FIWARE Wednesday Webinars - FIWARE Vision and Value Proposition

FIWARE: Vision and Value Proposition for a Smart Future
Juanjo Hierro
CTO
FIWARE Foundation
juanjose.hierro@fiware.org, @FIWARE

Agenda
§ Understanding FIWARE
§ Building “Powered by FIWARE” solutions
§ FIWARE: Going beyond the technology
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We are facing a new Digital revolution that will transform the daily life of
people and businesses: everything that can be connected will be connected,
for the sake of a smart digital life
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e-business Web 2.0 Smart Digital Life
Presence of business
on Internet
(B2C, B2B)
Presence of people
on Internet
(Social Networks)
Improving daily life
of people and businesses
(Smart X)

We are facing a new Digital revolution that will transform the daily life of
people and businesses: everything that can be connected will be connected,
for the sake of a smart digital life
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?
e-business Web 2.0 Smart Digital Life
Presence of business
on Internet
(B2C, B2B)
Presence of people
on Internet
(Social Networks)
Improving daily life
of people and businesses
(Smart X)

How we want the next phase to be?
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The new era of the Smart Digital Life will gravitate around context data.
Context data which describes what is going on, where, when, why …

Context information management at the core of Smart
Solutions and Organizations
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Smart Solutions/Organizations gather data from many different sources (including
but not limited to IoT) to build a “digital twin representation” of the real world
(also referred as “context representation”) which is constantly analyzed and
processed in order to automate certain process or bring support to smart decisions
Data =
Context Information
Process
Capture Actuate

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FIWARE was created to ease solutions supporting the Smart Digital Life
building around an open standard for Context Data Management
that blurs the frontiers among application domains and enable the Data Economy

Modeling context
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… in Cities
Entities
Bus
• Location
• No. passengers
• Driver
• License plate
Citizen
• Birthday
• Preferences
• Location
• ToDo list
Incident / claim
• Date
• Location
• Type
• Issuer
• Description
Shop
• Location
• Business name
• Franchise
• offerings
Attribute

Modeling context
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Tractor
• Location
• Speed
• Planed route
Crop
• Humidity
• Leaf area
• Age
Drone
• Location
• Battery level
• Speed
• Planed route
… in Agrifood
Entities
Attribute

Modeling context
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… in Energy
Entities
Attribute
Tanker
• Driver
• Location
• Max Volume
• Current Level
• Speed
• Direction
Gas Tank
• Station
• Max Volume
• Current Level
• Min Threshold
• Temperature
Station
• Location
• Owner
• SLA

Modeling context
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Pallet
• id
• product
• Items quantity
• Layers
• Size
• Weight
Transport robot
• Id
• location
• speed
• transported items
• destination
Operator
• Id
• location
• assigned task
• profile
… in Manufacturing
Shopfloor Door
• Id
• location
• status (open/close)

FIWARE: Driving the standard for Context Information Management
§ The FIWARE NGSI API was designed to be a simple yet powerful public, royalty-free Open API
for Context Information Management:
• Simple: A RESTful API which any web programmer learns how to use in one day
• Yet powerful: supports to geo-queries, notification/subscription, federation, Linked Data …
§ FIWARE NGSI API: NGSIv2 à NGSI-LD
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Application/Service
FIWARE NGSI API
Context Broker
Bus
• Location
• No. passengers
• Driver
• Licence plate
Citizen
• Name-Surname
• Birthday
• Preferences
• Location
• ToDo list
Shop
• Location
• Business name
• Franchise
• offerings

What is a Context Broker?
§ NGSI-LD API servers are usually referred as Context Brokers
§ A Context Broker is associated to a transport end point
§ A Context Broker does not necessarily hold the data you are looking for but “knows” how that
data can be obtained. Strictly speaking, they provide access to data (using the NGSI-LD API)
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Application/Service
Pallet
• Id
• product
• Items quantity
• layers
• Size
• weight
Operator
• Id
• Location
• Assigned task
• Profile
Transport robot
• Id
• location
• speed
• transported items
• destination
FIWARE NGSI API
Context Broker

