Smart Cities: Sensors and IoT
A special issue of Sensors (ISSN 1424-8220). This special issue belongs to the section "Internet of Things".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 March 2024) | Viewed by 29262
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Smart cities result from the increasingly urgent need to orient our lives towards sustainability. Therefore, these cities use infrastructure, innovation, and technology to improve the quality of life of their citizens. Citizens interact with smart city ecosystems in a variety of ways, using smartphones and mobile devices, sensor technology, as well as connected vehicles and homes. Pairing devices and data with a city's physical infrastructure and services can reduce costs and improve sustainability. With the help of IoT, communities can improve energy distribution, optimize garbage collection, decrease traffic congestion, and even improve air quality. Secure wireless connectivity and IoT technology are turning traditional elements of urban life, such as street lighting, into next-generation smart lighting platforms with extended capabilities. This includes integrating solar power and connecting to a central cloud-based control system that connects to other ecosystem assets.
In this sense, sensors and IoT deployed in cities are the key building blocks for the development of these cities. These technologies will make it possible to achieve sustainable, comprehensive, innovative, and forward-looking cities.
Prof. Dr. Luis Hernández-Callejo
Prof. Dr. Sergio Nesmachnow
Dr. Jaime Lloret
Prof. Dr. Pedro Moreno-Bernal
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Keywords
- IoT and ubiquitous devices
- smart sensors
- smart mobility
- energy
- smart grid
- governance and citizenship
- energy efficiency and sustainability
- smart industry
- smart environment
- smart public services (waste management, health, public transportation, among others) urban informatics, Big Data, data management, analytics and artificial intelligence for smart cities
- other developments for smart cities
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