FP6 Project ICING Innovative Cities for the Next Generation Dr John Donovan, Dublin Institute of Technology.

ICING Innovative Cities of the Next Generation The 'ICING City' Vision and Project Background and Partners Objectives Current Status Dissemination & Exploitation

Framework 6 IST Coordinated by the Dublin Institute of Technology (DIT) 30 months (end June 2008) Total budget: €4.6m Total EU funding: €3m The ICING Project ICING Cities are Knowledge Cities

ICING Objectives To research ‘e-Communities’ Design and test "social software" - Urban Mediator Test "intelligent urban environments" - sensors and location based services Universal Access Gateways - Multi Access Gateway Test web tools for process modelling & decision support Build ICING testbeds Evaluate the usability and usefulness of the technologies and services To publicise and disseminate results to city administrations, professional communities and citizen’ groups Create a roadmap for the exploitation of results

ICING e-Communities eCommunity is a local community engaged in its traditional pursuits that are additionally and deliberately supported by online infrastructure, education and local activity.

Design and test "social software" - Urban Mediator ICING software designed iteratively by real people ICING software tested in real situations o Helsinki - Rabbits destroying habitat o Dublin - Access survey, privacy sensitive locator o Barcelona - traffic, Citizens' help line

ICING "intelligent urban environments" Sensors and location based services Notion of citizen as ‘sensor’. o They are involved in their cities o They can provide information Accurate determination of location is critical but… o Privacy o Accuracy

ICING Location Client - a key technology Zero Cost Network Independent Privacy Sensitive Hybrid Technology Solution Modular Design & Open Source Indoor and Outdoor Positioning

Universal Access iMessenger Easy to use. Ubiquitous Familiar Useful Accessible Multiplatforms  Phones  PCs

Web tools for process modelling & decision support 'Mash' existing data with user generated data o Innovative uses for data 'Wrap' existing datasystems to make them available Prioritising issues in real-time Better information - better decisions Locationing (again)

Building ICING testbeds Real test deployments in real cities o UM in Dublin, Helsinki o Waste Management in Barcelona, Dublin o Accessibility in Dublin o Mobility Planning (Barcelona) Users using the technologies

Evaluate the usability and usefulness of the technologies and services Do people really use these tools? Yes, but... o Need to be intuitive. o Need to to be clear and simple. o Need to be useful to the end user. o Need feedback from the 'other' end user o Needs to evolve

Current State Prototype service bus developedservice bus o allows the smooth and seamless transfer of data between end users o allows the use of multiple access platforms, mobile phones, PCs, potentially any internet enabled device Privacy sensitive locator City Laboratory Testbeds Prototype services deployed o Traffic locator o Citizen consultations o Accessibility audit

Dissemination Real world project Driven by needs of both cities and citizens Large investment of public money Requires that people outside the project get to hear about it. Who needs to hear about it o City Administrations o Citizen groups o Companies o Others

Open and Accessible Open Source Development o ILC, Urban Mediator, IISYS Open Standards o XMPP (iMessenger), X3D (ICING 3D), WMS (iSmart) Open Frameworks o ICING Service Bus (Apache Service Mix)

Roadmap for the exploitation of results Commercial interest already (SiteSMS) Public interest (MEPs, ) EEIG/Cooperation Agreements 'Open' Consortium extension

ICING Contacts Dr John Donovan, ICING Coordinator, Dublin Institute of Technology Rathmines Road Lower, Rathmines, Dublin 6. Ireland

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