{"id":285045,"date":"2021-06-27T13:00:51","date_gmt":"2021-06-27T10:00:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/five-ways-to-get-the-best-returns-from-smart-infrastructure\/"},"modified":"2021-06-27T13:00:51","modified_gmt":"2021-06-27T10:00:51","slug":"five-ways-to-get-the-best-returns-from-smart-infrastructure","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/five-ways-to-get-the-best-returns-from-smart-infrastructure\/","title":{"rendered":"#Five ways to get the best returns from smart infrastructure"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_84 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a261d26d0f4f\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a261d26d0f4f\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/five-ways-to-get-the-best-returns-from-smart-infrastructure\/#Opt_for_multifunctional_tools\" >Opt for multifunctional tools<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/five-ways-to-get-the-best-returns-from-smart-infrastructure\/#Capture_revenue_and_efficiencies\" >Capture revenue and efficiencies<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/five-ways-to-get-the-best-returns-from-smart-infrastructure\/#Use_pilots_to_show_improvements_in_quality_of_life\" >Use pilots to show improvements in quality of life<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/five-ways-to-get-the-best-returns-from-smart-infrastructure\/#Communicate\" >Communicate<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<p>&#8220;<strong>#Five ways to get the best returns from smart infrastructure<\/strong>&#8221;<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/img-cdn.tnwcdn.com\/image?fit=796%2C417&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fcdn0.tnwcdn.com%2Fwp-content%2Fblogs.dir%2F1%2Ffiles%2F2021%2F06%2FUntitled-design-85.jpg&amp;signature=0348a07a7cd63aaa071c18264e33a3b0\" \/><\/p>\n<div><em>This article was originally published by Maya Scheyer, Vice President of Global Business Development,\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.viisights.com\/?utm_source=cities-today&amp;utm_medium=syndication&amp;utm_campaign=viisights\">viisights<\/a><span>\u00a0<\/span>on<span>\u00a0<\/span><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/t.sidekickopen80.com\/s1t\/c\/5\/f18dQhb0S7lM8dDMPbW2n0x6l2B9nMJN7t5XWPdSD1CW1pgFwd8p-TXgV18gBt6my7mv103?te=W3R5hFj4cm2zwW4mKLS-3F7-WkW3K96qC43PqWDW1JxwY51Ld4VbW3_Qh5f4hLxLGW2f0sM52THSP4W3brLm04hMnzcW3_SMDQ4hJp1JW3K28vy4fGtKpW4fKWwk3zdyrmW3S-qqX4cSn0RF3SYLpPSZ_r1&amp;si=8000000000444078&amp;pi=7075d714-fadc-49b0-b729-2d5c20fe7900\">Cities Today<\/a>, the leading <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/news\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"2\" title=\"News\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">news<\/a> platform on urban mobility and innovation, reaching an international audience of city leaders. For the latest updates follow Cities Today on<span>\u00a0<\/span><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/t.sidekickopen80.com\/s1t\/c\/5\/f18dQhb0S7lM8dDMPbW2n0x6l2B9nMJN7t5XWPdSD1CW1pgFwd8p-TXgV18gBt6my7mv103?te=W3R5hFj4cm2zwW4fQ47l4fGCmnW3Fbt5S2t0vPpW3K9bQ243PqWD0&amp;si=8000000000444078&amp;pi=7075d714-fadc-49b0-b729-2d5c20fe7900\">Twitter<\/a>,<span>\u00a0<\/span><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/citiestoday\/\">Facebook<\/a>,<span>\u00a0<\/span><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/t.sidekickopen80.com\/s1t\/c\/5\/f18dQhb0S7lM8dDMPbW2n0x6l2B9nMJN7t5XWPdSD1CW1pgFwd8p-TXgV18gBt6my7mv103?te=W3R5hFj4cm2zwW4mKLS-3ZWVWBW3K2-zv1JxwY5W1Lw3rh45LM6yW1Lw2W-3SZBX3n4fLLWf2f3&amp;si=8000000000444078&amp;pi=7075d714-fadc-49b0-b729-2d5c20fe7900\">LinkedIn<\/a>,<span>\u00a0<\/span><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/t.sidekickopen80.com\/s1t\/c\/5\/f18dQhb0S7lM8dDMPbW2n0x6l2B9nMJN7t5XWPdSD1CW1pgFwd8p-TXgV18gBt6my7mv103?te=W3R5hFj4cm2zwW4mKLS-3T1lc2W3zb2N33_qTryW3_rgX34fJf7yw4fLLWf4932&amp;si=8000000000444078&amp;pi=7075d714-fadc-49b0-b729-2d5c20fe7900\">Instagram<\/a>, and<span>\u00a0<\/span><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/t.sidekickopen80.com\/s1t\/c\/5\/f18dQhb0S7lM8dDMPbW2n0x6l2B9nMJN7t5XWPdSD1CW1pgFwd8p-TXgV18gBt6my7mv103?te=W3R5hFj4cm2zwW4mKLS-4rCvX6W4hCVj23Fbt5SW3DJQVc4fJf7yn4fLLWf2f3&amp;si=8000000000444078&amp;pi=7075d714-fadc-49b0-b729-2d5c20fe7900\">YouTube<\/a>, or sign up for Cities Today News.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Local governments worldwide are tackling varied and pressing challenges, from reducing pollution and making roads safer to ensuring public safety and helping the local economy recover from COVID-19 shutdowns<\/p>\n<p>While their goals are people-driven rather than profit-oriented, cities must manage funds transparently and prudently to ensure public money is spent wisely and to deliver a clear return on investment (ROI) for budget-holders and residents.<\/p>\n<p>Sweat your assetsSo how can a city official best demonstrate ROI? A multi-pronged cost-benefit analysis is required.<\/p>\n<p>Streamlined spending is critical. Managers in local government must prioritise solutions that make the most of existing infrastructure and maximise the return on previous investments. Streetlighting, for example, is a popular platform for a range of smart city services well beyond illumination. These include air quality sensing, traffic counting and gunshot detection. Waste bins are an emerging area for gathering data and housing telco infrastructure. A key reason for this is the ubiquity and essential nature of these systems.