Nobody knows what tomorrow’s smart cities will look like. However, some things are clear:
Connected devices will change the economics of collecting and acting upon data.
The data contains enormous potential.
Smart cities will improve quality of life while reducing costs.
Still, given this perspective, we must ask, if all this is so evident, why isn’t
smart city adoption happening quicker? What is holding the floodgates back?
The Good Established Opportunities
Smart lighting reduce city electricity and maintenance costs.
Other solutions help cities track costly assets, improve transportation services, manage waste services, and create more resilient electricity and water distribution networks. Potential abounds.