The Role of Internet of Things in Smart City Infrastructure

This report examines the integration of the Internet of Things (IoT) in the development of smart cities. It begins with an abstract that highlights the use of IoT for smart city infrastructure, emphasizing the role of smart devices, big data analytics, and interoperability. The introduction details the technological advancements that drive smart city growth, including economic benefits, improved employment rates, and environmental sustainability through interconnected IoT devices such as smartphones, traffic lights, and surveillance cameras. The purpose of the report is to design an IoT-based smart city infrastructure, focusing on smart services for citizens, sensor networks, and security enhancements. The problem statement outlines the need for interconnected devices for effective communication and the advantages for city residents. The conclusion reinforces the importance of IoT in coordinating devices, improving efficiency, and boosting economic growth through smart systems. References include academic papers and research reports on IoT and smart city applications.

Assignment
Internet of Things

Contents
Abstract:................................................................................................................................................2
Introduction:..........................................................................................................................................2
Purpose:.................................................................................................................................................3
Problem Statement:...............................................................................................................................3
Conclusion.............................................................................................................................................3
References:............................................................................................................................................4
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Title: Internet of Things in Smart cities
Abstract:
The use of internet of things is the first choice for developing the infrastructure of smart city.
The development of the smart cities is equipped with the network of smart devices which is
comprised of handling big data analytics schedule. The scaling feature of the IoT helps in
managing the coordination and interoperability between different IoT devices which are
placed over the network. The simulation of cloud services helps in providing facilities to the
local community of the city. In this paper we are going to focus on the new opportunities
which open the door for developing a smart city with the inclusion of IoT technology,
challenges, and issues in the development, and the advantage to the common people of the
society.
Keyword: Internet of things, smart devices, smart city.
Introduction:
The technological advancement in the development of the smart city helps in achieving the
economic growth of the city, increasing rate of employment, use of new application,
facilitating green environment, minimizing the use of power supply, and supporting
cleanliness of the society. The sustainability of the society can be improved by inducing the
interconnection between different IoT devices like buses, smart phones, cars, weather station,
traffic light signals, kiosks, smart meters, parking sensors, electronic displays, thrash bins,
surveillance cameras, smart watches, and etc. The lighting system of the street is changed
with the display of LED network. The traffic on the roads should be controlled by the real
time traffic management system (Mijjac, 2012). The active participation of the local citizen
helps in the mitigation of the pollution, omission of happening accidents, advancement in the
productivity system, increasing economic growth, and providing luxurious life to the
common man. The basic requirement of planning the smart city is the use and deployment of
the smart devices. The organization of the smart city is capable of developing smart citizen,
smart production of energy, deployment of smart security system, development of the smart
building, inclusion of the smart transportation system, applicability of the smart
infrastructure, requirement plan for smart health care system, and placement of the smart
technology according to the requirement. The population of the world is increasing at a very
faster rate so to manage the population density the requirement of developing the smart city
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arises because it helps in managing the residential forum for them, providing better
transportation services, minimize accident due to the traffic control, and etc. The
infrastructure of the smart city is equipped with the self-configuration objects which are
capable of managing communication and connection at the global level (Ahlgren, 2013). The
IoT devices should characterised with the features like good storage capacity, increased
processing speed, improved reliability, accuracy, better performance, and improved security
system (Vida, 2016). The innovations in the world of digital technologies have motivated the
researches to undergo the planning of the smart city with the inclusion of IoT devices and
network. The deployment of the sensor network helps in minimizing the chane of casualty
and theft.
Purpose:
The purpose of this paper is to design an infrastructure of the smart city in relation with the
IoT device. The IoT network should comprised of IoT devices for providing smart services to
the common people of the society on their demand. The deployment of the sensor network
helps in predicting geographical location of the object (Loia, 2014). The security system is
the major advantage of transforming the city to the smart city. The increasing rate of crimes
will be minimized to a much larger extent due to the inclusion of surveillance cameras on the
street sites (Mylonas, 2013). The problems of the common man in relation to the health,
transportation, and security can be resolved with the deployment of the undertaken project.
Problem Statement:
The project is undertaken for constructing the smart city by making use of technological
advancement in the field of internet. The devices placed in carrying over functional program
of the city should be interconnected for managing the proper communication between them at
global level. This paper helps in predicting the advantages and the facility providing to the
common people of the city.
Conclusion
The conclusion of this paper is to manage connection between different IoT devices placed in
the city for coordination and to provide accuracy in the facility provided to the society. The
development of the surveillance system, smart parking system, smart building and homes,
and etc. helps in increasing the economic growth of the city which in turn plays an important
role in nation economy.
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References:
Ahlgren, B. (2013). Internet of things for smart cities: Standards and opportunities.
Retrieved from
https://pdfs.semanticscholar.org/8986/263acaa4e153e7acddc0bf9c9b5ce6f56479.pdf
Loia, V. (2014). IoT based smart cities: A survey. Retrieved from
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/301790173_IoT-
based_Smart_Cities_a_Survey
Mijjac, M. (2012). Smart city services driven by IoT: A systematic review. Retrieved from
http://www.jesd-online.com/dokumenti/upload/separated/Vol%204%20No
%202_Paper4.pdf
Mylonas, S. (2013). Development and IoT smart city framework. Retrieved from
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/261463912_Developing_an_IoT_Smart_Cit
y_framework
Vida, R. (2016). IoT in Smart cities. Retrieved from
http://www.hte.hu/documents/10180/2836425/1_4_Vida_Rolland_MJIK2016.pdf
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