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A Review of Emerging Technologies for IoT-Based Smart Cities
Md Whaiduzzaman1,2, Alistair Barros1, Moumita Chanda2
1School of Information Systems, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, QLD 4000, Australia.
Sensors (Basel, Switzerland)
|December 11, 2022
Summary
This study explores smart city concepts, applications, and challenges, highlighting emerging technologies like machine learning and blockchain for enhanced urban living. It emphasizes integrating IoT, cloud, and fog computing for resilient and secure smart city operations.
Area of Science:
- Computer Science
- Urban Planning
- Information Technology
Background:
- Smart cities leverage cutting-edge communication technologies to improve urban administration and resident services.
- The Internet of Things (IoT) is integral, enabling the integration of diverse sensors and ICT technologies for smart city operations.
- Emerging technologies are key to advancing smart city concepts and applications.
Purpose of the Study:
- To provide a comprehensive overview of smart city concepts, characteristics, and applications.
- To investigate challenges, opportunities, and solutions for smart cities using recent technological trends.
- To highlight the impact of emerging technologies on the future of smart cities.
Main Methods:
- Review and analysis of smart city concepts, characteristics, and applications.
- Investigation of IoT, machine learning, blockchain, cloud, and fog computing ecosystems.
- Exploration of security, privacy, and trust aspects in smart city frameworks.
Main Results:
- Smart cities integrate IoT devices and ICT for enhanced services.
- Machine learning and blockchain offer solutions for smart city challenges, improving security and privacy.
- Cloud and fog IoT ecosystems are crucial for device management and data processing.
Conclusions:
- Emerging technologies like AI and blockchain are pivotal for developing trustworthy and resilient smart cities.
- A conceptual model for smart city mega-events is proposed.
- Future smart cities will be shaped by the strategic integration of advanced technologies.
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