IoT - The Gen-Z road to sustainable development and environmental conservation
Introduction The youngest generation with adult members - Gen-Z is known for its emphasis on environmental concern and social equity. The present cohort of tech professionals has its own way of tackling the challenges posed by our growing impact on the natural world and the concept of Internet of Things is emerging as a useful solution to the environmental problem. IoT being the network of interrelated devices, allows these devices (called ‘things’) to share and manage data with multiple other devices or the host. Its ability to let machines complete their designated tasks with the least human intervention making it ideal for employment to collect and compare data from our physical environment. Sensors and other interactive devices when connected over IoT, can efficiently detect temperature, moisture, water levels and leaks etc. and generate vast amounts of data for analysis or trigger alerts via text or email in case of any anomaly. Tech-giants like Google ( Google earth ...
