Six ways that the IoT can benefit cities

A new blueprint for internet of things adoption by municipalities lays out half a dozen areas where IoT can offer benefits to cities. The Municipal IoT Blueprint report comes via the Wireless SuperCluster of the Global City Teams Challenge, operating under the auspices of the National Institute of Standards and Technology. “The Internet of Things is one of the most dynamic technology areas faced by municipalities today,” said David Witkowski, who also serves as the co-chair of GCTC Wireless Cluster and is co-editor of the blueprint together with Tony Batalla, CIO of the city of San Leandro, California. “While the Internet of Things is often key to smart city projects, elements of it are changing rapidly and are sometimes poorly understood. This blueprint was created as a way to help make sense of the topic,” Witkowski said in a statement.