What is the Internet of Things?
In simple words,The internet of things is a system of interconnected devices
communicating and sharing data over the Internet. All these intelligent devices “talk
to each other and share information with other devices, applications, and systems.
These systems and appliances create a network where data is shared seamlessly, and
data-driven actions help the users monitor or run their systems better.
The simplest example of The internet of things would be a smartwatch that you
wear on your wrist that monitors your movements and sends your triggers to move
and get active when you sit for an extended time in front of your screen or a water
level monitoring device in your overhead water tank that turns on the water pump
when the tank is about to get empty and switches off the water pump automatically
when the water fills up.
These are very basic-level applications of The internet of things devices. Now
imagine an interconnected network of sensors, applications, and devices on a large
scale that can run an entire system based on data triggers. For example,
photosensitive sensors fixed on all streetlights in the city turn on all the lights once
the sun sets and turn them off when the sun rises. Along with that, another sensor
detects the lumens emitted by the streetlights to collect data that ensures that the
street is adequately illuminated. In times of more traffic, the brightness levels of the
streetlights reduce automatically as the headlights of the cars on the road contribute
towards illuminating the road, and as the traffic dies down, the brightness of the
streetlights increases to keep the roads illuminated all night long. This will reduce
the electricity consumption of the city government while ensuring that the citizens
face no hurdles while on the road.
The internet of things has many applications other than personal and organizational.
Brands leverage The internet of things to deliver efficient services to their customers,
for marketing initiatives, to run and monitor warehouses and industry complexes, for
asset management, and much more.
