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The role of big data in smart city

The role of big data in smart city
The role of big data in smart city
The expansion of big data and the evolution of Internet of Things (IoT) technologies have played an important role in the feasibility of smart city initiatives. Big data offer the potential for cities to obtain valuable insights from a large amount of data collected through various sources, and the IoT allows the integration of sensors, radio-frequency identification, and Bluetooth in the real-world environment using highly networked services. The combination of the IoT and big data is an unexplored research area that has brought new and interesting challenges for achieving the goal of future smart cities. These new challenges focus primarily on problems related to business and technology that enable cities to actualize the vision, principles, and requirements of the applications of smart cities by realizing the main smart environment characteristics. In this paper, we describe the existing communication technologies and smart-based applications used within the context of smart cities. The visions of big data analytics to support smart cities are discussed by focusing on how big data can fundamentally change urban populations at different levels. Moreover, a future business model that can manage big data for smart cities is proposed, and the business and technological research challenges are identified. This study can serve as a benchmark for researchers and industries for the future progress and development of smart cities in the context of big data.
smart city, big data, internet of things, smart environments, cloud computing
0268-4012
748-758
Hashem, Ibrahim Abaker Targio
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Chang, Victor
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Adewole, Kayode
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Gani, Abdullah
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Hashem, Ibrahim Abaker Targio, Chang, Victor, Anuar, Nor Badrul, Adewole, Kayode, Yaqoob, Ibrar, Gani, Abdullah, Ahmed, Ejaz and Chiroma, Haruna (2016) The role of big data in smart city. International Journal of Information Management, 36 (5), 748-758. (doi:10.1016/j.ijinfomgt.2016.05.002).

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The expansion of big data and the evolution of Internet of Things (IoT) technologies have played an important role in the feasibility of smart city initiatives. Big data offer the potential for cities to obtain valuable insights from a large amount of data collected through various sources, and the IoT allows the integration of sensors, radio-frequency identification, and Bluetooth in the real-world environment using highly networked services. The combination of the IoT and big data is an unexplored research area that has brought new and interesting challenges for achieving the goal of future smart cities. These new challenges focus primarily on problems related to business and technology that enable cities to actualize the vision, principles, and requirements of the applications of smart cities by realizing the main smart environment characteristics. In this paper, we describe the existing communication technologies and smart-based applications used within the context of smart cities. The visions of big data analytics to support smart cities are discussed by focusing on how big data can fundamentally change urban populations at different levels. Moreover, a future business model that can manage big data for smart cities is proposed, and the business and technological research challenges are identified. This study can serve as a benchmark for researchers and industries for the future progress and development of smart cities in the context of big data.

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Accepted/In Press date: 3 May 2016
e-pub ahead of print date: 18 May 2016
Published date: October 2016
Keywords: smart city, big data, internet of things, smart environments, cloud computing
Organisations: Electronic & Software Systems

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Local EPrints ID: 394830
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/394830
ISSN: 0268-4012
PURE UUID: a9f59ed9-1936-44be-987e-da22503957f8

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Date deposited: 19 May 2016 16:25
Last modified: 15 Mar 2024 05:35

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Author: Ibrahim Abaker Targio Hashem
Author: Victor Chang
Author: Nor Badrul Anuar
Author: Kayode Adewole
Author: Ibrar Yaqoob
Author: Abdullah Gani
Author: Ejaz Ahmed
Author: Haruna Chiroma

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