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With a growing population and a sustainability agenda increasingly exigent, cities are facing great challenges to ensure environmental, social and economic quality. Urban areas are most likely to face challenges from traffic congestion, housing shortage, crowded streets to energy conservation, waste management, pollution, social conflicts etc. In such a context, public institutions must ensure the provision of appropriate and responsive services. However, this vision requires a better understanding of cities’ dynamic, preferably in real time, and a greater input from citizens and stakeholders. Information and communication technologies along with digital tools have proven being considerable assets to achieve it.
Over the recent years, the increasing connectivity of devices and the data generated by sensors has created new challenges in the way that data is being managed, stored and analyzed. Every city has started to report periodically on waste, safety, poverty, mobility and event management. At this time the concept of a ‘digital twin’ emerges, a digital environment that serves as an exact copy of the real world. This ensures data can be stored, analyzed and visualized within its spatial context. In the data becoming available from the city is preferably updated on a real time basis, duplicating the actual state of affairs. The main challenge is not about gathering data but about the efficient data utilization.
The Smart City Intelligent Operation Center (IOC) combines all available data and gives stakeholders a real-time insight into the operations of a city. The IOC analyses different real-time data (IoT) sources to tell what is happening at any given location. It provides a real-time operational picture of how the city is doing. In addition, it analyses and displays the key performance indicators of a city. The IOC dashboard indicates what should be happening within a city, based on relevant location-based policies. Finally, by notifying when anomalies are happening and by providing suggestions for further actions, the platform will help you in your role as a citizen, policymaker, event manager or planner, to act accordingly.
The IOC arranges all the available open data, and all possible sensor systems according to three critical perspectives: Energy Transition, Human Environment and Mobility. The IOC’s dashboard offers a user-friendly interface that displaysKey Performance Indicators or KPI related to those perspectives. Theseare updated in real-time and also filed in order to create a database and to get analyzed to create data insights in the developing trend and actual state of affairs. The advantages of the IOC includes that anomalies can be perceived immediately enabling the user of the platform to take action and inform the corresponding departments or authorities and subsequently take all necessary measures.
Beyond traditional KPI’s visualisation, the IOC integrates information through the concept of the digital twin, which grants additional spatial insights and an enhanced user experience.
Digital Twin & real time data interaction: Digitalization of the city, a digital copy of the real world which includes 3d mapping, geolocation, real-time data and interactions. This digital perspective grounds real-time data within its spatial context which gives greater understanding of the current environment and ultimately improves decision making.
Measurable Indicators and KPI’s. The dashboard uses Key Performance Indicators (KPI) that are updated in real-time and filed into a database. Through innovative big data analytics, the IOC creates and visualizes the insights and trends for city managers to view the actual state of affairs.
Actionable insights. The IOC can track anomalies immediately, enabling the user of the platform to take action and to inform the corresponding departments or authorities which subsequently take all necessary measures.
Geodan, Johan Cruijff ArenA and Huawei technologies are in a cooperation to jointly develop Smart City and Smart Stadium solutions, including joint marketing activities and business development in Europe, following is a short introduction of our partners.
Founded at 1985, Geodan is one of the leading geo-ICT companies in Europe. Geodan specializes in the provision of spatial information and are experienced in applying new, innovative technologies. Geodan supports customers in various geo-information issues by providing advice, interim management, bespoke GIS solutions, geographic data, Internet solutions and education.
The Johan Cruijff ArenA is the soccer stadium of the Netherlands, home to Ajax and a match ground for the Dutch national team. It also offers the hosting for large-scale international events with a close cooperation with various partners. High-quality services, state-of-the-art facilities, security and optimal public experience form the most important strategic pillars. One of the world’s most sustainable stadiums, the Johan Cruijff ArenA is regarded internationally as a role model and consultant for modern stadium construction and operation. The Innovation Arena serves as a living lab for developing innovative concepts for stadium management and event experience.