Smart Cities – Technology and the City
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Analyzing the future of cities
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Smarter cities of all sizes are capitalizing on new technologies and insights to
transform their _______________________, ________________________ and
_______________________________ delivery.
Competition among cities to engage and attract new residents, businesses and visitors
means constant attention to providing a high quality of life and vibrant
_________________________________ climate.
Forward-thinking leaders recognize that although tight budgets, scarce resources and
legacy systems frequently challenge their goals, new and innovative technologies can
help turn challenges into _________________________________________-.
http://www.ibm.com/smarterplanet/us/en/smarter_cities/overview/
Smart Cities Industry
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With the increasing majority of people living in cities, ____________________________- poses
significant short- and long-term challenges to governments and municipalities.
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A Smart City shares its _______________________-- infrastructure and data to enhance
livability, workability and sustainability.
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Facilities Management
Smart Cities – Technology and the City
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Data Centers
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Demands for computing power continue to grow at an
________________________ rate and data centers are instrumental in meeting
those demands.
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They house _____________________________- systems, telecommunications
and storage systems, and generally include redundant or backup power supplies
and data communications connections, environmental controls and security
devices.
Transportation Industry
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Road, rail, air and water ___________________________________- networks
are complex. They must operate safely, reliably and efficiently and be regulatory
compliant.
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They include applications for tracking _________________________________
and ____________________________________ data, managing passenger
communications, and monitoring facilities, assets and functionality.
Water and Wastewater Industry
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This enables Wastewater and Water companies to provide an affordable service
to customers while pursuing ____________________________________ goals.
Substation Automation
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These solutions address today’s ______________________ initiatives and
complex regulatory compliance requirements and help minimize cost while
ensuring a safe work environment for all types of facilities.
Managing power transmission and distribution through ___________________
and substations requires overseeing a complex set of solutions including local
and remote user interfaces, engineering configuration tools, integration to
legacy Intelligent Electrical Devices (______________) with multiple protocols,
hardware and application services.
Alternative Energy and Solar
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Power generation companies that generate power from renewable sources like
hydro, solar, wind, geothermal or bio-fuels do so while dealing with
______________________________ availability of the energy sources.
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They also face the challenges of minimizing the ________________________
footprint and holding down costs while observing ______________________
requirements.
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Generating power more efficiently and reliably and moving it to the
______________________________ creates additional challenges for
renewable power generators.
Smart Cities – Technology and the City
http://software.invensys.com/industries/smart-cities/
Smart city – through intelligent automated infrastructure
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A smart city looks for ways to optimize its infrastructure. Through intelligent infrastructure
solutions such as
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____________________________,
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____________________________,
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____________________________ and
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____________________________ systems
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Urbanization, population growth, climate change and dwindling resources put increasing
pressure on infrastructure systems ___________________________________.
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Infrastructure operators are looking for _____________________________ solutions to respond
to these challenges.
Smart grids for a sustainable city
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Today's power supply networks were not designed to handle the increasing amount of highly
___________________________________ power generated from renewable energy sources.
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Smart Cities – Technology and the City
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It is essential to transform our power grids into ____________________________ power supply
systems.
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Smart grids are intelligent, self-monitoring, highly automated power supply grids that
can be better controlled than a ________________________________ energy system.
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Smart grids are equipped with ________________________________ and
__________________________________ technology, in order to enable end-to-end
data flow from the generator to the consumer and in the other direction.
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It is possible to integrate so called prosumers – such as buildings that not only consume
power but can also feed surplus power back into the grid.
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These small-scale, distributed energy sources can be interconnected to form a
_______________________________ power plant and so collectively act like a single
large power plant.
Why do we need smart homes in the smart grid?
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For the future operation of the smart grid, it is essential to flexibly match energy production
with energy consumption in _____________________________________--.
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Without this flexibility the smart grid, being strongly reliant on ___________________________
_________________________________ energy sources (e.g. wind and solar power), will not be
economically viable.
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To match energy production and consumption, we need buildings that can use less energy when
it is in short supply, and __________________________________ energy when it is plentiful.
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This can only be done with intelligent building __________________________________ that
controls all aspects of building energy production, storage and consumption, while at the same
time maintaining comfort.
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Also important is providing ______________________________________- information on
energy consumption to building occupants to help them manage their energy usage.
Security management for critical infrastructures
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Needs to be designed for integrated security management in critical infrastructures such as
_________________________________-- complexes, ______________________________
facilities, and ________________________________.
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A product from Siemens Corporation
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Siveillance™ Vantage is a command and control solution, specifically designed to
support _________________________ management at critical infrastructure sites such
as ports, airports,oil and gas power generation and distribution, chemical and pharma
industries, heavy industries.
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Smart Cities – Technology and the City
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Using innovative software, Siveillance Vantage not only ties together all the sub-systems
currently used to protect and manage your site, but it also allows you to
_________________________ and integrate security policies and procedures.
Traffic control and traffic management
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An optimal traffic flow can be achieved by integrating both private traffic and public
transportation into one ____________________________ traffic concept.
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Using a _____________________________________ intermodal traffic control system, urban
traffic planners can intelligently network different streams of traffic in an effective and
environmentally friendly manner.
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Intelligent traffic management systems help keep traffic flowing around the world.
Intelligent traffic solution
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With smart technologies to manage traffic efficiently, we can ease environmental and climate
impacts from the _____________________________________- in mobility.
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With globalization and the need for mobility fueling traffic growth all over the world, the
problem of congestion on highways and in cities is becoming more and more
___________________.
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Besides economic losses running to an estimated $10 billion a year in industrialized countries,
traffic __________________________________- is also causing higher noise and pollutant
levels that are becoming a major burden for people and the environment.
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Smart traffic information systems are helping people and goods to reach their destinations
quickly and safely while at the same keeping traffic’s environmental impacts in check.
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Smart traffic management systems can monitor factors like traffic speed and
__________________________ and, when traffic volumes increase, impose
________________________________ and open up hard shoulders to help maintain
the flow.
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In cities, too, the ability to respond ___________________________- and flexibly to
changing traffic levels can reduce the impact on people and the environment.
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With roughly ____________________________-- of the world’s population expected to
be living in cities by 2030, investing in smart traffic management solutions makes sense.
Managing urban traffic sustainably therefore means aiming to enable drivers to ride a wave of
green lights.
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Customer Value
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More efficient use of road ______________________________
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________________________________________ journey times
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Significantly fewer _____________________________________
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Fewer and shorter periods of _________________________________
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Reduction of waits and stops in urban traffic by up to ________ percent
Environmental Value
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Monitoring environmental parameters facilitates compliance with statutory
_______________________________ limits
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Fuel consumption up to ______ percent lower
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Carbon monoxide emissions down by as much as _______ percent
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Nitrogen dioxide emissions down by as much as ________ percent
Information system for city management and development
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The City Dashboard is an innovative management information system.
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Developed specifically to meet the requirements of public authorities, it provides clear
and up-to-date information organized according to subject such as ________________,
_______________________, _____________________________ and the
______________________________.
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This system can also be used to simulate and optimize __________________________
decisions.
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