Smart Sensor Networks for Smart City Plan: Nelson

Statement of Project Proposal
Smart Sensor Networks for Smart City Plan: Nelson
7/31/2018

Statement of Project Proposal
Table of Contents
Project Title...........................................................................................................................................2
Preferred Choice of Supervisor..............................................................................................................2
Fundamental Project Goal.....................................................................................................................2
Statement of Major................................................................................................................................2
Background...........................................................................................................................................2
Project Activities...................................................................................................................................3
Skills Required......................................................................................................................................4
Anticipated Outcomes...........................................................................................................................4
Required Resources...............................................................................................................................5
Possible Limitations..............................................................................................................................5
Anticipated Timeline.............................................................................................................................6
Anticipated Ethical Issues.....................................................................................................................8
Statement of Ownership........................................................................................................................8
References.............................................................................................................................................9
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Statement of Project Proposal
Project Title
Smart Sensor Networks for Smart City Plan
Preferred Choice of Supervisor
Name of the Supervisor
Fundamental Project Goal
To design and implement smart sensor network architecture for Nelson city in order to
develop it as a smart city.
Statement of Major
Smart sensor networks are a crucial elements in the Internet of Things (IoT) based Smart city
plan that has to be implemented for Nelson city. The project researches and analyses the
emerging technology to have innovative solutions that may be implemented for smart city
development. Sensor networks are an integral part of Information Technology and Systems
and the project would provide an opportunity to develop and enhance IT skills in the areas of
networking, IoT, and information systems (Wang et al., 2018). It will also assist in the
exploration and development of research and management skills.
Background
Smart wireless sensor networks are the networks that are composed of the nodes capable of
sensing and controlling their respective environment. The sharing and transmission of
information is carried out through the wireless links that assists in the development of
interaction between people, systems, and environment. The data sets that are gathered by the
nodes in the sensor networks are then transferred to the sink that may utilize the data locally
or may connect to the other networks with the assistance of a gateway (Islam, Mukhopadhyay
& Suryadevara, 2017). The smart sensor networks will form an integral part in the smart city
plan for the Nelson city. It is because these networks will allow smart connectivity and
information exchange and will be utilized in the areas as smart buildings, environmental
monitoring, health care, security applications, surveillance activities, logistics,
transportations, and several other areas.
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