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Sensors and Data Analytic Applications for Smart Cities

A special issue of Sensors (ISSN 1424-8220). This special issue belongs to the section "Physical Sensors".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 December 2021) | Viewed by 6889

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Electronic Technology Department, Escuela Politécnica Superior, University of Seville, St. Virgen de Africa, 7, 41011 Seville, Spain
Interests: fault location; power distribution network; power delivery; underground distribution system
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Department of Electronic Technology, University of Seville, 41011 Sevilla, Spain
Interests: smart grid; smart cities; artificial intelligence; machine learning; big data analytics; blockchain; cyber physical systems; Edge IA and IoT
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Department of Electronic Technology, University of Seville, 41011 Sevilla, Spain
Interests: IoT; computer vision; computational intelligence; low-power embedded devices; smartcities and automation

Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

Currently, the traditional vision that we have about cities is changing. The new smart cities are currently immersed in a deep transformation seeking to create a sustainable environment where citizens are prioritized. In this sense, smart cities are a disruptive technology that is being applied not only to big cities, but also to small and rural communities. However, due to the huge number of technologies and services involved, this challenge is not so simple. Therefore, different services such as smart lighting, smart mobility, or smart waste, among others, shape the smart city picture. In this sense, these services should not be built independently. They must share and process information intelligently to generate more efficient services. In this scenario, smart sensors and actuators, as well as data analytics systems that use their information are the cornerstone on which modern smart cities services are being set up.

In this sense, in order to face the aforementioned challenges, we have proposed this Special Issue, titled “Sensors and Data Analytic Applications for Smart Cities”. Under this title, we expect high-quality unpublished papers focused on the design and use of new sensor and actuators architectures combined with data analytics applications for smart cities and smart communities, which include, but are not limited to, the following topics:

  • Advanced measurement infrastructures for utility companies (energy, water, gas, etc.).
  • Data analytics and machine learning applications for smart city.
  • Urban assets management; smart street lighting, smart waste, etc.
  • Mobility services; smart mobility, smart packing, smart traffic, etc.
  • Citizen services; smart government, smart information platforms, e-health, etc.
  • Smart home and smart buildings monitoring and management
  • Environmental monitoring
  • Smart city platforms; IoT, edge computing, cloud computing inter-operability
  • Communication protocols, standard and cybersecurity in smart cities

Use cases and applications of smart city technologies over different communities: big cites, sustainable rural development or small communities.

Prof. Dr. Enrique Personal
Prof. Dr. Carlos León de Mora
Prof. Dr. Diego Francisco Larios
Guest Editors

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Keywords

  • Smart city sensors
  • IoT 
  • Edge computing 
  • Smart mobility 
  • Machine learning
  • Data analytics

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A Data Analytics/Big Data Framework for Advanced Metering Infrastructure Data
by Jenniffer S. Guerrero-Prado, Wilfredo Alfonso-Morales and Eduardo F. Caicedo-Bravo
Sensors 2021, 21(16), 5650; https://doi.org/10.3390/s21165650 - 22 Aug 2021
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Abstract
The Advanced Metering Infrastructure (AMI) data represent a source of information in real time not only about electricity consumption but also as an indicator of other social, demographic, and economic dynamics within a city. This paper presents a Data Analytics/Big Data framework applied [...] Read more.
The Advanced Metering Infrastructure (AMI) data represent a source of information in real time not only about electricity consumption but also as an indicator of other social, demographic, and economic dynamics within a city. This paper presents a Data Analytics/Big Data framework applied to AMI data as a tool to leverage the potential of this data within the applications in a Smart City. The framework includes three fundamental aspects. First, the architectural view places AMI within the Smart Grids Architecture Model-SGAM. Second, the methodological view describes the transformation of raw data into knowledge represented by the DIKW hierarchy and the NIST Big Data interoperability model. Finally, a binding element between the two views is represented by human expertise and skills to obtain a deeper understanding of the results and transform knowledge into wisdom. Our new view faces the challenges arriving in energy markets by adding a binding element that gives support for optimal and efficient decision-making. To show how our framework works, we developed a case study. The case implements each component of the framework for a load forecasting application in a Colombian Retail Electricity Provider (REP). The MAPE for some of the REP’s markets was less than 5%. In addition, the case shows the effect of the binding element as it raises new development alternatives and becomes a feedback mechanism for more assertive decision making. Full article
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