There are quite a few other examples of pervasive systems. Think of largescale
wireless mesh networks in cities or neighborhoods that provide services
such as Internet access, but also form the basis for other services like a news
system. There are systems for habitat monitoring (as in wildlife resorts), electronic
jails by which offenders are continuously monitored, large-scale integrated
sports systems, ofce systems deploying active badges to know about
the whereabouts of their employees, and so on.