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ICT
An intelligent and connected public space collects data in public areas and displays or reacts on the data. The data can be securely transferred via Wi-Fi or other similar technologies to be, i.e. combined with a central system. The data that is collected with sensors can be data on the air quality, the movements and people in the public space or safety relevant information. With this, particular importance should be paid to privacy rights, i.e. by using non-intrusive sensors. Often implemented sub-services are Wi-Fi-hotspots or guidance beacons for blind navigation. Public displays can i.e. provide access to local maps, a store and service registry or multimodal route-planning. These mandatory and additional functions of the intelligent and connected public space are shown below. The sensors and technologies used to realise the different functionalities can be attached to, i.e. Smart Lighting poles and make use of the underlying backbone infrastructure.
Enhanced data collection
Encouraging digital entrepreneurship
Improving life quality
Increasing safety
Promoting sustainable behavior
Reducing local air pollution
Improving traffic management
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Each solution has at least one mandatory function, which is needed to achieve the basic purpose of the solution, and several additional functions, which are features that can be added to provide additional benefits.
Analysing of micro-climate and high-resolution data in cities helps to identify real-time air quality patterns in a bid to influence traffic flow.
The tool for cities and communities allows to monitor, analyze and predict data and processes to connect city administration with citizens.
Intelligent and connected public spaces can have different goals, offer different services, use different system architectures, and have developed different organisational forms and business models. This variety is related to the various social contexts in which digital cities have developed. The solution is, for example, able to increase security, save money or generate valuable data. Since the end of the 1990s, an increasing number of cities implement intelligent and connected public spaces. As the advantage of such solutions increases with the implemented and interconnected number of solutions, exponential growth is expected.
(Gregory S. Yovanof and George N. Hazapis, 2009)
Intelligent and Connected public space can include various applications as an omnipresent emergency detector or smart streetlights – each with its business model. But the workflow of each system is similar.
Possible marketable outcomes of an intelligent and connected public space are:
As intelligent and connected public space is mostly about (almost) real-time reaction on data a good data backbone, in the best case a fibre backbone, is required.
Intelligent and connected public space applications often are implemented by municipalities or in cooperation with such as one requirement is the availability of public space. Decisive for such applications are often problems that have to be solved, as a limited budget or the lack of security. Besides the municipality, the inhabitants have to accept the solution. Therefore, open-minded people and a sufficient data security are needed. This can be achieved by using privacy by design. Thereby only, the relevant parts or conclusions of the data are saved or sent.
(Shane Mitchell, Nicola Villa, Martin Stewart-Weeks and Anne Lange, 2017)
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In smart cities, data is a valuable resource, and Bruges, a world-renowned UNESCO World Heritage city, is no exception. Following a successful pilot project, the city is now turning to CrowdScan's technology to measure crowd density in various areas.
Security
Water
ICT
To improve cities’ resilience to floods, FloodCitiSense aimed at developing a pluvial flood early warning service for, but also by, citizens and city authorities.
Mobility
ICT
Testing a real-time crowding information system, giving metro passengers the chance to make an informed decision about which metro trains to take.
Mobility
ICT
Social Responsibility
Simplifying transitions between different modes of transport is a challenge for multimodal mobility. This measure focuses on the special transport needs of deaf and blind people via the creation of an app.
ICT
Security
Several cameras were installed on the main bar street in Eindhoven (Stratumseind) with the aim of better crowd control.
ICT
The initiative aimed at collecting environmental data to monitor air quality focused on particulate matter.
Mobility
Security
Dún Laoghaire City Council implemented Vectorial® systems, as part of changes made during the Active School Travel initiative, helping to increase bus stop accessibility.
ICT
This pilot project in Espoo provides high-capacity connectivity in the district of Kera to test an urban smart city network.
Mobility
ICT
Mobi Lab built a mobile phone application for Tartu Smart City for citizens to access real-time bus schedule information and find the closest bus stops.
Mobility
ICT
Mobi Lab installed smart stickers on every one of the 294 bus stops in Tartu. The stickers have pre-programmed NFC chips and QR codes to load real-time data of upcoming buses. The system uses GPS data from moving buses and helps daily commuters be aware of any delays in the schedule.
Energy
Mobility
ICT
Security
Thanks to the latest generation of luminaires, comprehensive sensor technology and the use of specially developed artificial intelligence (AI), a model project has created a dynamic-adaptive lighting control system for street lighting with energy savings of around 77%.
