Integration of smart house sensors into a fully networked (web) environment

The present paper shows the results obtained by constructing a web platform that integrates monitoring and management capabilities for a large number of home automation sensors. In the Internet of Things domain, it is possible to control remotely the sensors and their actuators, in order to assist (or substitute) the house holder in the management of home sensors. The platform has been applied in houses located in the rural village of Verrua Savoia, in North-Western Italy. Verrua Savoia is a Municipality that covers a territory of about 16 square kilometers, with approximately 1400 inhabitants, and half of the population aging more than sixty-five years old. The economical background is formed by small factories, few family-run shops, a couple of restaurants and bars. Most of the working people are commuters. For the rest, the economy is mainly agricultural, devoted to family needs. In such a context, the platform has been used to monitor the home temperature, and consequently to control the heating/cooling equipment, to monitor the humidity in the terrain, and consequently to control the garden watering facilities, to monitor the gas and water leakages, and consequently to control the activation of alarms. All sensors have been consequently interfaced to the Internet, either by wireless devices compliant to the IEEE 802.11 standards, or by Ethernet devices.