Selecting the right IoT technologies to build a connected bus shelter for smart cities

Abstract

In this panel talk, we share research insights on the development of a smart bus shelter designed for the next generation of smart cities. In such context, one of the first requirements to automatically interact with users is to detect them inside-out the bus shelter with a relative precision - according to the envisioned use case. Hence selecting the right Internet of Things (IoT) technologies is critical, to convert real live data capture (citizens/user's behaviors) into actionable information. Various technological options are tested, including WiFi, BLE and LiFi. As odd as it may seem today, constraints related to precision and data pollution make the identification and the detection the «right» users still difficult.