L: How do you envision the city of the future?IE Application: Prateek Sogani

Cities of the future: Smarter Cities

Cities of the future will be “Smarter” in every essence of their existence and will have the following two components as their founding basis:

• Interconnected networks

• Citizen networks

Interconnected networks

Everything in the city from electricity grid, to sewer networks, to roads, buildings and cars will be connected by a network

Smarter grids will help address the need for sustainable energy

An evolved grid system that manages electricity demand in a sustainable, reliable and economic manner, built on advanced infrastructure and tuned to facilitate the integration of all involved.

Traffic managed using intelligent traffic management solutions

Traffic management systems that can monitor factors like traffic speed and density and, when traffic volumes increase, impose speed limits and open up hard shoulders to help maintain the flow.

Smarter buildings that operate dynamically and with autonomy to maintain the safety and comfort of

its inhabitants One that operates dynamically and with autonomy to maintain the safety and comfort of its inhabitants. Automatically accounts for factors such as weather conditions, system and subsystem performance, energy pricing data and energy consumption to operate at peak efficiency

Smart buildings provide local resource management, including the control of electrical and thermal loads, and may also include local generation via solar panels or combined heat and power micro generators that can sell power back to the grid.”

Citizen networks

With hundreds of sensors across the cities, smartphones the Smart Citizens network will help people play a more active role in the management of their cities

Conclusion

Cities of the future will be largely self sufficient and will thrive on its interconnectedness.

Citizens of these cities will play a major role in its ability to provide a safer, greener and sustainable environment for all