What is a smart city and how does one plan for one? Smart City was a term coined to mean cities that use technology and automation to provide better infrastructure.

Forget personal devices -- the word smart is also being applied to cities now. So what does it mean to be a smart city, or at least a smarter one?

The things in a city that can become “smart,” from parking to streetlights, transportation, energy, health, buildings and the environment, only become so because of an IoT architecture. An IoT ...

But what exactly does a smart city look like, and are there any good examples already leading the way? What Exactly Is a Smart City?

Limited alignment or visibility to smart projects across municipalities Upgrading city-wide infrastructure requires investments in energy efficient and green technology as well as broadband internet.