Science in SMART CITIES

Masoud Ghandehari

New York University

Center for Urban Science and Progress

masoud@nyu.edu

2 billion

4 billion

6 billion

8 billion

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World Population 1800 - 2050

Urban population of countries with cities more than 100,000

(Source UNESCO)

198020102040

20002015

China

0.5 -1 M

1 - 10 M

10-30 M

Increases and shifts in population

Next 35 years

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Next 35 years

From Data to Phenomenology

Sensing & Data Acquisition

Correlative Data

Phenomenology

Infrastructure, Environment, People

Exposure and Health Outcomes

Service and Resilience

Neighborhood Quality

Safety

Energy Performance and Compliance

SELECTED THEME TO SHOWCASE

Quantifying exposure and health outcomes

Community reporting – tool for service and resilience 311 (non emergency reporting)

Department of Environmental Protection (DEP)

Sewer Backup, reporting 2010-2015 (80,000 records)

Traffic safety by conflict analysis (Street Camera Network)

Modeling 10 years of daily municipal waste data for 253 community districts correlated with residential population density

Wide Area Imaging

Remote Monitoring of Energy Performance and Compliance

HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPEMENT

Program, Process, Incentive and value proposition

• K12 to higher education • Government• Industry• citizens