In recent years there has been a significant evolution regarding applications for mobile
devices that provide location-based services. The mobile devices available on the market
already provide a set of integrated sensors and it is also possible to acquire data from
external sensors. This chapter presents the development and results concerning a mobile
sensing platform applied to cycling which performs data collection using both sensors
integrated in the smartphone and multiple wireless sensor nodes, which are used to
acquire relevant performance parameters. The data collected by the developed mobile app
is stored in a local database and also uploaded to a remote database, where it can be
accessed later using the mobile app or a web browser. This mobile app allows users to
share data with friends, join or create events, locate friends, consult graphs and access
past routes in a map. Based on these functionalities, this system aims to provide detailed
feedback regarding the user performance and enhance the enjoyment of the cyclists.This work has been supported by FCT (Fundação para a Ciência e Tecnologia)
in the scope of the project: UID/EEA/04436/2013.info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersio
