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We often hear the same questions about a smart city. The three main questions are What makes a city smart? Where are smart cities? What are some of the main challenges surrounding smart cities? With the rapid growth of smart, connected technology, becoming a ‘smart city’ is now easier than ever before. We are going to answer all of these common questions.
What makes a city smart?
A smart city will use connected technology to collect data on its surroundings using sensors. This includes monitoring when a car passes, or they can even monitor measurements like pollution levels.
Where are smart cities?
Smart Cities technologies to reduce their environmental impact and offer citizens better lives. The benefits that smart cities can provide is a game changing technology all around the world. There are many cities around the world that are already using IoT technology to help their citizens, and the amount of cities that are starting to utilize smart cities is growing rapidly.
What are some of the main challenges surrounding smart cities?
With technology like this there will always be complications to overcome for any city looking to have IoT technology. Security is one of the biggest issues. Smart Cities will contain data that can be considered sensitive. Citizens that are considered privacy advocates have also voiced their concerns that now smart cities will be collecting data which would lead to government surveillance.
The technology is evolving daily, smart cities have no limit on what they can offer. ClearWorld’s RetroFlex light poles improve safety in public spaces with the ability to provide off-grid lighting for playgrounds and trails. The inclusion of a security call button, installed directly on the pole, means fewer people will have to feel unsafe in public parks at night. In residential areas, the light fixtures bring about increased security with remote camera monitoring. To learn how smart city applications can benefit you, visit ClearWorld’s smart city map at www.clearworld.us.
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