Internet of things adoption is expanding at phenomenal phase. The concept of IOT is to embed sensors and transceivers into different devices which can then transmits data to each other and to cloud through Internet, building analytics to comprehend this data and use this understanding to find solution for everyday issues. New domains for IOT are being explored and one such is to use IOT in urbanization of cities. In the context has evolved the term Smart Cities. There are already cities like Amsterdam, Barcelona, Stockholm, New York which has implemented several aspects of Smart Cities and nations like Singapore and India are moving in that direction. It is expected by 2025 there will be 26 global smart cities. So what is a smart city

1. SMART CITIES – URBANIZATION THROUGH IOT
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2. Kavitha have 14+ years of IT industry experience in hardware design, debug
and verification domain. For the last 10+ years I was working in Intel in the roles
of Senior Application Engineer on Intel X64 server and client platforms and as a
Program manager for the Intel reference platform design, manufacturing and
roll out function by working with ODMs in China and USA.
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Co – Founder |Chief Marketing Officer in MOBODEXTER
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Ramp up and manage P/L business for the America Region Subject Matter Expect on hardware platform
engineering services function for the global teams Develop short term and long term global strategy for the
businesses Lead and develop optimization and improvement plans to manage the efficiency of the
organization
Program Manager at Intel Corporation
October 2013 – June 2014 (9 months)Bangalore
As factory PM, my role was to program manage and interface with ODM factories in China and USA to
ensure reference platform builds from the factories are adhering to the scope, schedule and cost baseline.
Sr. Hardware Application Engineer at Intel Bangalore
June 2006 – September 2013 (7 years 4 months)
Technical Marketing Engineer , enabling mobile customer for TTM launch of their products. Involves debug
of platform hardware issues, signal integrity issues, platform power issues bios issues and software
interoperability issues. This role also involves creating platform design collaterals. Worked on board design.
Schematics and layout analysis. Experience in graphics issue debug. HDMI,DP eDp compliance testing.

3. Internet of things adoption is expanding at phenomenal phase. The concept of
IOT is to embed sensors and transceivers into different devices which can then
transmits data to each other and to cloud through Internet, building analytics to
comprehend this data and use this understanding to find solution for everyday
issues. New domains for IOT are being explored and one such is to use IOT in
urbanization of cities.

4.  In the context has evolved the term Smart Cities. There are already cities like
Amsterdam, Barcelona, Stockholm , New York which has implemented several
aspects of Smart Cities and nations like Singapore and India are moving in that
direction.
 It is expected by 2025 there will be 26 global smart cities. So what is a smart
city? In simple terms the concept of smart city is to use information and
communication technology (ICT) and Internet as a pivot to build city services to
improve efficiency, reduce waste, save power and thereby improving quality
of livelihood of the citizens.
 This is achieved by creating a giant network of interconnected sensor devices
which is located at various location from which data is collected and analyzed
and intelligent actions are driven.

5. For example sensors embedded in the vehicles and infrastructure
could help to collect the real time status of vehicles conditions, traffic,
weather in the city and if a resident wants to go to a specific destination
they could key in the location and the technology could instantly process
the real time data and predict which is the fastest and best route.

6. There are several services that are associated with building a smart city
 Smart transportation,
 Smart energy and water management,
 Smart waste management,
 Smart infrastructure,
 Smart health care.
IOT can play pivotal role and the foundation for the smart cities goal. This is
a brief look at how IOT plays a role in these services.

7. Smart Transportation
 Connected vehicles with sensors and those in the infrastructure can transmit real
time information, like vehicle condition, weather status, congestion or collision, this
data can be analyzed by software and can be available through apps service to its
citizen.
 If for example there is an accident or traffic jam drivers can be warned to take
alternate routes. If a vehicle is running out of gas it can provide the suggestion on
nearest gas station or if there is a failure in the engine the data can be transferred
to the service center and they can send a service personal immediately.
 The other service in this category is Smart parking , parking spaces in the city are
connected and real time data monitored through app, when a driver keys in his
destination he gets real time data on the parking space availability and he can
make the right choice.

8. Energy & Water Management
 IOT can be used for energy management in buildings and in the city infrastructure.
Power saving can be achieved through smart lighting system in buildings and on
streets.
 For example sensors can detect ambient light and turn on /off the lights. It can also
detect the presence of people in building and streets and turn of light when not
needed.
 Water management could include detection leakage of pipes and send
notification for action. Sensors can also help in detection of quality of water.

9. Waste Management
 Smart trash cans are available now which can detect the level of garbage and send
trigger through WiFi or bluetooth to collection centers which can then initiate the
collection drive which reduce the cost of waste management and helps in recycling.

10. Smart Environment
 IOT can be used to monitor the quality of Air through sensors by detecting the
presence of CO2 and pre-empt actions.
 For example the health application in the wearable or a fitness device can get the
data of the air quality and provide suggestion to a jogger. Another application is
using sensors for irrigation purpose where embedded sensors collects the real time
data on level of water required for the irrigating the farms.
 This is also used to analyze climatic condition to prevent reduce the impact of the
natural calamities.

11. Smart Health Care
 Several advancement has been made in connected healthcare.
 Remote monitoring of patient through an attached sensor, connected medicine
bottles which sends notification to replenish the stock, sending patient health status to
medical staff have will improve patient care.

12. Urbanization of cities through IoT has great potential to improve the quality of life of its
citizen. Addressing the current challenges of IoT like Security, privacy of data,
Interoperability will propel this forward at a faster pace.