Use cases

The section below presents the most common use cases observed in the key verticals of the CEI. and some of their typical requirements that might lead to various decisions about the cloud-edge compute continuum.

Agriculture

In agriculture, employee safety monitoring is the most commonly used IoT use case, followed by asset monitoring and maintenance. Livestock monitoring, visual inspection, and autonomous vehicles are also utilised, albeit to a lesser extent, due to the early stage of development. However, 25% of industries in agriculture have plans to deploy autonomous vehicles in the future.

Agriculture use cases

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Energy

Employee safety monitoring is the predominant use case in the energy sector, closely followed by asset tracking, asset monitoring, fleet tracking, and smart meters. Adoption rates for these top use cases are notably high, with over 60% of industries utilising them. Furthermore, the industry demonstrates a strong intention to leverage a diverse range of use cases in the near future.

Energy use cases

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Healthcare

Remote health monitoring is a prominent use case in healthcare, enabling patients to monitor their conditions using connected devices. Another critical use case in the sector is hospital asset tracking, which helps hospitals efficiently manage the movement of people, devices, and assets within their facilities, leading to reduced losses, increased utilisation, and improved outcomes.

Healthcare use cases

(% of Respondents)

Manufacturing

Asset monitoring and maintenance is the top use case in manufacturing, followed by employee safety monitoring, visual inspection, and manufacturing operations. Other potential use cases in manufacturing include energy monitoring, environmental sensors for employee safety, automated guided vehicles (AGVs), and quality control through visual inspection.

Manufacturing use cases

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Transportation

Safety monitoring is the most widely used use case in transportation, particularly for ensuring driver wakefulness and compliance with rest regulations. It is also crucial in potentially dangerous environments such as loading bays, ports, and distribution centres.

Manufacturing use cases

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