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The urban traffic noise monitoring system based on LoRaWAN technology

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Noise and air pollution are among the most important problems and challenges in urban environments. Noise can cause several problems in functioning within urban settlements and may result in a variety of health problems. Continuous monitoring, prevention, and active work on solving these problems are in the focus of research communities, local and national agencies and organizations, and many international organizations. Traffic noise on city roads has been identified as one of the major problems in urban settlements. Fortunately, it can be monitored and controlled in a way that can reduce its level and negative effects. One of the most effective and cheapest ways to monitor and control traffic noise is to use wireless sensor networks, IoT technology, and cloud-based architectures. This article presents an approach in designing urban traffic noise monitoring system based on LoRaWAN and microservices oriented architecture supported with open-source hardware and software solutions. Design of the system includes planning LoRaWAN network and development of the IoT system layered architecture. Methods for traffic routing and rerouting in urban areas, based on experiments that uses Dijkstra and Floyd–Warshall algorithms are presented. The system implementation and evaluation of the proposed routing modifications are presented in the case of the city of Zrenjanin in Serbia. Discussion of extensions and improvements of the presented system, as well as future research directions, are also presented.

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  1. University of Novi Sad, Technical Faculty “Mihajlo Pupin”, Zrenjanin, Serbia

    Dalibor Dobrilović, Vladimir Brtka & Željko Stojanov

  2. University of East Sarajevo, Faculty of Transport and Traffic Engineering, Doboj, Bosnia and Herzegovina

    Gordana Jotanović & Goran Jauševac

  3. Schneider Electric DMS NS, Novi Sad, Serbia

    Milan Malić

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Dobrilović, D., Brtka, V., Jotanović, G. et al. The urban traffic noise monitoring system based on LoRaWAN technology. Wireless Netw 28, 441–458 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11276-021-02586-2

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