IoT System for Monitoring and Managing Public Transport Data

Abstract

Public transport has a significant role in the economy and modern city development. Today, public transport systems face many problems which should be solved, like real-time monitoring, data management, passengers flow optimization and road accident prediction. The Internet of Things (IoT) is a promising technology for the development of the modern public transport management system. IoT systems combine a wide range of technologies, such as sensors, edge devices, and cloud computing. Also as well as many communication infrastructures which can be applied to develop robust and automated public transport systems. The transfer of information from devices to the cloud is the most important part of an IoT system. All devices should use network standards and protocols to allow physical objects to interact with each other and the cloud. Information transfer from IoT devices to the cloud is only possible if devices are securely connected to a communication network. Network protocols and standards are policies that comprise certain rules that define communication between two or more devices over the network. This article aims to evaluate the possibilities of using IoT for monitoring and managing public transport data in modern Ukrainian realities. Specifically, in this study, we analyze general industry protocols and standards that are used by IoT devices and meet requirements like bandwidth, latency, and power consumption. This work describes a specific device that transmits information from a transport unit to the cloud. Lastly, this paper proposes an IoT system architecture for the public transport data monitoring and management system.