Environment and Big Data: Role in Smart Cities of India
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Big Data and Environment in Smart Cities of India
2.1. Smart City Mission: Objectives
2.2. Big Data in Smart Cities of India
2.3. Environment in Smart Cities of India
3. Environment and Big Data: Opportunities for the Smart Cities of India
3.1. Land and Geography
3.2. Climate
3.3. Atmospheric Pollution
3.4. Water Resources
3.5. Energy Resources
3.6. Urban Green Space
4. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Conflicts of Interest
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Source of Data | Environment Component | Indicators * |
---|---|---|
Geographical Survey of India | Land | Relief, Elevation, Contour Maps |
Indian Agriculture Research Institute | Soil Quality | Nitrogen and other nutrient content, pH, soil fauna |
Geological survey of India | Geology | Rock composition, geological stability, |
Indian Meteorological Department | Climate | Temperature and Rainfall |
NASA | Productivity | Biomass production |
Central Ground Water Board | Ground Water | Water Table |
CPCB | Air Quality | Ozone, GHG, PM, Pb, AQI, Aerosol |
CPCB, Local Water Board | Water Quality | DO, BOD, pH, Heavy Metal |
World Energy Council | Energy | Bioenergy, Coal, Hydropower, Solar, Nuclear |
Electricity Boards | ||
Ministry of Energy | ||
Global Forest Watch | Green Space and Forest | Tree Cover, Forest Cover, Areas under garden and parks, Plant diversity, bird diversity, Insect biodiversity |
Forest Survey of India | ||
Municipal Corporation | ||
Local Forest Department | ||
Research Articles | Miscellaneous | LULC, Biodiversity, Invasive Species |
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Dwevedi, R.; Krishna, V.; Kumar, A. Environment and Big Data: Role in Smart Cities of India. Resources 2018, 7, 64. https://doi.org/10.3390/resources7040064
Dwevedi R, Krishna V, Kumar A. Environment and Big Data: Role in Smart Cities of India. Resources. 2018; 7(4):64. https://doi.org/10.3390/resources7040064
Chicago/Turabian StyleDwevedi, Rajneesh, Vinoy Krishna, and Aniket Kumar. 2018. "Environment and Big Data: Role in Smart Cities of India" Resources 7, no. 4: 64. https://doi.org/10.3390/resources7040064