Making IoT simpler
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Context Broker
Standard API
Reading the value
provided by a sensor
should be as easy as
reading an attribute of
an entity
“I don’t care what
low-level IoT protocol
is used”
“I should not need to
handle connectivity
with IoT devices”
GET <Oauth token>
http://<endpoint>/V2/entities/lamp1/attrs/presenceSensor/value

Actuation on devices
come as a side effect
derived from updating
the attribute of an
entity
Making IoT simpler
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Context Broker
Standard API
“I don’t care what
low-level IoT protocol
is used”
“I should not need to
handle connectivity
with IoT devices”
PUT <Oauth token>
http://<endpoint>/V2/entities/crop1/attrs/watering/value “on”

FIWARE: Relationship with IoT platforms
§ Rather than trying to solve the battle of standards at IoT level, FIWARE brings a standard
where no standard exists today: context information management
§ FIWARE provide components or can integrate with existing IoT platforms to deal with the wide
variety of IoT protocols today
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FIWARE Context Broker
FIWARE NGSI API (northbound interface)
IoT
Agent-1
IoT
Agent-2
IoT
Agent-n
IoT Agent
Manager
create/monitor
FIWARE Backend IoT
Device Management
(southbound interfaces)
OPC UA MQTTIETF CoAP
OMA LWM2M
FIWARE IoT platform
components or alternative
IoT platform supporting
connection to Context
Broker technology

Shared context information would boost innovative services
and the development of a Data Economy
§ Organizations in different domains could
interchange data based on a common Context
Information Management layer
§ Authorization and Access Control Policies govern
who can access what, when (Sovereign of Data)
§ Organizations may monetize the data they offer
(Economy of Data)
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Smart
Factory
Smart
Bank
Smart
Retail
Smart
Home
Smart
City
Virtual Shared Data Space
Smart
Servicesstandard
API

FIWARE case example: enriching car navigation through front-
runner smart cities using third-party data
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• Car navigators can display context information
about available parking slots published by
cities or other data from third parties it has
acquired the right to access to
• The car can share speed info with the city if the
drivers agree and both get something in return
City of Santander
City of Porto
• Users can receive recommendations from
smart home systems (“do you want me to
switch on the heat before you arrive?”)
• Users may have paid for apps developed
around data and recommendations used
from the car (discount restaurants around)

Endorsement at global level
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TM Forum supports FIWARE
NGSI for real-time access to
context information in cities
TM Forum and FIWARE
collaborate in development of
data marketplace platform
components
TM Forum and FIWARE also
collaborate in the definition of
common smart data models in
collaboration with cities
ETSI created Jan 2017 an
Industry Specification Group
(ISG CIM) for defining a
Context Information
Management API
FIWARE NGSIv2 provided the
basis for the NGSI-LD specs
published by ETSI
FIWARE provides open
source reference
implementations of ETSI
NGSI-LD
The FIWARE Context Broker
Technology has been
selected as a new CEF
(Connecting Europe Facility)
Building Block recommended
to public and private sector
for publication of right-time
context data
The European Data portal will
evolve to incorporate ability
to publish right-time Open
Data
The GSMA has published a
Reference Architecture for IoT
Big Data Ecosystem which
recommends to mobile
operators
NGSI-LD plays the core role
in the defined Reference
Architecture

Driving de-facto standards: Smart Industry
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FIWARE Foundation and
IDSA signed a MoU under
which both organizations will
collaborate towards delivery
of a first open source
implementation of the IDS
Reference Architecture using
FIWARE Technologies
FIWARE IDS Connectors will
be tested to mediate access
to FIWARE Context Brokers
A first version of an OPC-UA
Agent has been developed
enabling integration of systems
exporting an OPC-UA interface
with the FIWARE Context
Broker
The Fast RTPS technology,
integrated as Generic Enabler
of FIWARE has been adopted
as default communication
middleware in ROS2
The FIWARE Community is
considering working towards
providing a Fast RTPS
interface of the FIWARE
Context Broker

