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Research Outline
Prepared for Tomonari S. | Delivered November 27, 2019
Smart City Projects
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Goals
Obtain a list of smart city projects that are being planned or deployed in the given cities. The information will be used to make an investment decision.
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Early Findings
Smart City Projects
Phoenix
Bill Gates' Smart City
Mt. Lemmon Holdings
purchased land in southwestern Arizona from Belmont Partners.
The company is a subsidiary of
Cascade Investment LLC
, Bill Gates' investment company.
The property will be used to develop a
24,800-acre smart city
that will include homes, schools, offices, and commercial establishments.
T
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e
development will have features such as "
high-speed public WiFi
, self-driving cars, and high-tech manufacturing facilities."
T
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invested fund is around
$80 million
.
Charlotte
Microsoft-Charlotte Smart City Deal
Microsoft
has inked a three-year contract with the city of Charlotte for a smart city project.
As part of this collaboration, the two entities plan to
develop a smart city
that will focus on manpower development, the internet of things elements, and innovative technologies.
The partners will deploy pioneering programs in these five divisions: "
upward mobility, smart transit systems
, public Wi-Fi, public safety infrastructure, and safer neighborhoods."
Nashville
Multi-channel 311 Communications System
Nashville will deploy a "
multi-channel 311 communications system
" that will enable its constituents to "share ideas, thoughts, and suggestions with the Metropolitan Government through a single portal."
Miami
SMART Plan
The
Miami-Dade County
is set to overhaul the city's transportation sector and deploy smart city innovations.
It is also planning on spending
$1.5 billion
to upgrade the Miami International Airport.
The county is involved in various
public-private partnership deals
to deploy these upgrades.
Baltimore
One IT Enterprise
The city of Baltimore's "
One IT Enterprise
" will enable the logical centralization of various IT operations and divisions to bring down costs, enhance efficiency, and optimize operations.
Data and Analytics Hub
The city is also planning to establish a
data and analytics hub
to build its capacity to consolidate scattered data into one central database.
The users can then
utilize the data
to accomplish their intended purpose.
IoT-Enabled Smart City
The city is also planning to implement an IoT-powered innovation that will
enhance the living standards
of its inhabitants.
The new technology is also expected to
improve the delivery of various services
to Baltimore's residents, companies, and visitors.
Baltimore Tech Center
Baltimore is also building a
physical and virtual facility
that can allow users to see and immerse themselves into virtual worlds.
Sydney
Sydney Science Park Greenfield Project
Sydney-based developer Celestino
, in partnership with the research department of the University Technology Sydney, is working with around 30 firms to campaign for the funding of their planned "
$5 billion Sydney Science Park
greenfield project."
The project is touted as the
first smart city
in the country that will be built from scratch.
The project will be built on a
280-hectare piece of land
that is located around three kilometers north of the upcoming western Sydney airport.
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smart city will feature
connected traffic lights
, autonomous vehicles, smart roads that can capture rainwater, and connected aged care homes.
Melbourne
Northern Melbourne Smart Cities Network
The
Northern Melbourne Smart Cities Network
aims to leverage data to transform the city.
The project aims to establish an "
IoT-based Smart Cities LoRaWAN
network" to enable the progress of its smart city plans for the City of Whittlesea, Moreland City Council, Banyule City Council, Mitchell Shire Council, and Nillumbik Shire Council.
The network will include
five types of sensors
that can capture data from the various aspects of city living.
This can then
enable the various councils
to track and improve their operations.
This can also pave the way for the
delivery of new services
.
Brisbane
Brisbane Smart Poles project
The Brisbane Council has just purchased
20 smart poles
as part of its "Smart Poles" project.
The initiative will enable the
installation of multiple types of sensors
and equipment to capture and transmit data through a high-bandwidth network.
The data will then be
evaluated to generate insights
that can help the city in improving its operations.
The details above were inputted in the
shared spreadsheet
.
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