fostering connectivity & interactivity between all urban entities
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Livable & Lovable Cities
What can make citizens happy??
ResilienceResilience
Inclusiveness
AuthenticityAuthenticity
Livable & Lovable Cities
Inclusiveness
is about creating social integration and cohesion. Inclusivecities are open for participation from the widest range ofcivil society, irrespective of gender, age, ethnicity, culturalheritage, beliefs, religion and economic status. Inhabitantsshould have equal opportunities to participate in theactivities of a city. Inclusiveness enhances communityfeelings, the sense of ownership towards the city, the senseof belonging to a place.
ConnectivityInteractivity Creativity
ConnectivityBetween entities
• Citizens
• Public Services– Traffic– Environment– Resources– Health– Waste management– …
Between objects
• City objects
• Vehicles• Buildings• Exhibits• Places• …
ConnectivityBetween entities
• Network technologies {Cellular, WiFi, …}
Tools {smartphones, apps,..}
• Open Data– Traffic– Environment– Resources– Health
Between objects
• Internet of Things technologies– Making objects sense & act– Communicate– Present information in
different ways
Connectivity - IssuesBetween entities
• Network technologies– Not everywhere / High cost
in some cases
• Open Data– Unstructured– Undiscoverable– Unuseful
Majority of citizens by default
Between objects
• Connectivity, complexity, storage, privacy, …
• Lack of motivation / benefit
• Lack of awareness
InteractivityContext Interactivity
• Data representation– Media types (light, sound,
visual)
• Based on:– User input/feedback– Context driven {information,
ambient sensing, location, …}
Actuation
• Users can make actions– Modify information– Change information flow– Trigger communication
• Data access control
Interactive city projects
TED2014 Vancouver with Chrome-powered aerial sculpture
Burble (Umbrelium)
Linguine(Umbrelium)
Interactive city appsCommunity driven
• CitizenKit• AirQuality Egg• OxfordFlood• OpenEnergyMonitor• …
Public Data driven
• Traffic Applications• Public Administration• Public Transportation
Interactive city projectsWhat is missing?
• More participation– Usage– Producing data– Consuming data– Making process
What is missing?
• Linkage to:– Urban entities– Urban data
Combine Connectivity + Interactivity?
with urban data….
Increase Participation
Increase skillsIncrease skills
Create AwarenessCreate Awareness
Identify urban problems
Identify urban problems
Combine Connectivity + Interactivity?
with urban data….Visualize air
pollution on public spaces
Transform city objects into citizen best practice
indicators
Visualize city resources in public
spaces
Visualize city resources in public
spaces
your idea here..
Allow citizens personalize the city
apps
Combine Connectivity + Interactivity?
Challenges?
• How?• Address urban entity
connectivity issues?• Foster interactivity among
entities?• Minimize resources (time &
cost)?• Minimize complexity
Solutions
• Accessible Technology & Tools
• Communities• Spaces (hackerspaces,
FabLabs)• Public Data• Creativity
COMPOSE ProjectWhat is it?
• Open Source & Free tools for:– Physical object interaction– Communication between
entities– Discovery of services– Development & Deployment
of applications
How it can be used?
• Connected projects that sense, interact, utilize public data information
• Discover services• Make services discoverable• Minimize the effort &
resources needed
COMPOSE ProjectPhysical object interaction
• Libraries for simple communication with objects– Various types of devices– Many communication
protocols – Modular to support future
ones– Collect/Store/Process sensor
data
Communication between entities
• Open APIs• Support for cross-platform
mobile development• Multipoint communication
– Bi-directional• Drive actuations on objects
from Web/Mobile apps
COMPOSE ProjectDiscovery of services
• Ask (text queries) for services online– Traffic services in cities
• Identify resources• Provide service endpoints in
easy to consume way
Development & Deployment of applications
• Full Cloud-based PaaS• Host user applications and
scale them• Built on top of popular open
frameworks (CloudFoundry, Node-RED, …)
COMPOSE ProjectHow to use it?
• Grab tools you need• Online instance for
experimentation• Download your own
version & deploy• Open Source• Forever free
What we are looking for
• Use cases on urban entities interactivity
• People• Data• Ideas
[email protected]@buildingiot
[email protected]@buildingiot
www.compose-project.euwww.compose-project.eu
About meResearcher
• Information & Communication Systems Engineer
• PhD in Health Informatics• Senior Researcher in CREATE-
NET• COMPOSE Project
Maker• IoT Blogger
– Many DIY IoT Projects• Workshops (Makerland,
Makerfaire…)• Author
– Building Internet of Things with the Arduino
• Consultancy
@BuildingIoT
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