AT GROUND LEVEL
Cities account for more than 70 % of greenhouse gas emissions despite making up only around 3 % of the world ’ s landmass . In response , urban planners and developers are increasingly turning to technology to make our cities smarter and more sustainable . In this article , Richard Mount , Director of Sales at ASIC design company , Swindon Silicon Systems , explores Smart City technology and the sensors crucial to its success .
The ASICs at the heart of Smart City sensor technology
B ack in 2015 , the UN established a series of Sustainable Development Goals , or SDGs , to serve as a blueprint for development across the globe . And as part of these , the UN set a specific goal – SDG 11 – to ‘ make cities inclusive , safe , resilient and sustainable ’.
With 10 defined targets and 15 indicators , cities hoping to meet the requirements of SDG 11 might be daunted at the outset . But , by harnessing data and the latest Smart City technologies , achieving sustainability goals could be simpler than originally thought .
Parking made smarter
One example is building smarter car parks . Simple automatic number plate recognition
( ANPR ) or car counting systems have been used for some time to give drivers real-time information on available parking spaces . While these systems show how many spaces there are , they often don ’ t give any indication of location , creating frustration for drivers who are unable to find them . At busy times , this can create extra traffic with vehicles circling and idling on the hunt for an empty space .
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