ABSTRACT
Currently, Internet of Things (IoT) is one of the biggest trends in technology that has altered our lifestyle to a great extent. Each “thing” in the IoT vision has the power of communicating to one another, which brings the thought of the Internet of Everything. A great number of services delivered by IoT can improve our lifestyle and make it more efficient, intelligent, and even reliable. With the help of IoT-based devices, we can design some special services and life-saving systems. In this work, we have demonstrated how IoT can help improve an ambulance tracking and management service for hospital administration. The system is enabled with interactive real-time location tracking on the website coupled with an LCD display highlighting the presence and availability of ambulances at the hospital. This real-time location tracking system installed in the ambulance can help the hospital authorities track the location and convey the necessary details accurately. The system prototype has been designed with NodeMCU, radio frequency identification (RFID), and Global Positioning System (GPS) receiver module linked to the website and ThingSpeak cloud which transmits data to the mobile app through Arduino.
