IoT-Based Sanitizer Station Network: A Facilities Management Case Study on Monitoring Hand Sanitizer Dispenser Usage

Maintaining hand hygiene has been an essential preventive measure for reducing disease transmission in public facilities, particularly during the COVID-19 pandemic. The large number of sanitizer stations deployed within such as on university campuses, brings challenges effective facility management. This paper proposes IoT sensor network tracking usage facilities and supporting management using a data-driven approach. Specifically, system integrates low-cost wireless sensors, LoRaWAN, cloud-based computing techniques to realize data capture, communication, analysis. proposed approach was validated through field experiments building campus assess signal coverage effectiveness operation monitoring. results show that LoRaWAN created from single gateway can successfully connect sensors distributed throughout entire building, with nodes recording transmitting events across further Overall, this demonstrates potential leveraging IoT-based Sanitizer Station Network track health mitigation methods facility, which ultimately contributes burden maintaining post-pandemic.