Ubiquitous Computing: Object Tracking and Monitoring in Construction Processes Utilizing Zigbeetm Networks

A large-scale of civil infrastructure systems is associated with great amounts of project resources and activities interoperated with various participants and organizations. Well-defined methodology for information acquisition and communication became more critical in the management of civil infrastructure than ever before. Rapidly emerging wireless sensor technology has been drawing a log of attention as a possible method to realize the ubiquitous computing environment in everyday life, and more advanced strategy for implementing ubiquitous interfaces between device and networks needs to be investigated in the application of civil infrastructure. This paper introduces the conceptual understanding and strategy of ZigBee networks to be deployed in the civil infrastructure systems. In addition, the prototype application for object tracking and monitoring system in construction site using ZigBee networks is proposed to provide an insight for the industrial practices in sensorand network-based ubiquitous computing.