Smart Cities Applications, Technologies, Standards, and Driving Factors [Hardcover]

This book reviews the applications, technologies, standards, and other issues related to Smart Cities. The book is divided into broad topical sections including Vision & Reality, Technologies & Standards, Transportation Considerations, and Infrastructure & Environment. In these sections, authors who are experts in their fields present essential aspects of applications, technologies, requirements, and best-practices. In all cases, the authors have direct, substantive experience with the subject and present an important viewpoint driven by industry or governmental interests; the authors have each participated in the development and/or deployment of constituent technologies, standards, and applications, and share unique perspectives on key areas of the Smart City.

Introduction.- Smart Buildings.- The Energy Layer.- The Sensor/Actuator Layer.- The Middleware Layer.- The Application Layer.- Conclusion.

It seems apparent that smart cities will be getting much attention, and this book should be an effective vehicle to acquire background information. It is highly recommended, especially to a specialist in one aspect of urban design wanting to gain an overview. (B. Hazeltine, Computing Reviews, March, 2018)

Professor Stan McClellan is the Director of the Ingram School of Engineering at Texas State University, where he is a Professor of Electrical Engineering and researches advanced communication & networking technologies. Dr. McClellan has held notable positions in the commercial, military/aerospace, and academic industries, including Hewlett Packard, ZNYX Networks, SBE, Inc., General Dynamics, LTV Aerospace, and Rockwell International. He served as chief technologist, chief architect, or lead engineer for several distributed real-time systems, developing technologies including real-time interactive telepathology, highly available systems for telecommunications networks, real-time fligl“.