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Unpack IoT is a blog dedicated to understanding the intricacies of the Internet of Things, smart cities, industrialized IoT, and IoT platforms. This is the go-to source for a holistic view of the impact of IoT in industrialized sectors like transportation and energy and how they work for (or against) stakeholders. Each week Unpack IoT covers a wide range of topics that will help industry newcomers and insiders understand, or "unpack" the vast world that is the Internet of Things.

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Understanding The Verticals Part 4: Enhancing Water Management and Waste Management

Charlie’s connected life story continues with him being an advocate of water conservation prompted by the drought and rationing of lawn watering. Specifically, Charlie can access the city open data from the smart water management app on his smartphone for data on water rationing. Further, Charlie’s home is equipped with sensors in his waste containers to signal the waste management company for pick-up; and participated in replacing toilets in his smart home with a more efficient water usage for toilet flushes.

Cities, Smart Water Management, Smart Waste ManagementTunde A. OnitiriNovember 9, 2016Smart Bin, Water Tracker, Waste Mgmt.Comment

Understanding The Verticals Part 3: Enhancing Safety, Boosting Security, and Managing Emergencies

While Charlie was in the office, he received a notification from the smart home solution that FedEx dropped a package for him and it is at his next-door neighbor per Charlie’s previous standing instructions. Specifically, the FedEx courier’s photo, a photo of the package, and a link for tracking of the delivery were forwarded to Charlie.

Cities, Smart Safety & Security, Smart Emergency Mgmt.Tunde A. OnitiriOctober 27, 2016Smart Homes, Cyber Security, Emergency Mgmt. Services

Understanding The Verticals Part 2: Transforming Transportation & Elevating Energy

Charlie resides in North-side of the city and works downtown. He is an advertising executive and drives his car everywhere – office, clients’ locations, city parks, gym, docks for kayaking, etc. Charlie would love to live in a city with high standard of living at an affordable cost and his commute cheaper. In essence, Charlie is looking for the technology around him to work in sync with his very hectic life.

Smart Transportation, Smart Energy, CitiesTunde A. OnitiriOctober 27, 2016Smart Meters, Smart Grid, Micro Grid, Smart Parking, Smart Traffic Light, Smart Street Light

Understanding the Smart City IoT Verticals Part 1: How IoT Can Revitalize Your City

What is a smart city vertical you may ask? To answer this question, we have to go back to the genesis of smart city, a.k.a. Internet of Things (IoT). Gartner defines IoT as: “The network of physical objects that contain embedded technology to communicate and sense or interact with their internal states or the external environment.” As for Whatls.com, “IoT is a system of interrelated computing devices, mechanical and digital machines, objects, animals or people that are provided with unique identifiers and the ability to transfer data over a network without requiring human-to-human or human-to-computer interaction.”

CitiesTunde A. OnitiriOctober 27, 2016Smart Cities, Smart City verticals, IoT Segments