Research Article

Crowd Sensing Urban Healthy Street Monitoring Based on Mobile Positioning System

Table 1

Comparison of crowd sensing and wireless sensor network.

 Wireless sensor networkCrowd sensing

OwnerCompany or governmentPersonal
Sensor energyLimitedCan be added
Sensor mobilityLowHigh
Perceived contentOnly physical phenomenaPhysical phenomena and human daily life
Data generatorSome specific environmentHuman beings and their surroundings
SensorLarge number of small devicesExisting equipment
ScalabilityLowHigh
CostHighLow