Smart Infrastructure Emerging Trends and Future Opportunities Tim Wark 7 May 2013 INTELLIGENT CITIES SUMMIT 2013
What is the future of our cities? Presentation title Presenter name Page 2 Image: Ilja Musik Shutterstock
Singapore / MIT Alliance for Research and Technology (SMART) Real-time GPS locations of taxis are utilised in order to optimise routes for picking up passengers. Smart Infrastructure Tim Wark Page 3
Home Smart Meter roll-outs Improved ability to profile demand-side energy load Potential to provide new services that can benefit both retail customers and upstream suppliers Smart Infrastructure Tim Wark Page 4
Safe-T-Cam Traffic Monitoring 1. Continuous traffic monitoring to detect speeding, unusual behaviour, vehicle registration, etc. Smart Infrastructure Tim Wark Page 5
Google Indoor Maps Combine 2D building floor plan information along with location estimate from GPS and signal strength information from cellular and Wifi access points Smart Infrastructure Tim Wark Page 6
What are the technology trends that will shape future smart infrastructure? Presentation title Presenter name Page 7
Billion Emerging trends: Connected Devices Source: Intel White Paper - Rise of the Embedded Internet Smart Infrastructure Tim Wark Page 8
Internet of Things Smart Infrastructure Tim Wark Page 9
The move to Mobile Source: CiscoIBSG, 2011 Smart Infrastructure Tim Wark Page 10
Spatial Information and Services 2D Maps 3D Maps Smart Infrastructure Tim Wark Page 11
Mapping: How to build maps? Simultaneous localization and mapping (SLAM) is a technique used to build up a map within an unknown environment Use natural landmarks in the environment to estimate motion, and then use this motion to correct your estimate of the map. LIDAR (Light Detection And Ranging) Smart Infrastructure Tim Wark Page 12
How to move to 3D maps? Move 2D Lidar in 3 rd Direction 1. Nodding 2. Spinning 3. Trawling Velodyne SICK LMS mounted on Excavator Smart Infrastructure Tim Wark Page 13
3D Mapping 3D spatial information can provide significant context for other sensory information 3D map information is very big data! Smart Infrastructure Tim Wark Page 14
Application: Underground mine mapping Smart Infrastructure Tim Wark Page 15
Application: Indoor 3D Mapping Current work: Hand-held solution Using natural motion to move sensor in 3D dimension Taking advantage of motion rather than compensating for it Advantages: Low power Low weight Low cost Smart Infrastructure Tim Wark Page 16
Application: Indoor 3D Mapping Hand-held solution Smart Infrastructure Tim Wark Page 17
Peel Island A project with UQ and QPWS Smart Infrastructure Tim Wark Page 18
Peel Island A project with UQ and QPWS Smart Infrastructure Tim Wark Page 19
Peel Island A project with UQ and QPWS Smart Infrastructure Tim Wark Page 20
Thermal 3D Mapping of Structure and Temperature Rapid assessment of current energy performance of building in 3D Provides dense, precise models of buildings with augmented thermal and visible information Smart Infrastructure Tim Wark Page 21
Utilising social media information: e.g. tweets 1. Can provide a rich source of information about an incident: Type of event, Time, location, # people effected, etc 2. Captures immediate indication of social behaviour 3. Highly redundant means of information getting returned (i.e. multiple cells towers) Smart Infrastructure Tim Wark Page 22
1. Capture Smart Infrastructure Tim Wark Page 23
2. Cluster and Summarise Smart Infrastructure Tim Wark Page 24
3. Alert Summary Post Event Analysis Smart Infrastructure Tim Wark Page 25
4. Classifying high-value messages Smart Infrastructure Tim Wark Page 26
Distributed Sensing in the Environment Image sourced from Nature, Nov. 2006 Smart Infrastructure Tim Wark Page 27
The energy challenge! Challenge! Smart Infrastructure Tim Wark Page 28
Restoration Ecology - Springbrook Monitoring microclimate to inform restoration Steep environmental gradients perfect for dense wireless sensor networks Smart Infrastructure Tim Wark Page 29
Recent deployments: Wivenhoe Dam In collaboration with Seqwater, an extensive network of static and mobile nodes has been developed and deployed to monitor the water quality Wivenhoe Dam. Smart Infrastructure Tim Wark Page 30
Long-term Tracking of Flying Foxes Why track them Disease vectors Hendra cost $20M/year Ebola in Asia/Africa Coronavirus (KSA - 2013) Seed dispersal agents Threatened species? Not well understood What to track Habitat use Individual interactions FF/Animal interactions Smart Infrastructure Tim Wark Page 31
What are the opportunities for urban sensing? Traffic condition monitoring, pollution monitoring, structure monitoring, urban water pipeline monitoring, etc Smart Infrastructure Tim Wark Page 32
High-speed Broadband Services Mobile Telepresence Museums A technology that will allow remote visitors to visit a museum using a semi-autonomous mobile robot and an immersive web interface Live interaction between remote students and the local guide in the museum Multiple remote students connect via a single robot, but can control their own view within the gallery Remote students can access additional digital content about objects on display, to augment the tour experience Museum educator Mobile robot Fast Broadband Network Museum visitors Remote students Smart Infrastructure Tim Wark Page 33
Mobile Telepresence for Museums A project with the National Museum of Australia Smart Infrastructure Tim Wark Page 34
Mobile Telepresence for Museums A project with the National Museum of Australia Smart Infrastructure Tim Wark Page 35
Mobile Telepresence for Museums A project with the National Museum of Australia Smart Infrastructure Tim Wark Page 36
The Future: Gartner Hype Cycle Source: Gartner.com Smart Infrastructure Tim Wark Page 37
Cyber-Security: A growing challenge 1. Planning & Design 2. Risk Information 4. Response 3. Risk Detection Increasing links between physical infrastructure and cyber infrastructure Smart Infrastructure Tim Wark Page 38
Future opportunities for Cities / Urban Environments 1. 2D/3D Maps: New services building on expected rapid increase in 2D/3D maps of indoor and outdoor environments 2. Social media: Tap into the abundance of knowledge around coming from social media for real-time traffic management, improved event planning, emergency response, etc 3. Sensing of critical infrastructure: Improved knowledge of state of pipelines, tunnels, bridges, roads, etc 4. Broadband services: Remote services for education, health Smart Infrastructure Tim Wark Page 39
Thank you CSIRO ICT Centre Tim Wark t +61 7 3327 4042 E tim.wark@csiro.au w www.csiro.au