Sensor Datasets for Human Daily Safety and Well-Being

Improvements in global wealth and well-being result in an increase in the life expectancy of the population and, consequently, determine an increase in the number of people with physical or mental impairments. This slice of the population needs daily assistance and monitoring to live a safe and productive life. For this reason, several researchers are focusing their work on health care technologies. A broad collection of sensors has been developed to monitor our health status, our daily behavior, and the environment where we live. In this chapter we present two types of non-invasive sensors used in the health care domain: air quality sensors and cameras. For each type of sensor, we describe the health care application areas, the technology used to implement them, the existing datasets, and the data collection process and issues. Moreover, we analyze a real-life health care application for both air quality sensors and cameras.