What is SmartCity?

A smart city can be described as a city that:

• Allows real-world urban data to be collected and analyzed using software systems, server substructure, network infrastructure, and client devices.
• Implements solutions, with the support of instrumentation and interconnection of sensors, actuators, and mobile devices.
• Can combine service production and an intelligent environment, exploits accessible information in its activities and decision making and adopts information flows between the municipality and the urban or business community.

  Greatpelican's SmartCity solutions:

• Smart Energy and Smart Grid
• Smart Housing
• Smart Water
• Smart Transportation
• Smart Waste Management
• Smart Digital Infrastructure
• Sustainable Ecosystem

  Facility management:

Condition-based maintenance is an effortless task and so sensors can be used to increase the effectiveness of facility management. Manufacturing equipment is prone to wear and tear. It’s also susceptible to specific conditions. Sensors can monitor temperature, vibrations and other factors that could be leading to less than optimal operational conditions.

  Inventory management:

IoT solutions can also be quite beneficial when it comes to reducing the risk of inventory management errors. Events will be effortless to monitor across the supply chain, giving companies a comprehensive view of inventory. Estimates of available materials and supplies are accurate, which prevents slowdowns.

  Optimization of logistics:

Real-time supply chain information will also become available through the reliance on an IoT solution. Products and supplies will be much easier to track, identifying slowdowns and inefficiencies. In a sense, plants will be connected to suppliers via the cloud. All concerned parties can trace the required information to predict issues and address inventory reductions as quickly as possible.

  Enhanced industrial safety:

The Internet of Things combines effectively with the analysis of big data. Key performance indicators of health and safety can thus be monitored constantly to ensure better workplace conditions. Lagging indicators like the number of accidents can be addressed immediately.

  Smart metering:

Smart meters can monitor the consumption of resources like electricity, water, fuels, etc. Through the use of IoT sensors, manufacturers will know how much is consumed and what for. Through effective management, operational expenditure can be reduced significantly.

In the future, experts suggest that industrial IoT will enhance production levels even further and become the driving force behind various types of innovation (including the utilization of innovative fuels). The workforce itself will also be transformed as a part of the extensive automation process.