The demand for more sophisticated Location-Based Services (LBS) in terms of applications
variety and accuracy is tripling every year since the emergence of the smartphone a few …

The development of pervasive communication devices and the emergence of the Internet of
Things (IoT) have acted as an essential part in the feasibility of smart city initiatives. Wireless …

Forest and rural fires are one of the main causes of environmental degradation in
Mediterranean countries. Existing fire detection systems only focus on detection, but not on …

Wireless sensor networks, as an emerging paradigm of networking and computing, have
applications in diverse fields such as medicine, military, environmental control, climate …

Coverage is one of the important performance indexes in wireless sensor networks. When
the target is covered by k degrees by the sensor, more redundant data are generated, which …

Coverage is a significant performance indicator of wireless sensor networks. Data
redundancy in k-coverage raises a set of issues including network congestion, coverage …

A wireless sensor network is a self-configuring network of mobile nodes connected by
wireless links where the nodes have limited capacity and energy. In many cases, the …

This paper presents an extended Kalman filter‐based hybrid indoor position estimation
technique which is based on integration of fingerprinting and trilateration approach. In this …

Wireless sensor networks take a major part in our everyday lives by enhancing systems for
home automation, healthcare, temperature control, energy consumption monitoring, and so …