Project Description
Smart Cities & Data Bricolage
Cleveland State University
Smart City Project Overview
This in-depth experimental project was designed to bricolage (combine, compare, and contrast) various sources of IoT related data generated by the public with data created through sensors. This experiment tested the way in which data collected from air quality sensors might be related to human’s behavioral changes resulting from a public awareness campaign. By utilizing data management software, GIS, and other IoT-related programs, this study analyzed how managers might employ crowdsourcing and technology to improve management.
Organization's mission and/or purpose
This case study uses technology to analyze how Cleveland State University’s tobacco-free policy awareness campaign impacts individuals’ behavior.
Collaborating organizations involved
- Intwine Connect
Project links
IMPACT STATEMENT
A primary objective for smart cities initiatives is to make governance citizen-friendly and cost effective by improving infrastructure, reducing the cost of services, and supporting economic development initiatives using technology. Deploying smart solutions is two-fold in that it requires having technological as well as managerial aptitude and capacity throughout all phases of implementation and at various scales. A significant challenge with smart cities initiatives resides at the intersection of connected devices and human-related activity and response. While sensors can be deployed within cities to detect such things as potholes, overflowing garbage cans, traffic congestion, and even water distribution flow, converting this data into operational action as well as understanding why specific issues are occurring suggests a means of assembling various forms of data to gain additional information and insight.
Project point
Nicholas C. Zingale, Ph.D.
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