Steven Latré Universiteit Antwerpen - iMinds

since last week,! we live in a complete new world!

smart watch

virtual reality glasses

next gen connected car?

1999! “THE INTERNET OF THINGS IS "

ABOUT EMPOWERING COMPUTERS …SO THEY CAN SEE, HEAR "

AND SMELL THE WORLD FOR THEMSELVES”

KEVIN ASHTON INVENTOR OF THE TERM “INTERNET OF THINGS”

Forbes 2014

“the network is a commodity”!IoT application provider

how do we!CONNECT a l l t h e s e !

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LARGE-SCALE

N E T W O R K S

Internet of Things

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moving swarm of sensors

drunk dutchmen taking selfies

•  Video about Alpe d’Hueze!156 bpm 485 watt + 35 sec

162 bpm 455 watt + 31 sec

158 bpm 472watt + 29 sec

Long range sensor communication

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Automatic load-balancing

Application-aware QoS enforcement

SELVIE: QoS WiFi @ mass events

One-way communication Limited visual feedback from audience

SELVIE: QoS WiFi @ mass events

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Real-time smartphone video streaming

Other lower resolution video sources (e.g., GoPro)

Mixed & edited with professional live signal

we need a PLAYGROUND

Top-Down vs Bottom-up

•  City of Things!

Domains Smart and hybrid services!

!Peer production!

!Personal mobility!

!Health and well-being!

!Tourism & culture!

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integrating smart city sensors

100 multi-technology gateways

Three layers

Network-layer Deploying a city-wide network

connecting multiple wireless technologies

Data layer Providing an open data platform with a

real-time view on the city

Business layer Living lab and analytics infrastructure

for evidence-based innovation

General architecture City of Things Management Node

City of AntwerpFiber Network

City of Things Gateway

City of Things Gateway

City of Things Gateway

City of Things Gateway

Scattered across 70 locations in city and harbor

Supporting multiplewireless technologies

Pluggable set of sensors

Gateway architecture City of Things Gateway

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Set of pluggable wirelesslyconnected sensors

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CITY OF THINGS PROJECTS

Partnerships

HYBRID SERVICES: iCityServices

Hybrid Public-Private City Services EUROPEAN PROJECT

PERIOD January 2015 to December 2017!

PROJECT Equipping all A-card locations with iBeacons aimed at new user interactions, monitoring and NFC transactions.!

CITY OF THINGS role: Developing and testing new loyalty services and city marketing concepts.!

data sources mobility applications

wireless data dissemination

data analysis and fusion

visualization and control

multimodal mobility information

sensing-as-a-service platform

Three different outcomes Real-timevisualization and car feeds

Faster route now available

Control of city signage infrastructure

Off-line policyinformation 1 2 3

City government system for digital traffic signs Digital traffic signs Full planning & control system Citizen service platform New revenue opportunities

A*SIGN APP

CITY WORKER

PLATFORM

WEB CITIZEN REQUEST

PLATFORM SIGFOX GPS

NFC/QR

E-INK

BATTERY

ALARM

WEB CITY CONTROL

NGSI Real-time data

CITY OF THINGS

HEALTH: BlindSquare

iBeacon Markers for the Blind FIWARE ACCELERATOR

PERIOD May 2016 to August 2016!

PROJECT Living lab tests for a Finnish SME that can guide the blind based on geo location and beacons, even indoors. !

CITY OF THINGS offers: Development and real-life testing of application in two city museums. !!

WHAT’S IN IT FOR YOU?

City: IoT as an upgrade

Industry

Living Lab Open API Connect

Researchers

Open Networking Testbed Data ready to be mined

Citizens

meets

City of Things is an open platform!

Have a great idea? Contact me!