01598nas a2200289   4500000000100000008004100001260003800042653002500080653002300105653004100128653002400169653002300193653002200216100001900238700001800257700001700275700001700292700001900309700001700328700001600345700002000361700002000381245006300401856005100464520077100515020002201286       2013                            d  bSpringer International Publishing10aambient intelligence10aemergency response10ahuman-based wireless sensor networks10ainformation sharing10aInternet of things10aurban emergencies1 aRodrigo Santos1 aJavier Orozco1 aSergio Ochoa1 aRoc Meseguer1 aGabriel Urzaiz1 aSergio Ochoa1 aJosé Bravo1 aLimingLuke Chen1 aJonice Oliveira00aThe Internet of Things to Support Urban Incident Responses  uhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-03176-7_373 aAlthough the technological components required to implement Internet of Things (IoT) inspired solutions are already available, in most application scenarios it is not clear how to structure and combine them to reach a certain global behavior of a system. This paper proposes an architecture that helps design IoT-based systems that support the first responses during medium-size or large urban incidents. The main components of this architecture are characterized and the interactions between them are also specified. The usefulness of the proposed architecture is illustrated through its hypothetical use in a real urban emergency. The use of this proposal could be extended to other application areas such as security operatives and monitoring of patients at home.  a978-3-319-03175-0