Automatic, adaptive and optimized sensor selection and virtualization

A method for managing sensors, the method comprising:

• receiving sensor measurements from sensors;
• and
• receiving user values from users representing a user's measurement of an abstract concept;
• and
• storing the sensor measurements and the user values;
• and
• determining a mapping function based on the stored sensor measurements and user values;
• and
• generating a virtual sensor using the mapping function and the stored sensor measurements from the sensors.

A computer program product for managing sensors comprising:

• a computer readable storage medium having computer readable program code embodied therewith, the computer readable program code configured to:
• receive sensor measurements from sensors;
• and
• receive user values from users representing a user's measurement of an abstract concept;
• and
• store the sensor measurements and the user values;
• and
• determine a mapping function based on the stored sensor measurements and user values;
• and
• generate a virtual sensor using the mapping function and the sensor measurements from the sensors.