Smart City

Smart City investments are supported by technologies such as the Internet of Things (IoT) and big data analytics, that underpin the smart city model.

The Internet of Things is a major technology without which smart cities' activities cannot exist. Sensors, devices and applications collect data that provide effective technological solutions.

Smart cities use sensors to measure a number of values from traffic congestion to pollution levels, water quality, and energy use.

IoT examples in smart cities application include:

• City lighting- ensuring services that improve the quality of citizens life while gathering important data about the environment.
• Waste management- using innovative methods to ensure a cleaner environment and reduce waste. 
• Connected public transport sensors- sending traffic data to the transport management software providing real-time status of delays and alerting about traffic flow.

The integration of big data analysis and smart city solutions enables cities to enhance management in critical sectors, such as:

• Smart city energy- allow to analyze real-time power consumption.
• Smart city transportation- uses big data and IoT technologies to offer citizens access to faster and safer travel around the city. 

Smart cities make the best use of information technology to solve social, economic and environmental challenges, creating sustained economic development and high quality of life.

Bike-sharing systems can be the ideal part of a smart city as they can reduce carbon dioxide emissions and air pollution.
With the 3rd or 4th generation sharing system you can check the real-time availability using GPS tracking, collect detailed statistics about bike usage and use the smart card access.