Internet of Things for Noise Mapping in Smart Cities: State of the Art and Future Directions

Noise pollution has been an issue since ancient times. Recently, this problem has been exacerbated due to rapid population growth and urbanization. Noise mapping is a strategic action plan that visualizes the long-term and real-time noise pollution of our cities, industrial sites, and other regions of interest. This article first discusses the working principle of general model-based noise mapping and the lessons learned. Then, in-depth descriptions of the technical challenges and design issues of noise mapping using mobile crowdsensing and acoustic sensor networks are presented. Finally, we provide our insights for future research directions regarding artificial intelligence assisted noise prediction, constructive interference for multimedia transmission, and simultaneous noise sensing and sound energy harvesting as well as inaudible sound attacks and defense.

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