Salih Sayeed, Abdelmaboud Abdelzahir, Husain Omayma, Motwakel Abdelwahed, Elshafie Hashim, Sharif Mahir, Hamdan Mosab
Department of Management Information Systems, College of Business Administration in Hawtat Bani Tamim, Prince Sattam bin Abdulaziz University, Al-Kharj, Saudi Arabia.
Humanities Research Center, Sultan Qaboos University, Muscat, Oman.
PeerJ Comput Sci. 2025 Apr 29;11:e2816. doi: 10.7717/peerj-cs.2816. eCollection 2025.
With the integration of Internet of Things (IoT) technology, smart cities possess the capability to advance their public transportation modalities, address prevalent traffic congestion challenges, refine infrastructure, and optimize communication frameworks, thereby augmenting their progression towards heightened urbanization. Through the integration of sensors, cell phones, artificial intelligence (AI), data analytics, and cloud computing, smart cities worldwide are evolving to be more efficient, productive, and responsive to their residents' needs. While the promise of smart cities has been marked over the past decade, notable challenges, especially in the realm of security, threaten their optimal realization. This research provides a comprehensive survey on IoT in smart cities. It focuses on the IoT-based smart city components. Moreover, it provides explanation for integrating different technologies with IoT for smart cities such as AI, sensing technologies, and networking technologies. Additionally, this study provides several case studies for smart cities. In addition, this study investigates the challenges of adopting IoT in smart cities and provides prevention methods for each challenge. Moreover, this study provides future directions for the upcoming researchers. It serves as a foundational guide for stakeholders and emphasizes the pressing need for a balanced integration of innovation and safety in the smart city landscape.
随着物联网（IoT）技术的整合，智慧城市有能力推进其公共交通模式，应对普遍存在的交通拥堵挑战，完善基础设施，并优化通信框架，从而加快其向更高城市化水平的发展进程。通过整合传感器、手机、人工智能（AI）、数据分析和云计算，全球的智慧城市正变得更高效、更具生产力，并能更好地响应居民的需求。尽管在过去十年中，智慧城市的前景显著，但一些重大挑战，尤其是在安全领域，威胁着它们的最佳实现。本研究对智慧城市中的物联网进行了全面综述。它聚焦于基于物联网的智慧城市组件。此外，它还解释了如何将人工智能、传感技术和网络技术等不同技术与物联网整合用于智慧城市。此外，本研究提供了多个智慧城市的案例研究。另外，本研究调查了在智慧城市中采用物联网所面临的挑战，并针对每个挑战提供了预防方法。此外，本研究为未来的研究人员提供了未来方向。它为利益相关者提供了基础指导，并强调了在智慧城市格局中平衡创新与安全的迫切需求。
