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Smart Urban Monitoring Network

Large-scale IoT network for environmental monitoring in urban areas

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Project Overview

The Smart Urban Monitoring Network (SUMN) is a large-scale research project aimed at deploying and managing a city-wide network of environmental sensors. The project combines cutting-edge IoT hardware with advanced machine learning algorithms to provide real-time insights into urban environmental conditions.

Objectives

  1. Deploy 1,000+ environmental sensors across San Francisco
  2. Develop adaptive sensing algorithms to optimize data collection
  3. Create predictive models for air quality and noise pollution
  4. Provide open data access to researchers and city planners

Key Results

  • Successfully deployed 500 sensors in pilot phase
  • Achieved 99.5% uptime with solar-powered nodes
  • Reduced false alarm rate by 75% using ML-based anomaly detection
  • Published 5 peer-reviewed papers from project findings

Team Members

  • PI: Dr. Jane Smith (Example University)
  • Co-PI: Dr. Robert Chen (Stanford University)
  • PhD Students: Maria Garcia, Tom Wilson
  • Industry Partner: City of San Francisco Environmental Division

Publications

  • Smith et al., “Adaptive Sensing for Smart Cities” (SenSys 2023) Best Paper
  • Garcia et al., “Energy-Efficient Sensor Networks” (IoTDI 2023)