Advancements in technology are changing every aspect of our human life. The way we live, the way we work, eat, sleep, everything is being augmented by technology today.
The great thing about the technological landscape is that it never stops. It continuously strives to make things better, easier and more convenient. The only thing constant is change.
One such area where we are at the cusp of a major transformation, is the cities themselves. As we already know, making everything ‘smart’ seems to be the trend going forward and the next thing to get smart will be cities.
There are various projects and technologies that have been worked upon for quite some time now and now they all seem to be nearing completion so that they can all come together and make smart cities a reality and a default in the future. Let’s take a look at some of these technologies.
1. Smart Transportation
Transportation is going to see a huge change in the coming decade. There is a readiness for a global level transformation towards electric and autonomous vehicles which will totally optimize the way we use our roads.
Right now, cars are not connected to each other and that can lead to inefficient use of roads leading to traffic jams and congestions in particular areas of the city.
A connected hub of cars will solve that problem and will result in much efficient use of the infrastructure. We will also begin to see a shift from owning your own vehicles to simply renting them or ordering on demand, though that might take quite a while.
2. Smart Energy
The generation and use of energy is a very important aspect for a city. In a smart city, not only will energy generation see a greater independency from the grid, energy usage will see a major efficiency upgrade as well.
Solar power is getting cheaper every year and companies like Tesla are making it possible to stay completely off the grid. The grids themselves will get smarter that will allow for different data to be gathered for optimal monitoring.
Also, the buildings in cities themselves will be smarter in design so they require least heating/cooling and leverage the design to accomplish the same. Also, use of LED lights will be the default as well as smart streetlights.
3. Smart Data
There is a lot of data that can be collected about a city and the inhabitants therein relating to virtually everything possible. All this data if analyzed in the right way, and towards problem solving, could make the foundation of a smart city.
There would be sensors virtually everywhere around a smart city that would collect an enormous amount of data like traffic, weather conditions, condition of infrastructure, water management, energy management, and a lot more. A lot of data would also be collected without sensors that relate to the societal aspects of a city.
There are patterns and valuable insights hidden within the data that if analyzed, could make more efficient use of the existing resources and make the life of inhabitants better in so many different ways.
4. Other Smart Facilities
To make life hassle free, there need to be a lot of smart facilities available to the citizens anytime they wish for it. They may include anything like free wifi to touchscreens around the city for real-time information.
Also, a smart city would have city apps that would keep them informed about vital information like air quality, building inspection scores, sanitation scores of eateries, emergency crisis and also about the various landmarks and places of interest throughout the city like museums, parks, etc.
There should also be a wide acceptance of mobile payments so people can pay on the go. But perhaps, most importantly, a smart city should be environmentally friendly with as low CO2 emissions as possible.
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The most important technologies are less flashy. We need decentralization and free markets. The central planners who want to design cities greatly overestimate their wisdom and foresight, harming everyone else with every mistake they make. And that's assuming they aren't also corrupt to boot.
--------The most important technologies are less flashy. We need decentralization and free markets. The central planners who want to design cities greatly overestimate their wisdom and foresight, harming everyone else with every mistake they make. And that's assuming they aren't also corrupt to boot.------------
Yes, I totally agree. I really hope that decentralisation sees more adoption everywhere.
I think there should be power in a smart city without wires. Solar system is so helpful but i think power system should be like radiation networking. Do recharge and use the units without validity. Well, this post is so informative and amazing. Thanks for sharing.
Providing power to the entire city wirelessly is not achievable right now, technologically speaking. Yes, using solar power can reduce that dependence to a certain degree but the infrastructure would still be needed to be connected to the grid.
Yes, I agree. :)
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Informative post how to create smart city wonderful post I really I like it because i learned something from your post something new about smart city concept this i totally new for me thanks man keep sharing :)
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with all of that why even have a city?
What do you mean?
I mean why even have a city? Why do we need them? What's their purpose? what are they good for?
Very good post! I love!! At present, the advancement of technology is very important and will facilitate the development of cities!
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We are entering the age of a trillion sensors. Down the road, there will be sensors in everything. Many of the things we see in cities now will be gone. Items such as traffic lights, signs, thermostats, parking meters (and lots) will all be replaced. Technology is going to make the city connected. There will be little in the world which will be "dumb".