Mobility
ICT
The installation of a permanent counting station for bicycles in Ulm had a high public profile in Ulm. The Eco-compteur sensor installed there detects cyclists and the direction of travel of the bicycles. The data collected there is made available to the public.
ICT
The free municipal network of high-speed wifi Internet connection in the city of Logroño is improved and extended so that everyone can have a quality connection without restrictions.
Mobility
ICT
Social Responsibility
Sensors at bus stops tell the bus drivers when there are people waiting for the bus, so that people can stand inside of the weather protection, without risking to miss the bus.
Mobility
Health
Using bike and people counting technology outdoors to monitor usage and habits of a popular active travel route in the borough and produce data to support further investment.
ICT
Security
The Public Sound Sensor Safety Project consists of sound sensors in the public space that are attached to the smart light poles in the area. This enables to detect specific sounds such as fighting and sound levels in bars or cafes in the main bar street in Eindhoven.
Building
ICT
Creating the ultimate customer experience for building tenants and building managers by connecting conversational AI with the building’s devices.
Mobility
Mobility behaviour in densely populated cities needs a change towards a higher use of New Mobility. By presenting the full range of alternative mobility, this pilot project in Munich helped residents to change their daily mobility usage.
ICT
Health
London is using an AI tool to detect when and where people are unable to maintain a safe distance between each other, gaining an overview of how effective mitigation measures are. The tool provides advice to government authorities and businesses on how to create safe spaces and maintain distance.
ICT
Mobility
Security
Culture, heritage, and a unique national drink. The Mexican town of Tequila has already captured the world’s attention. But now it’s about to become famous for a completely different reason: the town is going digital. By 2040, it doesn’t just want to be a smart town, it wants to be a Smart City.
ICT
Hitachi's role in Andhra Pradesh was to create the Real Time Governance Center, by integrating data from over 30 gov’t departments providing 700+ services, and 10,000s of devices into a centralized integrated operations center.
Mobility
Energy
ICT
Solar power technology was combined with E-paper screens to provide real-time information about public transport in Coimbra.
ICT
The goal of the use case is to provide open free Wi-Fi to inhabitants and visitors of Strijp-S.
ICT
Mobility
In Stockholm, the smart connected city adds sensors to existing fibre-optic networks and connects to an Internet of Things (IOT) open data platform, to produce real-time information for traffic emissions reduction and to manage all other aspects of city life and operations.
Other
The Strijp-S district in Eindhoven was used as a testing ground for a 2 week process to organise public consultation using integration of multiple information technologies. The Live Lab, a virtual and physical platform for sharing knowledge and ideas was used to co-create a green square in Strijp.
ICT
By placing high-tech city beacons, Eindhoven presents revolutionary, multifunctional and interactive information system. The city beacons replace the old (advertising) information displays giving residents, visitors and entrepreneurs access to number of digital and interactive, basic functionalities
ICT
Strijp-S is built as a smart data driven area and hence, needed a strong data backbone. 500km of Fibre Optic(Backbone) cables have been installed in ducts in the Strijp-S district (68 acres) for improving connectivity in the area. The Fibre Optic network acts as a Backbone for data related service.
ICT
The city of Wuppertal aimed to create a digital infrastructure as a communication medium between city and citizens in public space. To support the municipality, Stroeer Media provided the city with the necessary digital infrastructure to setup digital city communication system.
ICT
The smartphone applications provides local businesses and restaurants with the opportunity to market offers towards visitors and inhabitants based on geo-localisation technology. The scheme was rolled out within the historic city center of Reutlingen.
Mobility
ICT
Security
Cork Dashboard provides citizens, public sector workers and companies with real-time information, time-series indicator data, and interactive maps about all aspects of the city and county.
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Urban Air Quality Platforms centralise data from sensors or satellite imagery to provide city authorities and citizens with updated information on their urban environment's air quality.
Urban data platforms build the basis for a multitude of applications in a Smart City. An urban data platform intends to map, store and integrate data from different stakeholders of the Smart City ecosystem.
The Internet of Things (IoT) is a constantly and rapidly evolving technological advancement that aims to increase the connectivity of our daily activities. IoT enables more effective and informed decision-making through improved data analysis and increased interconnectedness.
Broadband Wireless Mesh Networks (B-WMN) enable seamless IoT applications by carrying fibre-like speed wirelessly. By hosting next generation of smart devices and by building private network for civil services, cities are building real-time digital services and improving safety and service delivery.
Mobility Hubs are places of connectivity where different modes of transportation - from walking to rapid transit – come together seamlessly.