Open AccessA REVIEW OF WIRELESS SENSOR NETWORK POTENTIAL IN NIGERIA AS A TOOL FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
Author(s) -
Ajibola Oyedeji
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
journal of engineering science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2587-3482
pISSN - 2587-3474
DOI - 10.52326/jes.utm.2021.28(1).06
Subject(s) - wireless sensor network , wireless network , safer , sustainable development , wireless , wireless wan , municipal wireless network , key distribution in wireless sensor networks , computer science , telecommunications , computer network , computer security , political science , law
The emerging trend in the world of technology and Information Technology has posed so many opportunities and challenges. Wireless Sensor Network (WSN) is a relatively new and rapidly developing technology due to the advancement and development of the micro-electro-mechanical systems (MEMS) technology. The application areas of wireless sensor and wireless sensor network in the society as tools towards achieving sustainable development range from the health sector through the use of Wireless Body Area Networks (WBANs) to a safer, cleaner and healthier environment. This paper highlights and discusses the potentials of wireless sensor network technology in realizing sustainable development in our society, Nigeria as a case study. WSNs can be employed to improve access to quality health services, increased food production through precision agriculture to a better quality of human resources.