CITIES WITH A BRAIN

Healthcare Security Disaster Management Transport Energy

Healthcare
Patients Monitored Continuously and alerts given to avoid emergencies. An impending heart attack Triggers an Alert and an emergency response from a Hospital.

Security
Video cameras and other surveillance methods provide constant inputs, and data analytics provide hints for forecasting crime pattern in advance.

Disaster Management
Accurate weather forecasts are combined with water flow analysis to provide information about flash floods. Fire buildings trigger alert to redirect traffic in preparation for fire service.

Transport
Multiple modes of transport are optimised through analysis of traffic patterns. Choke points are avoided through automatic response by the traffic control systems.

Energy
Multiple energy points generate power into the smart grid. which keep a tab on the energy use of every occupant. Energy consumption of the entire city is optimized through real-Time analysis and Control.

The future of cities

After smart phones & smart cars here come smart cities. They will generate their own power & not pollute at all. They will use automation intelligently and intensely.

Why cities are becoming smart?

Big events provide an opportunity to remake a city. Cities are adopting smart technologies for different reasons. The city is building infrastructure for charging electric vehicles, energy generation, video based security systems, etc..

London is using the next Olympics and Football world cup respectively, to remake their cities. Accenture is helping several cities to build intelligence into their infrastructure.

What existing cities are doing?

Smart cities develop many existing cities around the world remaking themselves. In Toronto, the waterfront area is creating an ultra-high-speed broadband network. This will help Toronto to complete with major cities worldwide for attracting investment.

singapore
Trying to increase the appeal of public transport. It has created a unified payment system across all modes of transport

Lancaster
A small town in california with increasing industrialisation and crime, Lancaster used extensive crime data and statistical analysis to forecast location & time of crime. Now, it is developing monthly crime forecasts for police..

The need for new cities

Building green field cities is a new mega-trend in the construction industry, springing from the need of data billions of people

Three years ago, the world passed through a milestone when the number of people living in cities equalled the number of people living in villages.

What companies are doing?

IBM has been one of the prime movers of the idea, especially of the word smart CISCO- follows a top-town approach says HODGKINSON- Janesh Moorjani.

Where are the SMART CITIES Coming Up?

PLANIT VALLEY PORTUGAL Build as an R&D HUB Sondgo- South Korea Controll all Their Services Through Gadgets Fujisawa- Japan Model City Using Renewable Energy. Masdar- UAE A ZERO-Carbon, ZERO-Waste City.

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