IoT Applications That Can Change Everything!

IoT applications vary from health and life science, home, transport and logistics, and even agriculture sectors.

Combined with other technological advancements such as 5G, automation and machine learning, the IoT transforms the way we do business and go about our lives.

So, with that in mind, let’s take a deeper look into the IoT applications that are already making an impact on our life today.

IoT Applications

1. Health and Life

Undoubtedly, the most widespread use of IoT applications are the wearables IoT with smartwatches are the most popular type of wearable around.

Tech giants such as Google, Apple and many others are investing in this kind of wearables and provide us as consumers with a wide variety of options.

Smartwatches such as Galaxy Wear and Apple Watch devices are powerful productivity tools that can act as an extension to your smartphone with surprisingly the same capabilities.

With that being said, the most popular use of wearables is as fitness and activity trackers that are spearheaded by companies like Fitbit.

From heart rate monitors, sleep quality trackers to GPS and built-in WiFi/5G, these devices’ features are growing with the passage of time.

2. Consumer and Home

The smart home has long been an ideal for tech freaks and for a long time it has been a dream until it slowly becomes a reality right now.

From smart washing machines, smart light bulbs, or smart thermostats, you can find a variety of smart home devices that use IoT as their main working principle.

Not only that they can provide advanced functionality, they can also be interconnected and controlled via a single point of contact thus giving us unmatched convenience.

For instance, home assistants such as Google Home, Apple HomePod and Amazon Echo can integrate with a lot of other home appliances.

3. Transport and Logistics

Most modern cars today are equipped with IoT devices with infotainment systems that provide us with features like smartphone integration, GPS and even internet connectivity.

And in addition to that, a “smart car”, led by companies like Tesla might be the next step to achieve fully integrated traffic management systems.

4. Agriculture

Farmers are already using cutting-edge technologies to give them access to give them access to precious data to their decision-making.

For example, some IoT devices are equipped with sensors that can detect various properties of the soil, such as moisture acidity levels and nutrient availability.

This can help farmers determine which crops are the best for the soil, or else it can also help farmers to suitably prepare the soil for certain crops.

And in addition to that, certain devices can even be used to gather and analyze data about the climate, short-term weather, etc.

Other than that, IoT devices can also help farmers to manage inventory, field observation and even monitoring livestock.

5.Retail and Hospitality

This industry focus on providing the best user experiences possible, so it’s only natural that this sector would benefits the most by the presence of IoT.

For example, electronic keys can be sent directly to your smartphone and used to open up hotel doors simply by using QR codes.

This can cut down long check-in and check-out times that as we all know sometimes can be frustrating for a lot of people.

And in addition to that, this can be used to automate other interactions as well, such as ordering room service, requesting cleaning services, etc.

With that being said, the IoT applications in retail and hospitality not only saves consumer’s time and effort, but also the host’s as well.

6. Building and Construction

You can also find IoT applications throughout the entire lifecycle of construction and ongoing building maintenance with the aim to increase productivity and efficiency while reducing operational costs.

These are the systems that uses IoT in building and construction industry:

• Electronic building access control
• Electrical and water supply system that are connected to the sensors to track usage and potential faults
• HVAC, smoke alarms, etc’s automation and monitoring system
• Camera surveillance

7. Industrial

The IoT applications also benefit the most in industrial sectors. With automation and machine learning systems, it can help organisations by reducing operational costs while still increasing productivity/efficiency.

Wearables and AR (augmented reality) are increasingly used to help workers to be more productive and improve human resource management.

The example of this is quite clear, you can see perhaps there are massive innovations in robotics and industrial exoskeletons that also improve safety and productivity.

8. Security and Public Safety

This sector is too numerous to mention as there are myriad of IoT applications in security and public safety.

One example is that the users can benefit from improved monitoring and surveillance, thanks to advanced environmental sensors, drones and video camera systems.

There you have it! The IoT applications in many sectors that might surprise you!