Smart Applications of Internet of Things

The Internet of Things abbreviated as IoT is a concept that refers to physical objects which can gather and share information. The aim of developing this concept is to develop a real time platform to communicate efficiently, smartly and quickly as compared to a system depending on human intervention. The smart objects exchange and consume data and finally analyze and manage it. It is a broad and widespread concept which has many smart applications which create better life experiences in terms of health, safety, security, business etc. In this paper we discuss the building blocks of IoT followed by its smart applications. It covers Smart city as one of its important application along with a brief study of smart city in India and abroad.