Creating a

Smart City

Rob McDonald

Director Smart

Infrastructure

Navigating the nextindustrial revolution

Revolution 01 Revolution 02 Revolution 03 Revolution 04

1784 1870 1969 ?

Steam, water, mechanical

production equipment

Division of labour,

electricity, mass production

Electronics, IT,

automated production

Cyber-physical

systems

Ine

qu

ality

NeuroscienceVirtual Augmented Reality

AGING

POPULATION

ARTIFICIAL

INTELLGIENCE

& DATA

MOBILITY

CLEAN

GROWTH

UNITED

KINGDOM

INDUSTRIAL

STRATEGY

The Internet of Things

‘90 ‘92 ‘94 ‘96 ‘98 ‘00 ‘02 ‘04 ‘06 ‘08 ‘10 ‘12 ‘14 ‘16 ‘18 ‘20

1992

1,000,000

2003

0.5

YEAR

BILLIONS

OF DEVICES

0

50

2012

8.7

2014

14.4

2009

IoT INCEPTION

2016

22.9

2018

34.8

2020

50.1

Source: World Economic Forum, Technology Tipping Points and Societal Impact Report 2015.

800 technology executives and experts form the information and communications technology sector were surveyed as part of our Technology Tipping Points and Societal Impact Report

Expected to occur by 2025

10% of people

wearing clothes

connected to

the internet

The first robotic

pharmacist in

the US

The first 3D-printed

car in production

90% of the population

with regular access

to the internet

5% of consumer

products printed

in 3D

Driverless cars

equalling 10% of all

cars on US roads

The first transplant

of a 3D-printed liver

Over 50% of

internet traffic to

homes for appliances

and devices

The first city with

more than 50,000

people and no

traffic lights

The first AI machine

on a corporate

board of directors

When will the future arrive?

BIOLOGICAL

MEGA

TRENDS

MATERIALS

ROBOTICS AUTOMATION

DIGITAL &

BLOCKCHAIN

BIOLOGICAL 3D & 4D

PRINTING

PHYSICAL

DIGITAL

A home that’s designed by AI

based on personal data habits

Built through automated

robotic technology using

bio-mimic materials layered

through 3D printing;

With 4D adaptative change

Impacts of the Mega Trends

SOCIETY

GROWTH

BUSINESS

GLOBALISATION

ETHICS

INEQUALITY

AUTOMATION

MATERIALS

ROBOTICS A home that’s affordable to all,

deliverable at variable speed

of economic growth, delivered

by Apple based on a global

supply chain agreement, under

an ethics charter that delivers

income back to those who

sourced the materials rather

than consumed through lack

of foresight

BIOLOGICAL

3D & 4D

PRINTING

DIGITAL &

BLOCKCHAIN

Digitally Reprogrammable Spaces:

More with less

Mega Trends Impact on Urbanism

The internetMega Trends Impact on Urbanism

of pipes

Augmented Humans:The next generation of mobility

Mega Trends Impact on Urbanism

!

Better use of energyMega Trends Impact on Urbanism

Digitally connected life requires power

Electric

CarsBusesLorries

Electric

Heating Hot water Cooking

The World of Sharing:Unleashing spare capacity

Mega Trends Impact on Urbanism

Mobility on DemandMega Trends Impact on Urbanism

Infrastructure forSocial Integration

Mega Trends Impact on Urbanism

UrbanSensing

Mega Trends Impact on Urbanism

An array of things

Hyper intensification and genetics

changing our landscape

Urbanfarming

Mega Trends Impact on Urbanism

“Irresponsible”

“The country's reported 37% reduction in emissions since 1990 was only 10% when aviation, shipping, imports and exports were counted”

Greta Thunberg to UK Parliament

Transport emissions have only reduced by 2% since 1990

Fuel consumption figures mpg (litres/100km) and C02 emissions (g/km). ADAM Range: Urban 38.2(7.4) –43.5(6.5), Extra-urban: 62.8(4.5) – 67.3 (4.2), Combined: 51.4 (5.5) – 56.5 (5.0). C02 emissions 130 – 118g/km.

New Mitsubishi Plug in Hybrid

Which is Greener?

10 year old Mitsubishi Shogun 3 Litre V6

What future for our high tech society?

We need a smarter approach

CTfEL - Connecting Businesses

Reading Buses

Kaldien

Caparra

FujitsuSGS

Microsoft

Metranet

UoR

Nimbus

TraakShoothill

CTfEL -Cross Sector Delivery

Smart City Cluster Partners

What are we Delivering?

Smart City Platform

LPWAN Network

Open Data Platform

£1.73m Capital Funding through LEP

Smart City Governance –

Cross Sector and Cross

Authority

Challenge funding of

smart city solutions

through competition

Cross Authority Steering Group

OVERSEE

PROJECT

DELIVERY

SMART CITY

KNOWLEDGE

EXCHANGE

FUNDING

OPPORTUNITY

DEVELOPMENT

Supported by:

What are we delivering – smart city

platform – IoT Communications Platform

Multiple units

off a single

access point

Low Power:

>10 years battery

Life for sensors

Long Range: miles

not metresLow Cost

(Pence)

Suitable for sensors

that transmit small

amounts of data

Calderdale Flood Sensor Network

Projected LoRaWAN Coverage

Supported by:

We will be able to fund the

LoRa network and save

around £100k per annum on

traffic signal communications

across the region.

Reading buses plan to use

the network to monitor

individual bus seat /

wheelchair space availability

to improve service to their

customers. They are also

testing LoRa temperature

sensors to improve comfort.

IoT sensors to measure

road temperature have

been estimated to save

over £100m per annum in

the UK by reducing gritting.

Drains can be monitored for

blockage and overflow

Savings can be made on

monitoring the operation of

highway drainage pumps.