<\/p>\n<p>CCTV can deliver similar benefits. Globally, there are already 770 million CCTV cameras in use, and almost half of these are outside China, with the US, Asia and Europe being key markets. Spurred by public safety drives, investment continues and by the end of this year, the total number of cameras worldwide could reach 1 billion.<\/p>\n<p>Despite the significant investment cities have made in CCTV, they are not reaping the full advantages and are usually only using these networks to a fraction of their capabilities.<\/p>\n<p>For example, most camera systems are used to investigate incidents after they have h<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>ened. Becoming proactive and even predictive is far more beneficial but becomes too challenging for staff as the number of cameras and amount of data increases.<\/p>\n<p>Video analytics make CCTV systems much more effective without the need to invest in additional staffing. The most advanced of these systems use artificial intelligence to flag events of interest in real-time, such as fighting and violence, traffic collisions or COVID safety issues.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Opt_for_multifunctional_tools\"><\/span>Opt for multifunctional tools<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Public space is at a premium and cities also need to minimise \u2018systems spaghetti\u2019 caused by too many technologies which don\u2019t interoperate.<\/p>\n<p>To maximise investment, it\u2019s essential to choose multifunctional tools which apply to a long tail of use cases.<\/p>\n<p>For example, a wide range of point solutions are available which address specific issues such as road safety, litter, fire detection, violence reduction and transport hub monitoring. However, taking a siloed approach and procuring all of these individually results in duplication of effort and budget, as well as complexity. Further, as the pandemic has shown, new and unexpected use cases can emerge at any time.<\/p>\n<p>In light of COVID-19 and based on the needs of city leaders, we updated our algorithms at <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.viisights.com\/?utm_source=cities-today&amp;utm_medium=syndication&amp;utm_campaign=viisights\">viisights<\/a> to detect adherence to mask-wearing and <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">social<\/a> distancing rules, and indoor and outdoor occupancy measurements.<\/p>\n<p>Sophisticated context analysis means that the system can detect if someone isn\u2019t wearing a mask but will only generate an alert if other people are around. This frees up staff time and ensures a proportionate response.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Capture_revenue_and_efficiencies\"><\/span>Capture revenue and efficiencies<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The most flexible systems can also help cities capture lost revenue that is usually too expensive or time-consuming to recover.<\/p>\n<p>Video analytics on camera networks can automatically detect parking violations, risky traffic behaviour or illegal rubbish dumping. In line with cities\u2019 privacy goals, these solutions don\u2019t use licence plate or facial recognition. Instead, real-time alerts are sent so city staff can investigate and issue fines if necessary, enabling them to use their time as effectively as possible.<\/p>\n<p>Similarly, the efforts of security staff and emergency workers can be optimised using real-time intelligence from camera data. Operations centre staff are notified of events of interest rather than constantly scanning. Behavioural analysis provides additional context about the situation, such as how many people are present, confirmation that there is a fight rather than people hugging, and details of the severity of a traffic accident, including whether there is a fire or signs of someone moving.<\/p>\n<p>When looking for solutions, opt for those which are adaptable as your needs change \u2013 for instance, services that are priced by the number of features enabled allow you to tailor the solution to your requirements without paying for things that you don\u2019t need.<\/p>\n<p>Further, look for providers that understand cities\u2019 specific budgeting needs. For example, software licences of one to five years or a software-as-a-service (SaaS) model allow local governments to balance costs and demonstrate ROI to budget-holders.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Use_pilots_to_show_improvements_in_quality_of_life\"><\/span>Use pilots to show improvements in quality of life<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The biggest ROI outcomes of smart city investments often can\u2019t be measured by a dollar amount but are no less valuable. Examples range from saving lives through better monitoring and managing roads or getting to accidents or fires faster, to increasing citizen satisfaction by reducing litter and ensuring people feel safe in public spaces.<\/p>\n<p>An initial way to demonstrate these benefits is to run a pilot \u2013 a short, controlled trial of just one or two months can show what a solution can do for your city. Companies that specialise in working with local governments recognise the importance of minimising risk and demonstrating ROI so should be happy to organise a pilot programme as part of the procurement process.<\/p>\n<p>Cities are increasingly using challenge-based innovation to match their needs with potential solutions, offering the opportunity for innovative companies to take part in pilots outside formal procurement processes.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Communicate\"><\/span>Communicate<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>An ongoing feedback loop helps demonstrate transparency and trust with residents. 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