Smart City Platforms: Justification, Architectures, and Use Cases

Smart city platforms can take data from multiple siloed applications in a city.  What happens in one city system or function often has an impact across multiple functional siloes.  End users, however, are still largely in the dark when it comes to practical use cases for smart city platforms.  Technology is only as good as the value it provides, be it social, business, or environmental.  Presented here are some compelling use cases for smart city platforms and their associated value to the end user.