Sensor networks are meant to create awareness in space and time. They may be measuring the presence of an object or a condition characterizing an object stream or a situational pattern or even detect abnormalities that are to occur. This book provides new theory on the design of wireless sensor networks based on concepts developed for large-scale distributed computing environments known as cloud computing. It provides a single-source entry into the world of intelligent sensory networks with a step-by-step discussion of building case studies that capture the requirements taking into account practical limitations of creating ambient intelligence. The reader will not only achieve a better understanding of sensory clouds swarms and flocks but is also guided by examples of how to design such networks taking the typical characteristics of diverse application areas into account.