A Survey on the Role of Wireless Sensor Networks and IoT in Disaster Management

TL;DR

This survey reviews how emerging wireless communication technologies like IoT, WSNs, and 5G can improve disaster prediction, monitoring, and management, highlighting current challenges and future research directions.

Contribution

It provides a comprehensive overview of recent advances in wireless technologies for disaster management and identifies key challenges and future research opportunities.

Findings

Wireless sensors and IoT can enhance disaster detection and response.

Emerging communication technologies offer new opportunities for disaster management.

Challenges include data security, interoperability, and scalability.

Abstract

Extreme events and disasters resulting from climate change or other ecological factors are difficult to predict and manage. Current limitations of state-of-the-art approaches to disaster prediction and management could be addressed by adopting new unorthodox risk assessment and management strategies. The next generation Internet of Things (IoT), Wireless Sensor Networks (WSNs), 5G wireless communication, and big data analytics technologies are the key enablers for future effective disaster management infrastructures. In this chapter, we commissioned a survey on emerging wireless communication technologies with potential for enhancing disaster prediction, monitoring, and management systems. Challenges, opportunities, and future research trends are highlighted to provide some insight on the potential future work for researchers in this field.