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SMART CITIES &

COMMUNITIESLaunceston’s Foundations

Past, Present & Future

Launceston

WHAT IS A SMART CITY?

European Union Definition

A Smart City is a city well performing in 6 key fields of urban development, built on

the ‘smart’ combination of endowments and activities of self-decisive, independent

and aware citizens. (http://www.smart-cities.eu/)

WHY BE A SMART CITY?

Our Drivers and Aspirations

State, Region, Community

▪ Research & development.

▪ Innovation culture and framework.

▪ Industry & economic development.

▪ Education & skill development.

▪ Partnerships – government, education, industry.

▪ State attractive as a test bed (size, scale, capability).

▪ Revitalise areas of disadvantage.

▪ Leader in strategic city planning. (utilising digital models

and big data)

Council, the organisation

▪ Access to data and tools to support strategic &

operational decisions.

▪ Sustainability• Reduce resource consumption

• Financial

• Environmental

▪ Improve asset management• Utilisation/capacity

• Maintenance optimisation

• Proactive

▪ Service management and community expectations.

▪ Liveability.

▪ Share what is beneficial to others (Open Data)

To Support Launceston’s Strategies & Priorities

GLTP

City Deal

Open Data

2D/3D

Model

LoRa

IoT

City Heart

Northern Suburbs

Regional Recreation

Strategy

St Leonards

Strategy(Residential Development)

Cultural Strategy

Open DataNewnham Campus

Planning

Economic Strategy

Tamar Estuary

Health Plan

UTas Relocation

Launceston Transport

Strategy

Parking Strategy

Smart Traffic signals

and flow

Smart Traffic

Signals

LED Street

Lights

Mac House

Innovation

Hub

Public WiFi

Extension

Visualisation

Measure of vibrancy

Connectedness

Facility Use

Smart City

Initiatives

Action Plan

Visualisation, analysis and impact measurement

Measure vibrancy and facility use

Maximise data availability Modelling and analysis Opportunity Identification and modelling

Measure of activity vibrancy

River health monitoring

Traffic Models and LoRa

Visualisation of Transport Impacts

Origin Destination data

HOW…Is Launceston going about it?

Before The Term “Smart City” Became Popular

3-4 years and beyond ago…

▪ Consolidated to one core business applications platform.

▪ Mobile applications for field work.

▪ On-line Services.

▪ 3D City Modelling.

▪ Open Data.

▪ Social Media.

▪ Connectivity. (e.g. Council’s own private fibre network. NBN FTTP in Tas.)

▪ Public Wi-fi.

▪ Support for entrepreneurial spaces and “hacking” events.

City Deal

Tasmania’s first City Deal and the second City Deal for Australia

City Deal signed 20 April 2017 by Prime Minister, Premier and Mayor

Focus on aligning planning, investment and governance to accelerate growth and job creation

City Deal Commitments

12

City Deal commitments are grouped under the agreed domains for action:

Infrastructure and investment

Governance, city planning and regulation

Job and skills

Liveability and sustainability

Innovation and digital opportunities

Housing

Work in earnest has been underway

for approximately 3 months

Regional Co-operation – The GLTP

The GREATER LAUNCESTON TRANSFORMATION

PROJECT is a “smart city” initiative that directly

involves the State Government, City of Launceston,

neighbouring Meander Valley, Georgetown and West

Tamar Councils and the University of Tasmania.

The total project value is $3.5M with $1.6M awarded

by the Federal Government under the Smart Cities

and Suburbs Program.

• 2D/3D Digital City Models – support strategic city planning

• Report and analytics on patterns of population movement

• Innovation Framework, Hub and Sister City

• Intelligent Digital City Roadmap

• Education Analytics – higher education uptake

• Student decision making – attract and retain tertiary students

• Employment demands projection – industry, skills, region

• Smart Digital Emergency Response System

• Aged care wearables research - sensors and LoraWAN network.

Greater Launceston Transformation Project

2D Modelling Examples

3D Modelling Examples

Internet of Things (IoT)- Examples of Local Government applications

Parking Transport Parks & Gardens Water Levels & Quality People Movement Lighting

Gateway

Network ConnectivityLow Power Wide Area· LoRa (Long Range)· Narrowband IoTLocal Area· Bluetooth· Wi-Fi

Data Store Visualise and AnalyseSoftware

Connected Devices – Sensors

Security management is a key component

Regional LoRa Network

LoRa = Long Range• Low power.

• Wide area.

• Designed to connect sensors and gateways.

LoRaTas:• An “open” network.

• State funded.

• Definium (local manufacturer) hardware.

• Enterprize (Innovation Hub) implemented.

• Councils supported.

LoRa Network Activities

Open Data (data.gov.au)

Business Software Applications

What have they got to do with all this?

• Seminars, demonstrations, media etc. currently seem to focus on “smart tech” point

solutions.

• A (more) holistic view/discussion is needed for Councils.

• Our Technology One Systems:

– Are a rich source of data.

– Provide functionality that supports the operation and management of the organisation

and community.

– Are an essential component of a “Smart City” ecosystem

…and they must integrate with other “smart city” technology and data to be able to add

most value.

IoT Sensor Data Into Assets

A simple proof of concept, using ETL.

Smart Information Ecosystem

Customers

Community

Infrastructure &

Environment

Council Operations

Monitoring & Mgmt

Customer & Community

Analytics ->Evidence

Based Decisions

Infrastructure &

Environment Control

Transactional Data

Sensor Data

Open Data

Big Data

Spatial Data

Business Data

INTEGRATED

DATA &

SYSTEMS

“HUB”

Costs,

Value,

Condition,

Utilisation,

Location,

Customers,

Community Input, etc.

Employees

Key Points

Business systems now need to cater for a growing range and quantity of two-way

external interactions.

1. Initially internal facing; then

2. Externally with people/customers (i.e. on-line services); now

3. Sensors (data in) / Information out (initiate actions, publish information, Open Data)

A solid and effective business applications foundation is needed.

• “Keeping the organisation’s lights on” should now be a given.

• Attention/resources now needed to drive “smart”.

• Applications need to be open, flexible and adaptable.

• Good quality data is important.

• Organisation-wide adoption is even more compelling to be able to maximise value.

Key Points

Applications integration with data sources will be key.

• Real time.

• Two way (data in / information out).

• Send data (commands) to devices to control infrastructure.

City Monitoring dashboard

Community Dashboard

Work Order generated and dispatched

Notifications and Alerts

Control equipment (e.g. start up / shut down)

SensorDetermine that

data/measurement

is outside of

normal range and

action is needed.

A future asset based scenario

Key Points

Analytical capability to

• Combine data sets of all types and sources

• Interpret and identify patterns and trends

• Present/visualise

• Support decisions

will be needed to produce value adding information.

The challenges

• So many ideas, application and potential

• Competing projects and priorities…

…and its great to be involved!

More Information:www.launceston.tas.gov.au

Andrew Gall, Manager IT, City of Launceston

Alex Crothers, Smart City Project Manager, City of Launceston

Email: contactus@launceston.tas.gov.au

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