UWA
The Ubiquitous Web Applications Activity
was launched on 30 March 2007 with the vision of enabling value-added
services and business models for ubiquitous networked devices, based
upon W3C's strengths in declarative representations. The Activity
includes the Geolocation Working
Group, the Ubiquitous Web Applications
Working Group and the Device APIs and Policy
Working Group.
- The Geolocation Working Group
is defining a secure and privacy-sensitive interface for using
client-side location information in location-aware Web applications.
A geolocation API for accessing device location is under development,
and in addition, the Working Group may explore exposing location
information via markup or HTTP headers. The Working Group is tasked
with identifying and addressing requirements for security and
privacy protection.
- The Ubiquitous Web Applications Working
Group focuses on mechanisms to reduce the cost for developing
and delivering applications to a wide range of devices, including
the means to adapt to user preferences and environmental conditions.
A key part of this work is the Delivery Context Ontology. Other
work is addressing the role of Web technologies for distributed
applications of consumer electronic devices (the Web of things).
- The Device APIs and Policy Working Group
is creating client side programming interfaces to enable Web
applications and widgets to access device services, including the
calendar, contacts, camera, etc. The group will also provide
a framework for expressing security policies to govern access
to these APIs.
Highlights Since the Previous Advisory Committee Meeting
Upcoming Activity Highlights
- Candidate Recommendation for the Geolocation API
- Candidate Recommendation for the Delivery Context
Ontology
- UWA Working Group recharter to focus on DCO, DIAL and DCCI deliverables with an emphasis on context awareness and personalization.
- First Public Working Drafts from the Device APIs and Policy Working
Group, with an expected priority put on Filesystems and Personal
Information Management APIs.
- The Model-based User Interfaces Incubator Group has requested a charter extension, and is planning to hold another workshop in 2010.
Summary of Activity Structure
This Activity Statement was prepared for the
November 2009 W3C Advisory
Committee Meeting (Members only) per section 5
of the W3C Process Document.
Generated
from group data.
Matt Womer, Ubiquitous Web
Applications Activity Lead
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