IEEE Access Special Section Editorial: The New Era of Smart Cities: Sensors, Communication Technologies, and Applications

IEEE Access Special Section Editorial: The New Era of Smart Cities: Sensors, Communication Technologies, and Applications

The population of cities is increasing day-by-day. According to United Nations, it is estimated that by 2050, 66% of the world’s population will live in cities [item 1) of the Appendix]. This is indicative of a drive to live in more privileged and smarter environments. Therefor...

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Main Authors: Muhammad Khalil Afzal, Mubashir Husain Rehmani, Antonio Pescape, Sung Won Kim, Waleed Ejaz
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: IEEE 2017-01-01
Series:IEEE Access
Online Access:https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/8262686/
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spelling doaj-e80ee43f1d7644f2b229e4ff06d20da72021-03-29T20:20:35ZengIEEEIEEE Access2169-35362017-01-015278362784010.1109/ACCESS.2017.27830798262686IEEE Access Special Section Editorial: The New Era of Smart Cities: Sensors, Communication Technologies, and ApplicationsMuhammad Khalil Afzal0Mubashir Husain Rehmani1Antonio Pescape2Sung Won Kim3Waleed Ejaz4COMSATS Institute of Information Technology, Wah Cantt, PakistanWaterford Institute of Technology, Waterford, IrelandUniversity of Napoli, Napoli, ItalyYeungnam University, Gyeongsan, South KoreaRyerson University, Toronto, ON, CanadaThe population of cities is increasing day-by-day. According to United Nations, it is estimated that by 2050, 66% of the world’s population will live in cities [item 1) of the Appendix]. This is indicative of a drive to live in more privileged and smarter environments. Therefore, there exists an increased demand for intelligent and sustainable environments that offer citizens of urban areas a high quality life. Smart cities may be a solution. Millions of dedicated and reliable sensors are required in smart cities to enhance the quality of urban living. Communications infrastructure is inevitably required for connecting these sensors. In order to better manage urban resources, there exists a need to explore issues like deployment of sensors, communications technologies, information management, and defining and deploying proper smart city applications.https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/8262686/
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description The population of cities is increasing day-by-day. According to United Nations, it is estimated that by 2050, 66% of the world’s population will live in cities [item 1) of the Appendix]. This is indicative of a drive to live in more privileged and smarter environments. Therefore, there exists an increased demand for intelligent and sustainable environments that offer citizens of urban areas a high quality life. Smart cities may be a solution. Millions of dedicated and reliable sensors are required in smart cities to enhance the quality of urban living. Communications infrastructure is inevitably required for connecting these sensors. In order to better manage urban resources, there exists a need to explore issues like deployment of sensors, communications technologies, information management, and defining and deploying proper smart city applications.
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