2. Beachcomber Code-sprint 2011 Overview Beachcomber 2011 Code-sprint Participants Internet of things Tree and Building project

3. Beachcomber-2011 Code-Sprint Beachcomber is a bearer-agnostic framework developed for the Internet of Things phenomenon, which allows devices to become a part of the Internet. Beachcomber is a bearer-agnostic framework developed for the Internet of Things phenomenon, which allows devices to become a part of the Internet. Beachcomber combines various bearer agnostic chatter protocols to allow for easy connection between the Internet of people and the Internet of Things. Beachcomber combines various bearer agnostic chatter protocols to allow for easy connection between the Internet of people and the Internet of Things. Through Beachcomber access is provided through various technologies such as HTTP, XMPP and SMS in addition to things via bar codes, RFID and QR codes. Through Beachcomber access is provided through various technologies such as HTTP, XMPP and SMS in addition to things via bar codes, RFID and QR codes. Beachcomber is part of the research and development of the Internet of Things Engineering Group. Beachcomber is part of the research and development of the Internet of Things Engineering Group.

4. Participants Nkululeko Qwabe Mondli Cele Uviwe Matoti Rudzani lindelani ngcobo Thulani Mbhamali The Beachcomber codesprinters were writing various utilities to enable Beachcomber to be used to catalogue and monitor trees and buildings on the CSIR campus.

5. Internet of Things The Internet of Things is the phenomenon of more and more things being connected to the internet. The things are tracked, analysed, mapped, and even controlled. It is a blend of interent technologies and thing technologies such as bar codes, RFID tags, and QR codes.

6. Tree and Building project To develop an application to link the trees and the buildings in around the CSIR campus to the internet. The application allows the user with a smart phone equipped with the necessary QR reader software to zap the QR code attached on the object and get information about the object almost instantly.

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