Innovative Technologies and Services for Smart Cities

• Format: eBook
• Language: English
• Published: MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute 2019
• Subjects: History of engineering and technology; air quality; ambient assisted living; anomaly detection; assistive living; bi-reflector solar PV system (BRPVS); building integrated photovoltaics (BIPV); capacitive sensor; carbon nanotubes; chemical sensors; city behavior; cloud computing; cockroaches; context awareness; data mining algorithms; decision support system; differentiated services; domestic environment reconfiguration; dynamic range; Elman neural network; half bridge; hotel room comfort; impedance measurement; indoor comfort; insect surveillance; Internet of things (IoT); IoT; LCC converter; load balancing; location-based social networks; n/a; nanocomposite sensor; ontology; ontology development; ontology-based application; porous alumina; ppm; pressure sensors; proactive content delivery; real-time assessment; redundant capacity; reflection-based; renewable energy; SDN; secondary traffic; sensitivity; sensor systems and applications; six-port structure; smart mat; smart traps; sol-gel technique; solar; tensile testing; unpowered; wireless sensor network; wireless sensor node (WSN); WSN
• Online Access: Open Access: DOAB: description of the publication; Open Access: DOAB, download the publication

 A smart city is a modern technology-driven urban area which uses sensing devices, information, and communication technology connected to the internet of things (IoTs) for the optimum and efficient utilization of infrastructures and services with the goal of improving the living conditions of citizens. Increasing populations, lower budgets, limited resources, and compatibility of the upgraded technologies are some of the few problems affecting the implementation of smart cities. Hence, there is continuous advancement regarding technologies for the implementation of smart cities. The aim of this Special Issue is to report on the design and development of integrated/smart sensors, a universal interfacing platform, along with the IoT framework, extending it to next-generation communication networks for monitoring parameters of interest with the goal of achieving smart cities. The proposed universal interfacing platform with the IoT framework will solve many challenging issues and significantly boost the growth of IoT-related applications, not just in the environmental monitoring domain but in the other key areas, such as smart home, assistive technology for the elderly care, smart city with smart waste management, smart E-metering, smart water supply, intelligent traffic control, smart grid, remote healthcare applications, etc., signifying benefits for all countries.