A smart city uses networked sensors, data platforms and analytics to manage urban systems such as transport, energy and public services, often paired with spatial digital twins and governed by open data standards and citizen-centric policies.
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- Smart cities instrument infrastructure with sensors and connect it to data platforms that support monitoring, optimisation and planning of mobility, utilities and emergency response. Data governance and privacy are recurring concerns given the breadth of collection.
- Spatial digital twins of urban areas let operators simulate and visualise interventions before deployment, drawing on internet-of-things feeds and edge processing. This links the smart city to digital twin and situational awareness work.