Smart Mobility Trends: Open Data and Other Tools

Abstract:

The Strategic Implementation Plan for speeding up the transformation of European Cities into "Smart cities" establishes 6 Actions Clusters and 11 Priority Areas. Some of them are directly related to the transport and sustainable urban mobility. The main goal is the application of new technologies to minimize the loss of time and energy, and to improve the satisfaction of citizens. The use and reuse of information as open data, already collected from the Public Administration and private entities is a source of possibilities adding extra value. Technologies such as Bluetooth sensors, Open Data platforms etc., become essential elements to achieve this goal. This paper highlights the opportunity to take advantage of emerging technologies, like the open source data platforms, or to use services for data linked queries. As an example of application of these technologies to the transport domain, several use cases with some results are presented.

 Humane Smart Cities: The Need for Governance

Abstract:

Humane smart cities need local governance to take care of the interests of all citizens. Governance mechanisms should avoid the transformation of a smart city into a black-box, where the city administration and its citizens lose control of critical information. Instead, they should let data be used to make better and transparent decisions for the population.

Published in: IEEE Internet Computing ( Volume: 22, Issue: 2, Mar./Apr. 2018 )