Some Transport

Examples

Supported by:

We have a programme of workshops to define

the challenges

Workshop 1

INTRODUCTION TO SMART CITIES

• The Project

• Experience from others

Workshop 2

HOW DO ‘SMART CITIES’ RELATE TO LOCAL AUTHORITY POLICY NEEDS?

Workshop 3

INDUSTRY NEEDS

• Businesses who want to sell to the public sector

• Businesses who want to sell other smart city solutions

• Non smart city businesses who want to be based in a ‘smart city’

Workshop 4

DEFINING THE CHALLENGE FUND CALLS

• What needs to be met?

• LA Cost Savings or enhancing place to live and work?

• Delivery and learning across the cluster

Challenges overview

Challenge 1

Reading Borough Council

Monitoring household condition for energy and

health

Challenge 2

West Berkshire Council

Prolonging independence through

reducing falls

Challenge 3

Wokingham Borough Council

Reduce Isolation for the Elderly

Challenge 4

Bracknell Forest Council

Help Vulnerable People to Travel Independently

Value:

4 x up to

100k grant

+ In Kind

Match

Funding

Defining Challenges

Long List Challenge Areas

Short List Challenge Areas

Short List Example Challenges

Write Challenges

INPUTS

Workshop 2

Workshop 3

Other

Suitable for IoT/Data

Local Industry

Deliverable Scale / Cost

Data Privacy

Workshop (Dec)SG +

Support

DecisionSTAGE

Assign to Call

Examples of calls from other authorities

Short List ExamplesLA Local

WorkshopsX4

Agreed Calls

LA Interest

Technical Support

Understanding of what is already available

Deliver-ability

LA Data

Challenge One

Monitoring household condition for

energy and health

Reading Borough Council

“To deliver a system that can cost effectively monitor the condition of housing used by the Council, both Council owned and privately owned, to monitor energy use, temperatures, building use and dampness. Include a local authority interface for easy monitoring, provide data insights including energy efficiency and to provide alerts.”

Challenge Two

Prolonging independence through

reducing falls

West Berkshire Council“The challenge is to develop a low-cost package of connected devices to reduce the likelihood of further falls, enable the individual who has fallen to take ownership and remain in control of their own environment, give them the confidence to continue to be independent, and extend the length of time that they can live independently”.

Challenge Three

Reduce Isolation for the Elderly

Wokingham Borough Council

“To deliver a system / service that will address the issue of isolation and loneliness for the elderly to reduce pressure on primary carers, encourage interaction with more people and encourage engagement with groups such as walking groups. The solution should include non-intrusive monitoring to give Wokingham Borough Council information to better understand the level of isolation across the Borough and the success of the system. The solution should be secure, managed and trusted by users.”

Challenge Four - Help Vulnerable

People to Travel Independently

Bracknell Forest Council

“To deliver a system / service that will enable vulnerable people and those isolated through lack of transport to easily, safely and confidently travel using existing public transport services and / or through community support. The solution should look to reduce the burden of social transport services on the Council whilst also improving accessibility for individuals within Bracknell Forest.”

Thames Valley Living Lab

Smoother network flow Reduced fuel use

Modal shiftReduce vehicle damage &

claimsSafer Road conditions

MobileLoRaWAN

Insights

Circular EconomyDurability

ParticulatesCAPEX / OPEX

Cyclist Benefits:- Information- Incentives- Safet roads- Air Quality- Health and

Wellbeing

Materials Communications MobilityEnergy

Roads full of potholes and roadworks put me off cycling

Insights:- Network wide understanding of road wear- Road surface data with road use, congestion, safety

and particulates. - Comparative evaluation of sustainable materials to

repair surface.

Action:- Evidence based pothole repair- Maintenance prioritisation to minimise traffic

impact.- Targeted use of more robust materials- Education and route changes to minimise vehicle

impact

Data Insights PlatformDynamic surface monitoring using

Apps and IoT

Intelligent Fleet ChargingBuilding Energy Management

Planning for Renewables

Promote Electric Vehicle Use

Mobile dataGamification - lightfoot

Energy Storage solutions

Renewables

Materials Communications MobilityEnergy

EVEV

How do I know I’ve got enough charge to do my job ?

Smart monitoring of EV use Vehicle charging managed

Solar

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Insights:- Tracking fleet use of energy - Prediction of when and how much vehicles will

need to be charged- Energy consumption- Balancing charging needs and peak energy demand.

Action:- Manage charging to meet needs of fleet and

minimise impact on the grid- Integrate into building energy management- Provide evaluation tool (eg to understand local

energy generation business case)

Reduced consumption

Improve service reliability Enabler for Mobility

Services Greater capacity for growth

LoRaWAN network – Cost effective sensors

Smart City platform fuses multiple datasets

Map outcomes/conditions to materials used

Materials Communications MobilityEnergy

How long will it take me to get to work today ?

LoRaWAN

Insights:- Multimodal network demand / supply in real time- Multimodal predictive demand (short term & for

planning)- Real time & predicted air quality exceedances

Action:- Deliver Advanced Live Network Management tool

(Siemens Stratos) (transport and air quality)- Publish Open Data- Deliver Multimodal Information Services to all road

users

Air Quality

Journey Time

Seat Occupancy ANPR

Mobile Phone Data

Bus Stop Demand

Lighting Levels

On-street Parking

We will deliver innovation

Challenge Fund

Using competition to award grant funding to Berkshire businesses that can meet the challenges around open data, smart materials and providing services for people

“There is no point in doing anything, it’s all China’s fault!”

“Technology will save the day. I don’t need to change my lifestyle”

“Maybe if we build more roads the truck will go down one and miss us!!”

“I’m standing behind a 3rd

world person, they will take the impact!”