True that! Completely agreed. The age of the sensors.
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My friend there is a lot of intellectual intercourse going down to create all these smart cities and things. But how smart is it? We give up personal control in the transportation world for the benefit of cars talking to each other. Do folks want or SHOULD sacrifice control of their mobility for a grid car experience? And you ask about solar, wind and other forms of energy. Yes all good UNTIL the utility companies take those energies over for profit. We again sacrifice our control of energy for the dependence on the utility company. They do not want you to be self-sufficient. Smart ate? What about privacy? Many of us totally resent big brother and his firm grip on the world. Orwell predicted this day and he well may be rolling in his grave over this. well let's take it a step further what about smart people. Let's merge with machines and become the singularity. Sacrifice our conscience, our soul and perhaps our DNA for the benefit of ageless eternal life on earth. That may qualify as smart humans.
I have found that terms used in the past 15 years or so are the opposite of what they really are. This started following 911 and continued. The Patriot Act is far from Patriotic. Hope and change was neither hope nor change in America. So too is anything smart. Yes it will come and be. It is unstoppable. Yes there are benefits...but at what price? Privacy? Control? independence? Big Brother? Freedom? There comes a point where intellectual intercourse becomes a threat to the individual and when placed in the wrong hands can be a monster. Think if Hitler, Stalin or Mao had these tools at their fingertips when they reigned? where would one find freedom? smart does more harm than good when placed in the wrong hands. Just like knowing when to say when and walking away from that third or fourth glass of Long Island Ice Tea or shot of whiskey, one must know when to turn away from intellectual intercourse as it is not always smart. Good article my friend and thanks for the mind stimulation.
I agree that privacy will be a huge issue in tomorrow's world, but we are headed there regardless.
I didn't understand one thing though. How would big utility companies take over solar power? There will always exist competition thanks to free market and if we are reducing dependence on them, won't it reduce their power?
i am not certain HOW they will do it, but They will do all they can from you getting it for free. i have heard report in the USA of some off grid people getting told to shut down their operation because the the utility company was not making money off them and they we not complying. Other people have been bought out or shut down. Think of all the alternatives for gasoline. Hell you can burn cooking oil from a restaurant as fuel. That was silenced. Countless other types of energy for cars have been silences. Solar and wind is no different. If the Big utility corporations cannot make money off of you they will prevent you from it. Countless other forms of energy historically were silenced by the big corporations and elites. It could be a big Global climate change tax for which the monies go to the utility companies. But history dictates that they will not let you enjoy it in large quantities without paying the big boys for he use. History dictates that they want us as dependent as possible. There are large movement of folks fighting this through grass roots efforts of urban farming, hobby farms, self-sustaining efforts but it is a battle. It will be intriguing to see how it all plays out. More intellectual intercourse to contemplate. Again thanks.
and cameras everywhere for sure. :-)
haha, that's for sure. Privacy will be a rare thing.
Man, imagine a smart city leveraging blockchain technology at the same time like iot devices using iota blockchain. And smart contracts and SMTs and others already in the mainstream. I cant wait to experience the future like that.
haha, yeah, so many ways to do it. IoT will be a huge part of the future, that's for sure.
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Smart Cities has been one of our main focus areas too in the last year, as so much depends on location tracking for fleet management and mobility.
There are so many potential areas of application, but so far more than 90% of actual investments done in smart cities projects are focused on "smart mobility" (because making traffic only a little bit more efficient has such large impacts on business and economic growth).
Glad to have finally found the time to sit down and read one of your articles again man, been a busy month for me with work and then SteemFest :)
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Yeah, mobility plays a huge role in a city and no wonder the money is going there.
Thanks for reading man. Feels great to have your comment :)
I sell backup software for a living and all this technology means more data to backup :) I'm all for it check us out https://vellicore.com if anything I believe mobility is going to be a huge factor. Great post I enjoyed reading this article.
Yes that's all very well but consider the down side.... see my posts on why we should be awake to the underlying results of all this - https://steemit.com/news/@davemanchester/smarter-cities