Involving 130+ cities in 25+
countries.
All of them agree to foster
adoption of common
principles:
• Common API: NGSI-LD
• Compatible Open Data
Publication platforms
• Collaboration in definition
of data models
Identified as one of the most
relevant Smart Cities
Platform initiatives with a
global footprint within the
IES-City (IoT-Enabled Smart
City) Framework
TM Forum supports FIWARE NGSI
for real-time access to context
information in cities
TM Forum and FIWARE collaborate
towards development of data
marketplace platform components
TM Forum and FIWARE launched
the Front-runner Smart Cities
initiative towards definition of
common information models in
collaboration with cities
Driving de-facto standards: Smart Cities
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FIWARE Platform Architecture overview
§ FIWARE components can be assembled
together and with other 3rd-party platform
components to accelerate the development
of Smart Solutions
§ The core and only mandatory component
of any “Powered by FIWARE” platform or
solution is a Context Broker supporting the
FIWARE NGSI API (NGSIv2 à NGSI-LD)
§ FIWARE is not about take it all or nothing:
you are not forced to use complementary
FIWARE components but other 3rd-party
platform components to design the hybrid
platform of your choice
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Data/APIManagement
PublicationMonetization
Core Context Management
(Context Broker)
Context
Processing, Analysis,
Visualization
Interface to
IoT, Robotics and third party
systems
Deploymenttools

Data/APIManagement
PublicationMonetization
Core Context Management
(Context Broker)
Context
Processing, Analysis, Visualization
Interface to
IoT, Robotics and third party systems
Deploymenttools
Mapping of FIWARE GEs
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Core components
(Orion Context Broker,
STH-Comet, Cygnus, Cosmos
QuantumLeap, Draco)
Connection to the
Internet of Things
(IDAS, OpenMTC)
Real-time processing
of context events
(Perseo) Handling authorization and
access control to APIs
(Keyrock, Wilma, APInf,
AuthZForce)
Publication and Monetization
of Context Information
(CKAN extensions, Data/API
Biz Framework, IDRA)
Creation of Application
Dashboards
(Wirecloud)
Real-time Processing of
media streams
(Kurento)
Business
Intelligence
(Knowage)
Connection to robots
(Fast RTPS, Micro XRCE-DDS)
Cloud Edge
(FogFlow)
Documents exchange
(Domibus)

Checkout http://developer.fiware.org !
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… or go to the source on https://github.com/FIWARE
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Building “Powered by FIWARE” solutions
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FIWARE: The Open Source Platform for your
Smart Digital Future
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Faster and standard-based
development of smart solutions
Transformation of organizations
into smart organizations
• Cities (e.g., Smart Traffic)
• Farms (e.g., Smart Watering)
• Factories (e.g., Smart Welding)
• Smart Cities
• Smart Farms
• Smart Factories

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• Smart Cities
• Smart Farms
• Smart Factories

Vertical Smart Solution: Reference Architecture
§ Four major layers:
• Data acquisition
• Data management
• Data processing, analysis and
visualization
• Application layer
§ Ability to integrate third IoT
platforms or use FIWARE IoT
Agents part of the IDAS Framework
§ Integration with most popular
Apache processing engines (Spark,
Flink, Hadoop)
§ Advanced web mashup and
Business Intelligent components
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• Data management
visualization
Flink, Hadoop)
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• Data management
visualization
Flink, Hadoop)
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• Smart Cities
• Smart Farms
• Smart Factories

