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IoT in Water Quality Monitoring-Are We Really Here?
Małgorzata Miller1, Anna Kisiel2, Danuta Cembrowska-Lech3
1Polish Society of Bioinformatics and Data Science BIODATA, 71-214 Szczecin, Poland.
Sensors (Basel, Switzerland)
|January 21, 2023
Summary
The Internet of Things (IoT) is increasingly used in life sciences, reducing costs for environmental research and measurements. However, its widespread adoption in natural sciences remains a question, despite many innovative applications.
Area of Science:
- Life Sciences
- Environmental Science
- Natural Sciences
Background:
- The Internet of Things (IoT) has expanded beyond industrial applications into daily life.
- IoT integration in life sciences offers significant cost reductions for field research and sensor deployment.
- Remote environmental data collection using IoT is frequently discussed in scientific literature.
Purpose of the Study:
- To evaluate the extent to which the Internet of Things is established in natural sciences.
- To explore the practical implications and adoption rates of IoT in environmental research.
Main Methods:
- Literature review of IoT applications in natural sciences.
- Analysis of cost-saving potentials in field research and sensor-based measurements.
- Assessment of current adoption levels versus proposed innovative uses of IoT.
Main Results:
- IoT adoption in life sciences is growing due to cost efficiencies.
- Numerous innovative concepts for remote environmental monitoring exist in literature.
- The actual establishment of IoT in natural sciences requires further investigation.
Conclusions:
- IoT presents a valuable tool for optimizing natural science research, particularly in cost reduction and data acquisition.
- Despite its potential and numerous proposed applications, the full integration of IoT into routine natural science practices is not yet confirmed.
- Further research is needed to ascertain the definitive impact and establishment of IoT within the broader natural science disciplines.
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