You've likely heard the phrase "Internet of Things" — or IoT — at some point, but you might also be scratching your head figuring out what it is or what it means. The IoT refers to the connection of devices (other than typical fare such as computers and smartphones) to the Internet. Cars, kitchen appliances, and even heart monitors can all be connected through the IoT. And as the Internet of Things grows in the next few years, more devices will join that list.
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Advantages of IoT
IoT network benefits not one but all i.e. individuals, society, stakeholders of businesses etc. due to the fact that IoT network saves time and money. IoT systems deliver faster and accurately with minimum utilisation of energy. This improves the quality of life.
It is used for patient monitoring i.e. various types of wireless sensors are installed on the patient body which communicates with the IoT network and provides all the required information of the patient under treatment.
IoT concept is used in home security devices which are monitored and controlled either locally or remotely using easy to use applications available on mobile phones or smartphones. Typical IoT devices are security alarm, Camera, sensors, door lock etc. are used in a home automation environment.
IoT is used in asset and individual tracking, inventory control, energy conservation, shipping etc.
It is similar to M2M but it has applications beyond M2M. M2M is used only for a machine to machine communication. In IoT, things communicate themselves to its owner indicating its location and conditions.
Environment Condition
A clean air supply is essential to our own health and that of the environment. But since the industrial revolution, the quality of the air we breathe has deteriorated considerably - mainly as a result of human activities. The issue of air quality is still a major concern for many European citizens. It is also one of the areas in which the European Union has been most active. Since the early 1970s, the EU has been working to improve air quality by controlling emissions of harmful substances into the atmosphere, improving fuel quality, and by integrating environmental protection requirements into the transport and energy sectors. Waspmote has been used to control public transportation and monitor environmental parameters in several cities in Serbia.
World Health Organization (WHO) establishes that "the environment is a major determinant of health, estimated to account for almost 20% of all deaths in the WHO European Region". Different analyses and reports have revealed that:
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Some 40 million people in the 115 largest cities in the European Union (EU) are exposed to air exceeding WHO air quality guideline values for at least one pollutant. Children living near roads with heavy-duty vehicle traffic have twice the risk of respiratory problems as those living near less congested streets.
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Indirect effects of air pollution, such as climate change, are becoming increasingly evident. Transport is the fastest growing source of fossil-fuel emissions of carbon dioxide (CO2), the largest contributor to climate change.
EkoBus Project
EkoBus system has been developed in collaboration with Ericsson, which has been deployed in the cities of Belgrade and Pancevo. The system utilises public transportation vehicles to monitor a set of environmental parameters over a large area as well as to provide additional information for the end-user like the location of the buses and estimated arrival times to bus stops.
EkoBus is framed within SmartSantander project. It proposes a unique in the world city-scale experimental research facility in support of typical applications and services for a smart city. This project is funded by the European Union through its Future Internet Research and Experimentation (FIRE) program. Project Consortium consists of different companies and Universities such as Telefonica, Alcatel-Lucent, Ericsson, University of Cantabria or the University of Surrey.
This unique experimental facility will be sufficiently large, open and flexible to enable horizontal and vertical federation with other experimental facilities and stimulates the development of new applications by users of various types including experimental advanced research on IoT technologies and realistic assessment of users' acceptability tests. The project envisions the deployment of 20,000 sensors in different European cities such as Belgrade and Pancevo (Serbia).
A typical Solution diagram of this project:
They used 6 sensors in there for detect the parameters.
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Temperature
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Relative humidity
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Carbon monoxide (CO)
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Carbon Dioxide (CO2)
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Nitrogen Dioxide (NO2)
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GPS location
