The document discusses breakthroughs in information technology that can make cities smarter. It describes how sensors, networks, and data analytics can provide insights that improve outcomes across various city systems, including transportation, energy, water, and public safety. The core idea is that digital and physical systems are converging, allowing cities to leverage data to develop insight and wisdom. Examples are provided of cities using these technologies to monitor infrastructure in real-time, predict problems, and better coordinate resources.

1. Breakthrough in
Information Technology
for Smarter Cities
Ruthie D. Lyle, PhD
rlyle@us.ibm.com
rlylecannon@gmail.com
Livable Cities of the Future Symposium
Polytechnic Institute of New York University
IBM Corporation
October 26, 2012
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2. Smarter Planet – The Core Idea
In the last twenty years, the world has
– Deployed a global, high-
bandwidth network
– Created a population of over
1 billion Internet users
– Added roughly 4 billion mobile
telephones
– Embedded billions of sensors
in our environment and
infrastructure
– Invented globally-integrated
business processes
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3. The Principle of “Smart”
The Digital and Physical Worlds are converging, enabling us
to leverage information to develop Insight and Wisdom
Digital World Virtually all things, processes and
applications, workflows, models, ways of working are becoming
analysis, optimization…
INTELLIGENT
data integration
Our world is becoming
networks INTERCONNECTED
sensors & actuators
Our world is becoming
Physical World INSTRUMENTED
buildings, roads, pipelines,
grids, airports…
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4. City a “system of systems”
Human capital Communications The degree of ICT adoption
determines speed of affects the attractiveness of
ICT adoption a region’s business
environment
Citizens Industry accounts for a Business
large proportion of water
withdrawals
Water quality affects the
Greater commerce and
health of all community
growth increases the use
members
of transport infrastructure
Commuting affects
quality of life
Water Transport
Transportation is one of
the primary consumers of
Energy is the reason for a energy demand
substantial part of all water
withdrawals Energy &
Utilities
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6. Real results are being achieved
City of Police Service Analyzing data to
Dubuque Rio de Janeiro perform proactive
real-time monitoring
of Northern automated alerts of maintenance,
pilot achieves Ireland uses changes in flood and DC Water &
business analytics to Sewer Authority
6.6% decrease in achieve lowest crime
landslide forecast to
reduce reaction times in achieves ROI of
water consumption rates in a decade
over 9-week period emergencies 629% in 2 months
Singapore Land Las Vegas
Transport Authority Utah
can forecast traffic Department Metro Police turned IBM's Intelligent
conditions of Workforce to IBM for help in Operations Center will
up to 60 minutes improving public safety be the central point of
services
into the future to help accommodates through analyzing command for the
prevent data to recognize Smarter City of
a 50% increase in
traffic congestion
caseload
patterns ZhenJiang.
Patterns for Leveraging Information, Anticipating Problems, Coordinating Resources
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7. One of the Worst Floods in Rio de Janeiro’s History
April 5, 2012 it started to rain …
Hundreds killed, Thousands Homeless
• 2nd Largest City in Brazil
• 3rd Largest Metropolitan area in South America
• ~ 6 Million Residents
Situation Critical People asked not to leave their
homes.
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8. Rio de Janeiro – City Crisis Management Center
 New Center Helps City Monitor and Respond to
Emergency Situations
– Initial Focus - Prevent Deaths from Annual Flooding
– Expanded to Monitor all Emergency Situations
– Analyzes Weather, Energy, Transportation, Building, and
Water System Data in Real-Time
– Nationwide Adoption in Advance of Olympics and
World Cup
 Key IBM Capabilities
– Deep Thunder Weather Modeling photos
– IBM Information Management Software
– IBM Public Safety and Security Solutions
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9. IBM Deep Thunder Weather Modeling Capability
48-hour forecast updated every 12 hours at
1 km resolution based on physics model for
urban environment, sub-tropical micro-
meteorology and complex topography Three-dimensional forecasted clouds with
terrain surface and precipitation overlaid
with wind speed & direction (above) and
estimate surface runoff from heavy rainfall
(below)
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10. What did IBM do to make this real?
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11. Establish massive R&D program…
Active now
Shenyang: water purity, carbon model Other
Awareness
(Gym, Pool) Private Buildings
Libraries
Dubuque: water meters, leakage Parks
societal water management Social Services
Recreation Lighting Smart Grid
Public Buildings Micro
Compliance
PNWL Smart Grid demo Procurement
Tourism Generation
CalTrans: Traffic mgmt Carbon
Regulation Energy
Integrated Planning
Dublin Smart Bay Reduce Tax and Revenue Action
Billing
Cost Plans
Monitoring
Washington DC: Water & Smarter City
Metering
Sewer management Billing Paid
Smart
Services Monitoring
Incheon: energy-aware Management
building construction Water
Leak Detection
Singapore / NJTA: Traffic
Sewage
management People Transport / Emergency Quality
Movement Mobility Waste Response
Dublin Smarter Cities
Technology Centre Traffic
Public
Flood Coastal Zone
Parking Management Management
Transport
US GSA: Building energy
Motor Tax Collection
management Billing Optimization
Weather
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12. Build a platform for solution delivery…
System Diagram – Interaction Between City Entities
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13. Leverage Open Standard Common Alerting Protocol
1
2
1 Fire Hydrant is struck by a car 2 Fire breaks out
Maintenance crew fill out a order on same block
which will take 4 days to execute
Bring Water Truck
Extra Long Hose 3 Fire is reported
4 IOC sees same time /
same place correlation and
updates fire house
5 Fire Truck gets better information on equipment choice
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14. Summary
– Across many domains it is no longer necessary
to make a guess about what is happening today
or might happen tomorrow
– It is possible to extract insight about today and
make good predictions about tomorrow
– At the core Smarter Cities is about using
information have more intelligently
– The principle of “Smart” is about recognizing the
interconnectivities of systems and their impact on
peopleImage source: http://www.ascentstage.com/archives/2012/01/open-data-in-chicago/
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16. Additional Information:
IBM CONTACTS REFERENCES
Dr. Colin Harrison IBM Intelligent Operations Center
IBM Distinguished Engineer – ibm.com/software/industry/intelligent-oper-center
Smarter Cities Technical Strategy
harrisco@us.ibm.com
Christian Klezl IBM Smarter Cities Solutions
Vice President Corporate Strategy ibm.com/smartercities
klezl@us.ibm.com
Portfolio of Capabilities
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