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Libelium is calling for cities with severe levels of air pollution and extreme meteorological conditions to take part in a test of its new air quality measurement technology. 
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While 2018 was filled with a number of successful smart city deployments, it also revealed significant challenges that will only intensify in years to come. The most pressing challenge to be addressed throughout 2019 is earning the public’s trust in smart city projects. Towards the end of 2018, we saw major data privacy concerns emerge from citizens. From these concerns a heated, but healthy discourse between citizens, local governments, and private sector companies rose to mainstream media prominence. Citizens’ expectations of privacy have begun to challenge the murky data privacy policies described by many in the private sector. 2019 will be the year of the smart city for the citizen.
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Officials in several countries are getting the message: Cities are about people, not cars.
Judy Curtis / SIPR's insight:
A walking city is a smart city, where you can leave the car out of the equation and lose the noise and pollution. It's possible, even in large capital cities. "...and all urban design should think first about the only transit equipment that comes factory-standard for the average human being — our feet."
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Karen Tay, Singapore's Smart Nation director, was recently in Washington D.C. to run a workshop for the World Bank on how to develop “smart cities." She says: “'Smart cities' is honestly a buzzword... when I get invited to speak, most people expect me to start with cool tech like AR, VR, AI, modeling and simulation, blockchain and the like. The fact is that cities are complex ecosystems with very established ways of operating. If we want to disrupt them with technology in a way that benefits the masses (i.e. not just the upper middle class), we need dedicated work from the ground-up, coupled with political commitment." Karen Tay's five tips for smart city efforts come from conversations and projects with smart city leaders around the world.
Judy Curtis / SIPR's insight:
Building a smart city is ultimately about creating momentum throughout society to deploy tech for public good.
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Many modern urban areas have been built around cars, with huge amounts of space set aside for roads and parking. But what happens when you take them out of the equation?
Judy Curtis / SIPR's insight:
Not all cities can be as car-free as Venice - but all city planners can bring pedestrians and cyclists to the forefront #smartcities #IoT
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The city will remain the centerpiece of economic growth in the 21st century. Here's how we're using smart city technology to optimize them even further.
Judy Curtis / SIPR's insight:
Smart city solutions will fall into six broad categories, transforming the urban landscape: 1. Infrastructure 2. Buildings 3. Utilities 4. Transport 5. Environment 6. Life
Guy Lagaeysse's curator insight,
January 18, 2019 9:14 AM
La population des villes est en constante augmentation (55 % de la population mondiale vit dans des villes).
Les villes sont amenées à devenir un moteur encore plus important de l'économie mondiale et de la richesse; Elles doivent se transformer pour améliorer la qualité, la performance et l'interactivité des ses services, réduire les coûts et la consommation de ressources et accroître les contacts entre les citoyens et le gouvernement.
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"Connecting objects and devices through the Internet of Things (IoT) can help solve the greatest challenges of our time, from cutting emissions to feeding a growing population," believes Alicia Asín, CEO and co-founder of Spanish technology company Libelium which makes IoT hardware. Asín was the second-place winner of the 2018 EU Prize for Women Innovators.
Judy Curtis / SIPR's insight:
How do you think IoT is changing cities and society? ‘The IoT is creating a data culture by introducing the concept of measure, think, and then make a decision. If you’re the mayor of a city and decide to implement a congestion charge or restrict access to diesel vehicles but you cannot demonstrate the levels of pollution, citizens will think the decision came down to political or ideological reasons. But if you can back up the decision with data, then that’s working towards more transparency.’ - Alicia Asin, CEO & co-founder, Libelium
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Here's a solution to help urban air management:
IoT technology manufacturer Libelium is offering to install for free its Air Quality Station air pollution analysis metrology devices in cities that meet its set of criteria.
The new Air Quality Station is based on machine learning algorithms and statistical data analysis. The device learns and improves its accuracy as it acquires data that is compared and analysed with those recorded by official reference stations.
“With this new platform, Libelium helps smart cities to add capillarity to their urban air measurement network,” said Alicia Asin, CEO of Libelium.
“Many cities have a single device with high metrological capacity that costs hundreds of thousands of euros so they can only measure pollution levels in a certain location. With IoT technology, more measurement points can be added with quality and precision devices that reduce the required investment to a tenth of the cost.”
Libelium reports it has tested the new technology at five sites with different weather conditions and different pollution levels to feed the artificial intelligence (AI) of the device and provide continuous improvement in the accuracy of the device.