The city management based on smart information system using digital technologies in China

Abstract

Scientific planning, digital management of construction and intelligent service are needed for a smart city. This paper focusses on city management based on the smart information system and digital technologies in China. The establishment of the smart intercommunication system of landscape, water conservancy, environmental protection and other industries is basic for a smart city. This paper introduced a framework of digital technologies for the construction of a smart city, which made full use of the city information modelling based on the geographic information system, building information modelling, internet of things, and integrated digital system and service platform such as satellite remote sensing, global navigation satellite system, mobile applications, cloud computing, visualisation technology etc. The study of the case implemented show that the framework is applicable to the smart city with digital technologies that includes the data model and system, integrating the urban basic geographic data, and data of infrastructure and other public facilities related to traffic, urban construction, ‘One Map’ of land and resources etc. The governance is more effective through data acquisition, data transmission, data analysis and processing based on the data platform and system.

A case study on the barriers towards achieving sustainable smart city for Abu Dhabi

“…Big data processing will help facilitate real-time forecasts, manage data movement, accountability, enhance decision and policy making, handle emergencies etc. [52]. The network of the SSC is particularly vulnerable to various cyber-attacks in addition to other incidents, including industrial espionage, terrorist attacks, equipment failures, worm infestations, and natural hazards which represent the next barrier in this category (TECH4).…”

A research on data integration and application technology of urban comprehensive pipe gallery based on three‐dimensional geographic information system platform

“…The urban underground pipelines network is an important part of urban infrastructure. There are more than 30 kinds of urban underground pipelines, include water supply pipelines, drainage pipelines, gas pipelines, heat pipelines, power pipelines, communication pipelines, industrial pipelines, and comprehensive pipe gallery [1–4]. These underground pipelines are important blocks for energy transmission, material transmission, information transmission, draining off water etc., which are necessary for the normal operation and development of cities.…”

“…Now in some new urban areas in China, more comprehensive pipe galleries are built to realise centralised and convenient management of various underground pipelines. One important goal for the comprehensive management and control of urban underground pipelines network is to realise the scientific planning, meticulous management, and comprehensive information sharing of urban underground pipelines network [1–15].…”

Using digital technologies to plan and manage the pipelines network in city

“…The life cycle of an underground infrastructure project includes different phases such as planning, design, construction, and operation and maintenance, and the activities at each stage are very complex and challenging due to the characteristics of the engineering execution underground [1][2][3][4][5]. The traditional planning and management method using paper-based or 2D CAD drawings is difficult to ensure the intuitive visualisation, accuracy and scientific for the planning and approval content on underground pipeline construction projects [6]. The new technologies such as Building Information Modelling (BIM) and Geographic Information System (GIS) have been identified as a promising topic to transform information towards the generation of knowledge and intelligence [1,2,[6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15].…”

“…The traditional planning and management method using paper-based or 2D CAD drawings is difficult to ensure the intuitive visualisation, accuracy and scientific for the planning and approval content on underground pipeline construction projects [6]. The new technologies such as Building Information Modelling (BIM) and Geographic Information System (GIS) have been identified as a promising topic to transform information towards the generation of knowledge and intelligence [1,2,[6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15]. The new technologies of intelligent planning and management of pipelines construction projects are the basis for realising the online scientific and accurate approval of the whole process of underground pipeline construction projects.…”