Smart City
The recent announcement of establishing 100 smart cities would write a new
chapter in the urban development in India. And if everything goes as per plan,
the twin cities in UP - Noida and Greater Noida, may become India's first smart
cities. This...
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Smart City
The recent announcement of establishing 100 smart cities would write a new
chapter in the urban development in India. And if everything goes as per plan,
the twin cities in UP - Noida and Greater Noida, may become India's first smart
cities. This urban agenda is inextricably linked to the vision of Horizon Concept
of creating centers for investments and inspiring Tomorrow.
A 'smart city' is an urban region that is highly advanced in terms of overall
infrastructure, sustainable real estate, communications and market viability. It is a
city where information technology is the principal infrastructure and the basis for
providing essential services to residents.
According to the Smart Cities Council, all the data that is collected from sensors –
electricity, gas, water, traffic and other government analytics – is carefully
compiled and integrated into a smart grid and then fed into computers that can
focus on making the city as efficient as possible.
Though this may sound futuri
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