How IoT is an essential tool against climate change

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HOW IOT IS AN ESSENTIAL TOOL AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE

Data is everything. This may be obvious in a digital, connected world for consumers where data can be used to feed algorithms to establish your shopping habits, or preferred Netflix shows. In the world of utility management, data is used for an array of purposes, from measuring water consumption to establishing leaks. As climate change drives erratic weather patterns, this world is facing challenges in trying to establish the new normal. This is where the IoT industry steps in, to bring solutions that offer connectivity, reliability, and cost-

effectiveness in regions across the world. Perhaps no other industry understands the importance of data so well, as a myriad of developments – from the highly anticipated development of 6G technology to the roll out of Wi-Fi 6 – look to support the continually growing network of IoT devices.

Thanks to these ongoing developments in technology,

environmental monitoring and utility management are supported by savvy tech today; sensing solutions are used to monitor and feed data back, while satellite and network technologies are supporting these sensors to ensure connectivity regardless of the location. A sensor deployed in an underground tunnel has a much harder time remaining connected than a sensor deployed in an urban space, and the responsibility falls on networks and satellites to maintain connectivity. Because of how IoT sensors operate, they’re well suited to be deployed in a location and left to monitor and collect data for a long period of time, which has removed the historical need for somebody to come and physically collect the data. IoT sensing solutions

How data powers IOT