The cost of measuring physical phenomena and creating data is approaching zero
Rick Smolan · Rick Smolan, "The Human Face of Big Data" // Data Driven NYC #8 // Sep 2012 · Dec 5, 2013 · at 5:05
Rick Smolan, photojournalist and creator of 'The Human Face of Big Data', discusses how declining sensor and data collection costs enable pervasive monitoring.
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“The cost of measuring things and creating data is plummeting to almost zero.”
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