Learn in the textbookSmartification and IoT Applications in Industry and Society
DefinitionA smart city (スマートシティ) is a way of building a city in which IoT and ICT link up systems such as transport, energy and disaster prevention through data, making the whole city more livable and efficient.
ExplanationData on how people move and how power is used, gathered by sensors and cameras around the city, is analyzed in one place and fed into traffic light control and power distribution. Local governments and companies in many areas pursue it as a way to keep public services running where staff and budgets are limited.
Memory hookIn this unit, the word that follows "smart" (city, factory, agriculture) names the place where IoT is put to work.