A Survey of Smart City Development and the Role of Internet of Things

E. I. IHAMA; M. I. AKAZUE; K. O. OBAHIAGBON

E. I. IHAMA Edo State Polytechnic Usen
M. I. AKAZUE Delta State University, Abraka, Nigeria
K. O. OBAHIAGBON Benson Idahosa University

Keywords: Internet of things, Technology, Smart transportation, Evolution, Smart manufacturing

Abstract

The Internet of Things (IoT) is an innovation that has improved the old way of
system existence into an evolutionary high-tech system. Examples of such systems
that are transformed by this technology are: smart urban areas, smart households,
pollution control, energy-saving, smart transport systems, smart manufacturing
owing to IoT. Various critical research training and surveys are done to improve
the technological system using IoT. There are some issues considered at different
facets of IoT applications, such as supporting technologies, socially and
ecologically. This article discussed the applications of the Internet of Things (IoT)
in smart city development, the diverse problems and vital issues of IoT design, and
key applications in some cities in Nigeria. Some existing literature and their role in
diverse areas of IoT were discussed. The article offers deeper understanding on the
need for smart cities and IoT’s role in smart city development and smart mobility.

Author Biographies

E. I. IHAMA, Edo State Polytechnic Usen

Department of Computer Science and Information Technology, School of Applied Sciences, Edo State
Polytechnic, Usen, Benin City, Nigeria.

M. I. AKAZUE, Delta State University, Abraka, Nigeria

Department of Computer Sciences, Faculty of Science, Delta State University, Abraka, Nigeria

K. O. OBAHIAGBON, Benson Idahosa University

Department of Computer Science, Faculty of Science, Benson Idahosa University, Benin City, Edo
State