Internet of Drones Applications, Opportunities, and Challenges

This book covers different aspects of Internet of Drones (IoD) including fundamentals in drone design, deployment challenges, and development of applications. It starts with a detailed description of concepts and processes in designing an efficient system, and architecture. It details different applications of IoD and its implementations in smart cities, agriculture, health care, defense, security, logistics, GIS mapping, and so forth. Recent developments in IoD design, application of AI techniques, case studies, and future directions are covered.Features:Focuses on important perspectives of the Internet of Drones (IoD) Emphasizes drone deployment in smart cities, smart agriculture, smart health care, and 3D mappingCovers challenges in drone design for applications with security and privacy issuesReviews diversified drone applications with real-use cases from modern drone players ranging from start-up companies to big giants in the drone industryIncludes different aspects of drone design such as hardware and software architecture, potential applications, and opportunitiesThis book is aimed at researchers and professionals in computer sciences, electronics and communication engineering, and aeronautical engineering.