From: ZDNet
There’s the Internet of Things — DVRs, refrigerators, and cars — and then there’s the Internet of civic things — electrical power grids, oil and gas production facilities, and highway traffic management. Linux has a role to play in both.
By Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols for Linux and Open Source
SAN DIEGO — The Linux Foundation announced today at the Embedded Linux Conference & OpenIoT Summit a new project: The Civil Infrastructure Platform (CIP). This, an open-source framework, is meant to provide the foundation needed to deliver essential services for civil infrastructure and economic development on a global scale.
And what, you ask, is a Civil Infrastructure Platform? According to the CIP FAQ, it’s “Any technical systems responsible for supervision, control, and management of infrastructure supporting human activities, including, for example, electric power generation and energy distribution, oil and gas, water and wastewater, healthcare, communications, transportation, and community management. These systems deliver essential services, provide shelter, and support social interactions and economic development. They are society’s lifeline
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