Smart Cities and Homes

Chapter 1

Introduction and overview of key enabling technologies for smart cities and homes

T. Guelzim^*

M.S. Obaidat^†

B. Sadoun^***    Department of Computer Science and Software Engineering, Monmouth University, West Long Branch, NJ, United States^†    Department of Computer and Information, Fordham University, Bronx, NY, United States^**    Department of Surveying & Geomatics Engineering, Al-Balqa’ Applied University, Salt, Jordan

Abstract

In the past three decades, the Internet has undergone major evolutions. It started as a content sharing platform with early websites, portals, and search engines. Information on the Internet became richer and more diverse, especially with the increase of users worldwide; the Internet is no longer connecting information ...