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Big data, open data and telepathy
Technologies for sustainable cities and communities
Dr Rick Robinson AoU CITP FRSA
Executive Architect, IBM Smarter Cities
Open Group Distinguished Certified IT Architect
rick_robinson@uk.ibm.com
@dr_rick
http://theurbantechnologist.com/
http://ibm.com/smartercities/
Analysis of bus movements in Dublin
http://www-03.ibm.com/press/us/en/pressrelease/41068.wss
Image captured by MRI scan by Shinji Nishimoto et al, UC Berkley, 2011
https://sites.google.com/site/gallantlabucb/publications/nishimoto-et-al-2011
Pedestrian roundabout in Shanghai, China, by Chris UK
http://www.flickr.com/photos/_chrisuk/7580861928/
3D printer by Media Lab Prado
http://www.flickr.com/photos/medialab-prado/5839088528/

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World Urbanization Prospects, 2007 Revision, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, United Nations
Competition

3.
Survey of fund managers
responsible for $14 trillion of assets
“Global Investor Survey on Climate Change”, Global
Investor Coalition on Climate Change, 2013
Financial impact of natural disasters
EM-DAT Emergency Disasters Database
Resilience
$0m
$350m
1900 2010
Honshu Tsunami
Hurricane Katrina
Wenchuan earthquake
Kobe earthquake

4.
(“Lives on the Line” by James Cheshire at UCL’s Centre for Advanced Spatial Analysis, showing the variation in life
expectancy and correlation to child poverty in London. From Cheshire, J. 2012. Lives on the Line: Mapping Life
Expectancy Along the London Tube Network. Environment and Planning A. 44 (7). Doi: 10.1068/a45341)
Inequality

5.
Images captured by MRI scan by Shinji Nishimoto, Alex G. Huth, An Vu and Jack L. Gallant, UC Berkley, 2011
https://sites.google.com/site/gallantlabucb/publications/nishimoto-et-al-2011
3D printed prosthetic leg by Bespoke Innovations
http://www.bespokeinnovations.com/content/gallery
Telepathy is now technology
The IBM Watson Computer:
http://www.ibm.com/innovation/us/watson/index.html
http://www.wired.co.uk/magazine/archive/2013/09/st
art/print-your-sensors-then-plant-your-crops

6.
IBM spends $6billion annually on pure Research and has filed more
patents than any other company every year for nearly 20 years. Five
scientists have won the Nobel Prize whilst working for IBM.
Behavioral Sciences Life sciences Computer Science Electrical Engineering
Materials Sciences Mathematical Sciences Physics
Service Science,
Management & Engineering
Innovation that matters
http://www.research.ibm.com/
http://www.research.ibm.com/client-programs/foak/

7.
http://www.smartercomputingblog.com/smarter-computing/smarter-cities-rio/

8.
http://www-03.ibm.com/press/uk/en/pressrelease/41097.wss
https://www-304.ibm.com/connections/blogs/ibmireland/entry/innovative_new_data_sharing_network_to_create_commercial_opportunities1
Smarter Dublinked

9.
City Planning
& Operations
• Infrastructure
planning
• Permit optimization
• Tax & license fraud
Intelligent Operations Center (IOC)
• City wide situational awareness
•Cross-department collaboration
•Intelligent Response via integrated standard operation procedures
•Performance monitoring with Dashboards and KPI’s
• Decision Support Analytics
• Mobile Stakeholders Connections with Citizen collaboration and
Social media analytics
Improved Outcomes for Citizen Benefit, Economic Vitality, Operational Excellence
New in IOC 1.6
•User Experience
•Easy to configure tools
•Step by Step data integration
•High availability
•Increased Mobility Features
For faster time to value
Water
• Water / wastewater
operations
• Water conservation
• Water efficiency
management
Transportation
•Transportation
operations
•Traffic prediction
•Transit analytics
Video
Analytics
•Event-based
surveillance
•Automated video
analysis
•Real-time alerts
A platform for Smarter Cities: the Intelligent Operations Centre
http://www-03.ibm.com/software/products/en/intelligent-operations-center

10.
Kelvin Campbell’s “Massive/ Small”
http://engagingcities.com/post/5012064472/massive-small-the-operating-system-for-smart-urbanism
Town plan for Edinburgh’s New Town from the JR James archive
http://www.flickr.com/photos/jrjamesarchive/
Photo of pedestrian roundabout in Shanghai, China, by Chris UK
http://www.flickr.com/photos/_chrisuk/7580861928/
Photo of Masshouse Circus, Birmingham, before its redevelopment, by Birmingham City Council
http://www.birmingham.gov.uk/cs/Satellite?c=Page&childpagename=Planning-
Management%2FPageLayout&cid=1223092740947&pagename=BCC%2FCommon%2FWrapper%2FWrapper
“Massive / Small” and Smart Digital Urbanism

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http://smartercitieschallenge.org/
http://www.forbes.com/sites/brucerogers/2013/08/01/business-transformation-through-corporate-citizenship-how-stanley-litow-keeps-
ibm-on-cutting-edge-of-innovation/

12.
Photo of Jane Jacobs by Michèl Champagne
http://www.mediamatic.net/104796/en/jane-jacobs-ideas-that-matter
Photo of Christopher Alexander by Eugene Kim
http://www.flickr.com/photos/eekim/5686194142/

13.
Sunderland Software City:
http://cities-
today.com/2013/03/sunderlands-
software-centre-gets-ibm-backing/
Sunderland Civic Centre by Paul Boxley
http://www.flickr.com/photos/paulboxley/241434422/

