks with international OGC and ISO standards for the IoT.

In November 2016, SensorUp joined the TELUS T-squared Accelerator.[9]

In January 2017, with the support of Natural Resources Canada, SensorUp launched the Smart City Starter Kit.[10] The starter kit allows a city or community to set up a large-scale IoT-based smart city solution in one afternoon.[11]

In July 2017, SensorUp launched the CloudUAV platform,[12][13] empowering UAV researchers and users to manage their UAV workflow with an online portal and a smartphone application, based on the OGC SensorThings API.

In May 2018, SensorUp won the NATO Defence Innovation Challenge Award for secured federation of IoT devices.[14]

In June 2018, SensorUp announced that it had raised $2 million in seed financing, led by Vanedge Capital, to create new data-driven IoT business solutions for Smart Cities, First Responders, and Oil and Gas Field Services.[15]

In June 2018, SensorUp was selected to present at the Creative Destruction Lab's 2018 super session plenary session.

In September 2018, SensorUp was selected by the Plug and Play Tech Center, joined the IoT Fall 2018 Batch,[16] and presented at Plug and Play's Winter Summit 2018.

In December 2018, SensorUp provided the OGC SensorThings API for a Department of Homeland Security Next Generation First Responder initiative's operational experimentation in Houston, Texas. SensorUp's SensorThings facilitated sensor integration and data provisioning for situational awareness and the common operating picture.[17]

Events

SensorUp attends the following conferences and trade shows:

Awards

SensorUp and its team received the following awards:

  • Winner of the NATO Defence Innovation Challenges 2018 on Secured Federation of IoT Devices[22]
  • Winner of TecTerra Startup of the Year 2018[23]

References
  1. "OGC SensorThings API Standard Specification". Retrieved 2016-02-14.
  2. "GeoConnections Funding Announcement 2014". Retrieved 2016-02-14.
  3. "TecTerra Portfolio Companies". Retrieved 2016-02-14.
  4. "OGC Calls for Participation in a Sensor IoT Interoperability Pilot Project for Incident Management Information Sharing (IMIS) (IMIS-IoT)". Retrieved 2016-02-14.
  5. "S&T's Internet of Things Pilot Demonstrates 'State of the Practical'". Retrieved 2016-02-14.
  6. "Eclipse Whiskers Proposal". Retrieved 2016-03-22.
  7. "SensorUp Joins the Esri Startup Programme | SensorUp". www.sensorup.com. Retrieved 2016-07-15.
  8. "Wireless Sensor Networks (WSN) with Waspmote and Meshlium - Connect Sensors to the Cloud | Libelium". www.libelium.com. Retrieved 2016-09-21.
  9. "TEC Edmonton's T-Squared Accelerator Program accepts Internet of Things game changer and e-Commerce pioneer". TEC Edmonton. Retrieved 2018-04-17.
  10. Inc., SensorUp. "Smart Cities | SensorUp". Smart Cities | SensorUp. Retrieved 2018-04-17.
  11. "St. Albert Residents Invited to Test Smart City Sensors". City of St. Albert. Retrieved 2018-04-17.
  12. "Taking Science to New Heights: How CloudUAV software helps drones accelerate discovery | CANARIE". www.canarie.ca. Retrieved 2018-04-17.
  13. Inc., SensorUp (2017-07-18). "SensorUp empower UAV researchers with SensorThings Cloud and Real-time UAV Dashboard | SensorUp". SensorUp. Retrieved 2018-04-17.
  14. "NCI Agency Announces Winners of Third Annual Defence Innovation Challenge". www.ncia.nato.int. Retrieved 2018-06-05.
  15. "SensorUp Raises $2M Seed Round to Accelerate Expansion of IoT for Geospatial Platform". Retrieved 2018-06-05.
  16. "Plug and Play Winter Startups 2018". None. Retrieved 2019-03-17.
  17. "News Release: DHS Partners with Industry in Houston". Department of Homeland Security. 2018-11-20. Retrieved 2019-03-17.
  18. "IoT9: Interoperable Standards for Sensing and Location in the Internet of Things | Sensors Expo". www.sensorsexpo.com. Retrieved 2016-07-15.
  19. "Industrial IoT, Big Data. M2M Summit – Iot Events". iotevents.ca. Retrieved 2016-07-15.
  20. "SensorUp is attending GEOINT2016". Retrieved 2016-04-25.
  21. "Open Geospatial Consortium SensorThings API and MQTT - an open standard-based cloud solution for IoT network and data interoperability". Retrieved 2016-04-25.
  22. "Defence Innovation Challenge". www.ncia.nato.int. Retrieved 2019-03-17.
  23. Liang, Steve (2018-06-08). "SensorUp named TecTerra North51 2018 Startup of the Year". Medium. Retrieved 2019-03-17.
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