13.3.4.9 Smart Health
Smart Health Services in Smart Cities include, above all, Electronic Health Records
(EHRs), coupled with AI-, automation-and IoT-based data management. Smart
devices facilitate the analysis of x-rays, laboratory tests, and CT-scans. Certain AIapps such as precision medicine can help with the early detection of certain deseases,
e.g., vascular diseases or cancer. Other smart health devices include 3D printing,
nutrition sensors, and ingestible pill monitors (Financial Express 2018). Furthermore, smart health gadgets and smart fitness trackers allow users to quantify their
self movement by monitoring, inter alia, their steps and their heart rate, thus allowing
them to watch their health during their fitness activities (Gadgets & Wearables
2018). Smart Health also includes improved air quality by innovative air quality
systems, for example, Citibrain's Smart Air Quality system, consisting of small
sensing stations easily installable in the current urban infrastructure, allowing the
system to “. . .respond more effectively to the problems of its citizens. . .and obtain
objective data on the quality of life. . .”(Citibrain 2018d). The sensors measure, inter
alia, air quality (CO, CO 2 , NO 2 , O 3 , VOCs, and particles), luminosity including solar
radiation, noise pollution levels, temperature, atmospheric pressure, precipitation,
humidity, as well as wind speed and direction (Citibrain 2018d). Central features of
this system include alarms management, risks and emergency situations detection,
geo-referencing data, statistical analysis, and life-quality reports. Communications
take place via Wi-Fi and/or GPRS/3G/4G/NB-IoT (Citibrain 2018d).
13.3.4.10 Smart Security
As “. . .the world’s cities are bursting at the seams. . .crime is harder than ever to
police” (BBC 2015).Huawei’s LTE technology – combining a private Internet of
Things with new counter-crime and urban security technologies – helps police and
emergency services to improve security in cities (BBC 2015). Including a secure
wire-free broad band connection as well as various wireline, glass fiber, and microwave technologies, Huawei’s Smart City solutions allow public and private services
to collaborate in a more efficient way and to keep track of what is happening in
general. The Qognify Safe & Smart City Solution integrates systems, sensors, and
data in favor of comprehensive and predictive situational awareness, providing
access to this information to all relevant stakeholders including law enforcement,
first responders, public-safety answering points (PSAPs), government agencies, and
municipal departments. Using the globally leading PSIM
8 solution, all available
technologies including VisionHub for intelligent IP video surveillance, sophisticated
suspect search video analysis, debriefing tools managing, and maximizing all incident information during and after a security incident are integrated into a unified
security platform, enabling the police, law enforcement, as well as emergency and
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Smart Health Services in Smart Cities include, above all, Electronic Health Records
(EHRs), coupled with AI-, automation-and IoT-based data management. Smart
devices facilitate the analysis of x-rays, laboratory tests, and CT-scans. Certain AIapps such as precision medicine can help with the early detection of certain deseases,
e.g., vascular diseases or cancer. Other smart health devices include 3D printing,
nutrition sensors, and ingestible pill monitors (Financial Express 2018). Furthermore, smart health gadgets and smart fitness trackers allow users to quantify their
self movement by monitoring, inter alia, their steps and their heart rate, thus allowing
them to watch their health during their fitness activities (Gadgets & Wearables
2018). Smart Health also includes improved air quality by innovative air quality
systems, for example, Citibrain's Smart Air Quality system, consisting of small
sensing stations easily installable in the current urban infrastructure, allowing the
system to “. . .respond more effectively to the problems of its citizens. . .and obtain
objective data on the quality of life. . .”(Citibrain 2018d). The sensors measure, inter
alia, air quality (CO, CO 2 , NO 2 , O 3 , VOCs, and particles), luminosity including solar
radiation, noise pollution levels, temperature, atmospheric pressure, precipitation,
humidity, as well as wind speed and direction (Citibrain 2018d). Central features of
this system include alarms management, risks and emergency situations detection,
geo-referencing data, statistical analysis, and life-quality reports. Communications
take place via Wi-Fi and/or GPRS/3G/4G/NB-IoT (Citibrain 2018d).
13.3.4.10 Smart Security
As “. . .the world’s cities are bursting at the seams. . .crime is harder than ever to
police” (BBC 2015).Huawei’s LTE technology – combining a private Internet of
Things with new counter-crime and urban security technologies – helps police and
emergency services to improve security in cities (BBC 2015). Including a secure
wire-free broad band connection as well as various wireline, glass fiber, and microwave technologies, Huawei’s Smart City solutions allow public and private services
to collaborate in a more efficient way and to keep track of what is happening in
general. The Qognify Safe & Smart City Solution integrates systems, sensors, and
data in favor of comprehensive and predictive situational awareness, providing
access to this information to all relevant stakeholders including law enforcement,
first responders, public-safety answering points (PSAPs), government agencies, and
municipal departments. Using the globally leading PSIM
8 solution, all available
technologies including VisionHub for intelligent IP video surveillance, sophisticated
suspect search video analysis, debriefing tools managing, and maximizing all incident information during and after a security incident are integrated into a unified
security platform, enabling the police, law enforcement, as well as emergency and
8 Physical security information management.
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