2014 Future Cities Conference / José Maria Fernandes "Smartphones to connect citizens: A Perspective from Aveiro"

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Smartphones to connect citizens:A Perspective from Aveiro

José Maria Fernandes ([email protected])

IEETA, Universidade de Aveiro

http://www.ieeta.pt


A Perspective from Aveiro

Smartphones to connect citizens?



Smartphones to connect citizensUsing the existing resources ( wifi, 3G, 4G, VANET)



Using the existing resources ( wifi, 3G, 4G, VANET)

Through simple smartphoneapplications

Smartphones to connect citizens


Universidade de Aveiro

• How?

– infrastructure

– VANET integration

– information from vehicles

• For what?

– Gathering Information

– Provide useful mobile applications

– Thinking use cases


Universidade de Aveiro

• How?

– infrastructure

– VANET integration

– information from vehicles

• For what?

– Gathering Information

– Provide useful mobile applications

– Thinking use casesMISSION

Enhance the urban mobility experienceusing smartphones


Current research challenges

• REINVENT

– Integration Smartphone & VANET

• Feed information to the city

– Retrieve information from car and driver

• From the city to the citizen

– Unique citizen id – ubiquitous presence

– Deal with privacy and anonymization


LogicalConnection

Smartphones in VANETs

Filipe Oliveira 2013



LogicalConnection


REINVENT



LogicalConnection

REINVENTFilipe Oliveira 2013


Smartphones in VANETs: field tests

LogicalConnection


REINVENT


Smartphones in VANETs: field tests

LogicalConnection


REINVENT

• Some questions• How Good in the mobile – VANET

integration ?• What is the impact VANET on usability?• Where are VANETs a suitable option


Smartphones in VANETs: early results...



Smartphones in VANETs: early results...

• Reliable integration mobile - VANET• VANET has negative impact on usability• Still investigating when VANETs are:

• the only option• Reasonable: M2M?• Not worth the effort: Interactive ?



Smartphones in Future Cities

• Retrieving information from car and driver

– Working on information integration

• Car city, city driver, driver city

– MyCar– integration vehicule and city information

• Unique Citizen id

– Regardless of place & transport

– VNRide – city hitchhikers and commuters app


MyCar: the driver, the car and the VANET

The DRIVER

The CAR

The VANET

REINVENTTiago Marques 2014


MyCar: from the city to the driver

Known peopleTiago Marques 2014


MyCar: from the car to driver & city

Car Info from onboard unitTiago Marques 2014


MyCar: from the car to driver & city

Connection statusTiago Marques 2014


MyCar: city info from driver input

Report issues, events, ...Tiago Marques 2014


Unique citizen ID: Another scenario


Unique citizen ID

Here is José Silva


José Silva is connected

1

Here is José Silva


... connected as “José”

José

1


...regardless where José Silva is/was

José

1

José

2

José

3

José

4

José

5


...regardless of transport used

José

1

José

2

3

1

3

2

José

4

4

5

José

5José


Why unique citizen is useful?

José

1

José

2

3

1

3

2

José

4

4

5

José

5José


VNRide: an example

A city hitchhikers support system

Login tothe future city

Paulo Santos 2014


VNRide: using unique ID

Paulo is now connected

ID ServicePaulo Santos 2014


VNRide: using unique ID

Paulo is now connectedAnd is remembered toPick up Alex

ID ServicePaulo Santos 2014


VNRide: locate other persons

Paulo is now connectedAnd is remembered toPick up AlexThat can be located

Location ServicePaulo Santos 2014


VNRide: locate other persons

Paulo is now connectedAnd is remembered toPick up AlexThat can be locatedTo pick him up

Location ServicePaulo Santos 2014


VNRide: ask for a ride

Paulo is now connectedCan look for a ride

Ask for ridePaulo Santos 2014


VNRide: place request

Paulo is now connectedCan look for a rideFrom ... To ...

Place requestPaulo Santos 2014


VNRide: receive suggestion

Paulo is now connectedCan look for a rideFrom ... To ... And get suggestionFrom the city

Receive suggestionPaulo Santos 2014


Present and future

• Mobile and Future Cities– Make it as simple as looking to weather icon

– Work on User Interface design

– Identify useful services (“killer application”)

• Behind the scenes – Expose existing services as future cities resources

– Data collection from buses and private vehicles• REINVENT & MyCar

• Field tests

– Deal with privacy and anonymization


University of Aveiro and Future Cities

Smartphones to connect citizens

Enhance the urban mobility experienceusing smartphones

http://www.ieeta.pt


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2014 Future Cities Conference / José Maria Fernandes "Smartphones to connect citizens: A Perspective from Aveiro"