14.
www.ibm.com/isv/startup
www.ibm.com/isv/startup/smartcamp
http://www.softlayer.com/catalyst

15.
http://bluemix.net/

16.
http://www.ibm.com/smarterplanet/us/en/leadership/uofbari/assets/pdf/IBM_UofBari.pdf
http://malaria.novartis.
com/innovation/sms-
for-life/index.shtml
Business model: Collective Infrastructure
Kilimo Salama:
http://www.syngenta
foundation.org/index
.cfm?pageID=562

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Smarter parking on a smarter high street
Data from parking, traffic, events, etc. enables
future conditions to be predicted.
The effectiveness of “what-if”
responses can be explored.
Parking Sensors &
Meters
Cross-agency work can be planned and
optimised.
Traffic Information Weather Events
Citizens and businesses can be updated and
respond; travellers provided with predictive
route and parking services; shops able to
respond dynamically and interactively.
www-01.ibm.com/common/ssi/cgi-bin/ssialias?infotype=PM&subtype=SP&htmlfid=GVS03037USEN
f York Road, Kings Heath, in the 2009 Kings Heath Festival by Nick Lockley http://www.flickr.com/photos/nicklockey/

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So what I a Smarter City?
• A Smarter City systematically creates and
consistently encourages innovations that:
– change the relationships between the creation of
economic and social value and the consumption
of resources
– contribute in a measurable way to achieving a
vision and clear objectives that are supported by a
consensus amongst city stakeholders
– and are enabled by technology
Seven steps to a Smarter City: http//theurbantechnologist.com/seven-steps-to-a-smarter-city/

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Administration
Environment
Culture
Economy
Transportation
Social
Services
Public Safety
Energy
Infrastructure
Communities
Planning and
Management
The city council which
governs & provides
public services?
The energy, utility &
infrastructure companies who
build, manage & support the
urban environment?
The shops & farmers
who feed us?
The businesses who
employ us, & the
property developers
who house us?
Town plan for Edinburgh’s New Town from the JR James archive http://www.flickr.com/photos/jrjamesarchive/
Who will build a Smarter City?
The urban
lifestyle that
we enjoy?
The transport
systems that
move us?

20.
Smarter care and communities
http://www-03.ibm.com/press/uk/en/pressrelease/33818.wss

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Minneapolis: Smarter city planning and operations
IBM Intelligent Operations Centre:
http://www-03.ibm.com/software/products/en/intelligent-operations-center12

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IOC for Citizen
Collaboration allows the
general public to easily
report issues they
encounter using mobile
and web apps.
The new channel provides
the local authority with
new information on
service requirements; and
allows them to
incorporate citizen
observations into existing
processes.
2. A traceable report
can be sent to the
IOC for validation
and correlation;
then to the
relevant service.
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1. The general public can report they
encounter via mobile devices.
3. The IOC
manages a
coordinated
response
4. The issue is resolved and
communicated back to citizens
Citizen
uploads
Montpellier: improving services through collaborative innovation
http://www.greenbiz.com/blog/2013/06/27/montpellier-france-invites-citizens-author-smart-city

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http://www.ibm.com/news/ca/en/2013/454e42662t01.html

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Smarter homes and communities
http://asmarterplanet.com/blog/2013/05/inspiring-social-sustainability-one-village-at-a-time.html

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http://www-03.ibm.com/press/us/en/pressrelease/34575.wss
Business model: Cross-City Collaboration

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Smarter Wimbledon … a city in miniature?

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http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/business-brains/predictive-analytics-at-work-predicting-traffic-jams-before-they-occur/10543
http://www-03.ibm.com/press/us/en/pressrelease/21971.wss
Business model: Disruptive Business Platforms

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Smarter infrastructure
http://www-03.ibm.com/press/us/en/pressrelease/41385.wss

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Search for all assets of the
Type ‘natural channel’ with
condition = 3 in this area.
Results are highlighted in
blue
Wireless network links
monitoring devices to
central command center
Sewer system data can also be
linked with asset & workflow
tools to manage any specific
maintenance requests
Innovative technologies such as
Smart Manhole Covers are used
to detect sewer flow levels
Data can also drawn from more
traditional SCADA/sensors systems.
High resolution weather and flooding models
are used to generate accurate flood maps with
details for impacted areas
Advanced analytics and
optimization engines
generate recommended
actions for flood avoidance
Stormwater Management
Command Center
Valves, pumps or inflatable
dams are controlled
dynamically to balance
inline sewer storage and
avoid potential overflows.
Storm water: South Bend
http://www-03.ibm.com/press/us/en/pressrelease/38153.wss

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http://www-03.ibm.com/press/us/en/pressrelease/34575.wss
Business model: Sustainable Business

31.
Where next? “Cognitive cooking”
Cognitive Cooking:
http://www.fastcodesign.com/1672444/try-a-recipe-devised-by-
ibms-supercomputer-chef

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Thankyou
Dr Rick Robinson AoU CITP FRSA
Executive Architect, IBM Smarter Cities
Open Group Distinguished Certified IT Architect
rick_robinson@uk.ibm.com
@dr_rick
http://theurbantechnologist.com/
http://ibm.com/smartercities/
Analysis of bus movements in Dublin
http://www-03.ibm.com/press/us/en/pressrelease/41068.wss
Image captured by MRI scan by Shinji Nishimoto et al, UC Berkley, 2011
https://sites.google.com/site/gallantlabucb/publications/nishimoto-et-al-2011
Pedestrian roundabout in Shanghai, China, by Chris UK
http://www.flickr.com/photos/_chrisuk/7580861928/
3D printer by Media Lab Prado
http://www.flickr.com/photos/medialab-prado/5839088528/