An Investigation of the Policies and Crucial Sectors of Smart Cities Based on IoT Application

Armin Razmjoo, Amirhossein Gandomi, Maral Mahlooji, Davide Astiaso Garcia, Seyedali Mirjalili, Alireza Rezvani, Sahar Ahmadzadeh, Saim Memon

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Abstract

As smart cities (SCs) emerge, the Internet of Things (IoT) is able to simplify more sophisticated and ubiquitous applications employed within these cities. In this regard, we investigate seven predominant sectors including the environment, public transport, utilities, street lighting, waste management, public safety, and smart parking that have a great effect on SC development. Our findings show that for the environment sector, cleaner air and water systems connected to IoT-driven sensors are used to detect the amount of CO2, sulfur oxides, and nitrogen to monitor air quality and to detect water leakage and pH levels. For public transport, IoT systems help traffic management and prevent train delays, for the utilities sector IoT systems are used for reducing overall bills and related costs as well as electricity consumption management. For the street-lighting sector, IoT systems are used for better control of streetlamps and saving energy associated with urban street lighting. For waste management, IoT systems for waste collection and gathering of data regarding the level of waste in the container are effective. In addition, for public safety these systems are important in order to prevent vehicle theft and smartphone loss and to enhance public safety. Finally, IoT systems are effective in reducing congestion in cities and helping drivers to find vacant parking spots using intelligent smart parking.

Original languageEnglish
Article number2672
Number of pages14
JournalApplied Sciences (Switzerland)
Volume12
Issue number5
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1 Mar 2022

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