The Smart City of the Future

Overview

At the recent ARC Industry Forum in Orlando, Florida, the session on Building the Smart City of the Future highlighted technologies and trends that both define and drive the building of smart cities. This session examined building information management (BIM) technologies and solutions and how this industry enables the design and build of smart city infrastructure. Additionally, we also got a look at the technology of virtual geospatial and 3D mapping systems, along with current automated building systems and the future of these systems.

Cities and the infrastructure that connects and moves people are becoming much smarter.  Moreover, cities are becoming safer for the people who live in these increasingly dense environments. A range of technologies have emerged to make cities smarter, more connected, and safer.  These include both virtual geospatial technologies and geospatial information systems (GIS) that can capture the physical context of cities and infrastructure to create digital “virtual cities.” This also applies to public safety where designers and planners can utilize next-generation technology to provide physical security and improve coordination between multiple agencies such as police, fire, emergency management, and communications.

Smart City versus BIM

When comparing the concepts that define a smart city and BIM solutions, a common factor is the amount of information involved and easy access to it by all the stakeholders. The BIM solution set spans the design/build/operate/maintain lifecycle. 3D design models have been around for some time now, but when combined with and empowered by non-graphical data and BIM systems, they enable smart city designers, builders, and planners to connect all elements and systems (buildings, transportation, security, people, recreation, etc.) into an intelligent, and multi-functional ecosystem.  This is the essence of a smart city.

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Keywords: Urbanization, Mobility, Data Centers, GIS/Geospatial, Virtual Reality Planning, Digital Backbone, BIM, ARC Advisory Group.