FIWARE: supporting a system of systems architecture
§ Organizations (cities, farm, factories, hospitals, etc)
facing transformation into Smart organizations have to
cope with the integration of multiple smart vertical
solutions coming from multiple parties
§ There is a need to integrate data to build a holistic
picture of what is going on in right-time (context data)
on top of which smart management systems can be
developed at overall organization-level
§ A Reference Architecture for such organizations will
look like a “System of Systems”
§ Key properties in “System of Systems” architectures:
• Replaceability (systems can be replaced)
• Extensibility (new systems can be added easily)
• Loose coupling (systems can evolve independently)
• Low intrusiveness (systems do not need to change)
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Smart City Reference Architecture
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Smart Farm Management Reference Architecture
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Smart Factory Reference Architecture
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FIWARE: supporting organizations in their transformation
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Enabling the
Data Economy
• Existing platform including
also 3rd party data enabling
innovative business models
• Open and commercial data
enabling multi-side markets
• Breaking information silos
through shared context data
space with standard API
• Enabling Overall org level
Governance Solutions
Supporting
Open Innovation
• Right-time context info
published as open data to
third parties
• Authorization and access
control (API management)
• Common Info Models
• Full interoperability between
orgs and within the org
• Enabling portability of
solutions across orgs
Collaborating towards
a sustainable market
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Exploiting Data
across verticals

Exploiting data across verticals
§ Organizations need to build an holistic data representation
(context) of what is currently going on and has happened
along the history, breaking existing information silos linked
to systems coming from multiple providers:
• vertical smart solutions
• information systems
• IoT infrastructures
§ A data-driven ”system of systems” architecture enables:
• Interoperability of systems within the organization
• Organization-level smart decision support systems on top
§ Key properties:
• Replaceability (systems can be replaced)
• Extensibility (new systems can be added easily)
• Loose coupling (systems can evolve independently)
• Low intrusiveness (systems do not need to change)
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Enabling the
Data Economy
Supporting
Open Innovation
third parties
third parties
cities and within the city
solutions across cities
ETSI has published the first version of the
NGSI-LD Open API for context information
management based the FIWARE NGSIv2 API
FIWARE provides an open source reference
implementation of this standard
The FIWARE Context Broker Technology has
been selected as a CEF (Connecting Europe
Facility) Building Block so that its adoption is
recommended to public and private orgs
across member states of the EU
Exploiting Data
across verticals
1 2 3 4
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Collaborating towards a sustainable digital single market
§ Adoption of a common context management API
and information models enable the creation of a
digital single market where:
• Org-level Smart Governance Solutions and
Smart vertical solutions can:
□ Interoperate with no adaptation costs
□ Be replicable across organizations (portability)
□ Be more easy to be replaced (no vendor lock-in)
• Orgs can more easily share best practices and
be benchmarked against common KPIs
• Solution providers, particularly startups and
SMEs, will be more attracted to invest (because
of the ability to exploit economies of scale)
§ Orgs need to collaborate in a process that leads
to definition of common information models
following a “driven-by-implementation” approach
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1 2 3 4
0
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Enabling the
Data Economy
Supporting
Open Innovation
third parties
TMForum and the FIWARE Foundation bring support
to organizations collaborating in the definition of
common context data models.
FIWARE Data Models are widely used by cities which
have deployed “Powered by FIWARE” platforms.
New Data Models will be defined in multiple sectors
following a driven-by-implementation approach
Exploiting Data
across verticals

Supporting Open Innovation
§ Open Data publication platforms can incorporate
extensions that make data more useful for
developers and end-users
§ Developers will get more attracted than with
traditional Open Data approaches:
• Access to right-time context data fuels the kind of
innovative services that really make a difference in
the daily life
• A common API, authorization and access control
framework and information models will enable
them to develop services that can be replicated for
multiple customers
• Ability to provide feedback on published data
resources
§ Visual dashboard tools enable more easy
consumption of published open data by end users
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• Enabling Overall City-level
Exploiting Data
across verticals
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Enabling the
Data Economy
Supporting
Open Innovation
third parties
cities and within the city
solutions across cities
FIWARE has developed extensions to DCAT-AP to
support publication of right-time datasets.
Extensions to CKAN can be incorporated in other
publication platforms (OpenDataSoft, Socrata, …):
right-time datasets, end-user dashboards, developer
feedback, …
Authorization and Access Control follows widely
recognized open standards (OAuth2, XACML 3.0)

