The 10 High Tech Sensor Solution Providers

how sensors can help address various challenges in
developing a smart city.
Water Management is very essential and it is estimated that
a major amount of this precious liquid is often wasted due
to leakages. Sensors fitted in pipes can detect these leakages
in time. They can also be used to manage the irrigation
system in the city and public parks.
Energy Management can be redefined using smart meters.
They can give real-time energy consumption details to
customers and alert the authorities about any snags or
disrupted supplies and help to mend them in no time.
Infrastructure Management can help maintain lights,
streets, public phone booths, public toilets and other basic
things. Street lighting can be better managed with sensors
which can help them turn off automatically in daylight,
trigger an alarm when they are at fault or there is a theft,
and be dimmed when areas have low activity etc.
Waste Management can be easier with sensors notifying the
authorities when they are full and need to be emptied or
they are damaged etc.
Transport Management is essential to avoid chaos or roads.
Sensors can be used to manage parking lots, routes that are
facing heavy traffic, clearing traffic for ambulances etc.
Pollution Management can be facilitated with sensors
monitoring the air quality and sound level of the city and
alarm the citizens and authority when the optimum levels
fail.
Healthcare Management can utilize sensors and help the
city hospitals to track accidents, breakouts, a spread of
diseases, hygiene conditions in various areas.
Law and Order Management can put to use these sensors
and video surveillance in order to check the city’s crime
rate. Sensors can trigger an alarm in the police department
in case of theft, sighting of wanted criminal and other cases.
The concept of Smart City has many layers to it with each
layer carrying out its specific task and interacting with the
others to achieve the common goal. Sensors form a very
basic and eminent layer which helps in taking efficient
decisions and managing the complete city. The whole task
of analyzing the requirement and the exact solution should
be handled with proper planning and without disrupting the
current growth of cities. Implementation of the smart city
concept will need collaboration among the scientists,
professionals, government, municipal workers, and people
in general who understand the issues ailing the cities
currently.
-Sneha Sinha
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January 2019|