Accelerating city transformation using frontier technologies A U4SSC deliverable
Foreword
Acknowledgements
Executive Summary
List of abbreviations
Introduction
     Cities of the future
     Connecting cities with the Sustainable Development Goals
     The objectives of this report
Artificial intelligence
     AI and the fourth industrial revolution
     Optimising urban operations using AI
     In focus – using AI to create cycling routes, London
     In focus – AI for water quality monitoring, Shandong province
The Internet of things
     IoT and a connected city
     Improving city efficiency using IoT
     In focus – the smartest building in the United Arab Emirates – the Burj Khalifa, Dubai
     In focus – IoT for food and farm systems- IoF2020 project, European Commission
Digital twin
     Overview of digital twin
     Digital twin and cities
     In focus – virtual Singapore, Singapore
Unmanned aerial vehicles/drones
     Overview on drones
     Enhancing urban monitoring and mapping using drones
     In focus – the camp fire in 2018, California
     In focus – tackling the novel coronavirus situation - June 2020, Telangana (India)
Wearable technology
     Overview on wearable technology
     Improving health and quality of life using wearable devices
     In focus – cultural engagement and entertainment using wearables - MONICA, Lyon
Virtual reality/Augmented reality
     Overview on VR/AR
     Enhancing urban planning using
     In focus – VR for urban planning and citizen participation, London, Canada
Tracing the future path of frontier technologies in cities
     The technical challenges remain
     The role of standardisation in driving frontier technologies
Conclusion