Enabling the Data Economy
§ A single organization is not able to capture all
data describing what is going on (context)
• Banks
• Retailers
• Telecom Operators
• …
§ How to bring the incentives for potential
context data providers?
§ FIWARE brings enablers for materializing the
Data Economy
• Ability to monetize provided data
• Support to multi-side markets
• Warrantying sovereignty of data
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Smart
Facto
ry
Smart
Bank
Smart
Retail
Smart
Home
Smart
City
standard Context Information Management layer
Smart
Services

1 2 3 4
0
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Enabling the
Data Economy
Supporting
Open Innovation
third parties
Leveraging on TM Forum Open Business Ecosystem
APIs, FIWARE provides an open source reference
implementation of marketplace functions, enabling
the monetization of datasets.
Ability to monetize datasets brings support to the
development of Data Economy concepts.
FIWARE components enable the evolution of data
publication platforms into data marketplaces
Exploiting Data
across verticals

Smart City Reference Architecture
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FIWARE: Going beyond the technology
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But we are not
creating just
technology ….
… but a sustainable
open innovation
ecosystem

FIWARE iHubs
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iHub Center
Physical hotspot
working as a meeting
point for the local
community
ecosystem
iHub School
The place where you can
learn everything you
wanted to know about
FIWARE, from a business
and technical perspective
iHub Lab
Testing, piloting, certification of
FIWARE product and services
iHub Business
Mentor
Awareness, dissemination
and promotion of FIWARE
solutions
iHub Community
Creator
Bringing together local
stakeholders, acting as a
doorway to the FIWARE
local and global
ecosystem

FIWARE what it brings
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Technology that is free,
for all, for ever
• Curated framework of open source components
• Royalty-free Common Information Models
• Inclusive approach, lowering barriers to contribution
• Compelling Roadmap (blockchain, AI, robotics, …)
A growing Ecosystem
around the technology
• “Powered by FIWARE” Solutions and Platforms
• “FIWARE-ready” Systems, IoT Devices
• FIWARE Services (consultancy, training, integration, support)
• FIWARE Marketplace website publishing validated offerings
A vibrant Community
engaged in the success
• Board of Directors (BoD) providing strategic direction
• Technical Steering Committee driving technical decisions
• Domain Committees where members setup collaborations
• Network of iHubs and Evangelists acting locally
A Foundation bringing
support and doing for the
common good
• Protecting the Brand and compliance with Code of Conduct
• Augmenting global reach through relevant partnerships
• Empowering the Community bringing support to their activities
• Promoting FIWARE and recruiting new Community members
• Bring means for validating FIWARE technologies and offerings

Thank you!
http://fiware.org
Follow @FIWARE on Twitter
Juanjo Hierro
FIWARE Foundation CTO
juanjose.hierro@fiware.org
www.slideshare.net/JuanjoHierro

§ Goal: Free livestock monitoring
§ Target customers: livestock farms
§ Main features:
• Monitor free livestock using IoT
collars weared by each animal
• Position, activity, inventory,
anomalies
• Ecosystem with veterinarians,
livestock markets, etc.
• Save money by early detection of
sick animals
• SIGFox / LORA / 3G
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§ Goal: Remote monitoring
and optimized
replenishment of silos in
farms
§ Target customers: farms
and feed suppliers
§ Main features:
• patented 3D scanning
• easy installation (5 mins)
• no batteries (solar panel)
• collaborative platform for
farmers and feed suppliers
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