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technology leaders

moisture, detecting temperature
fluctuations, and identifying changes
in chemical and biological condi-
tions in the environment. environ-
mental networks enable a higher
level of situational awareness that
can enhance livability, workability,
and sustainability in a smart city.
Without their implementation, the
full value of the environmental sen-
sors may not be realized. the in-
creased situational awareness can
lead to development of analytics to
further understand and realize the
complexity of a smart city.

Smart Buildings
smart buildings deliver useful build-
ing services that improve produc-
tivity and the quality of life of their
occupants with a low environmental
impact. reaching this vision requires
adding intelligence throughout the
building. smart buildings use iCt to
connect a variety of subsystems,
which typically operate indepen-
dently, so these systems can share
information to optimize building op-
erations. smart buildings look be-
yond the building equipment within
their four walls. they are connected
and responsive to the smart grid and
interact with building operators and
occupants to empower them with
new levels of information.

Long-Term Initiatives
the initiatives listed in this section
support the smart city paradigm by
deriving additional value from the
smart grid investments. the network
has significant excess capacity,
which can expand its use to addi-
tional applications that support the
smart city paradigm and expand
Comed's business from energy deliv-
ery to new ventures (Figure 7).

Gas Metering
Like water metering, the ami pro-
vides a platform to meter gas con-
sumption at the customers' premises.
Comed is evaluating opportunities to
leverage the smart grid communica-

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tion infrastructure in gas metering
applications. Gas metering can ex-
tract additional value from smart grid
investments, reduce meter reading
costs, and potentially reduce the gas
delivery charges, all having a positive
effect on economic development.

Traffic Management
traffic signals not only assign the
right of way for otherwise conflicting
vehicle and pedestrian movements
at an intersection but also help pro-
vide safe and predictable movement
of all modes of traffic, especially dur-
ing emergencies. traffic signals are
commonly operated based on con-
stant-time settings. However, an in-
telligent operation of these signals
that decreases accidents and im-
proves the flow of traffic can be an
asset to the smart city and further
enhance livability and workability.
Comed is currently working with the
illinois institute of technology via
the Csmart platform to develop
traffic signal control and associated
traffic modeling analytics.

Noise Sensors
noise sensors distributed across
the city can identify different types
of noise, such as traffic, gunshots,
and alarms, and send notifications
and alerts. noise sensors for these
types of applications can enhance
livability by improving security in a
city. they can also communicate
with applications such as street
signal controls to sense approach-
ing emergency vehicles and auto-
matically direct the traffic to allow
emergency vehicles to proceed
through intersections.

Smart Parking Management
smart parking systems can accu-
rately sense vehicle occupancy in
real time and use this information
to guide motorists to open parking
spots. these systems need a com-
munication network to transfer
sensor information to the parking
applications. they enable intelligent

decisions using data, including real-
time status applications and histori-
cal analytics reports, to present and
predict parking availability. smart
parking applications support the
three focus areas of a smart city: en-
hanced livability through easier lo-
cation of available parking spots,
improved workability by reducing
the time wasted in search for a
parking spot, and enhanced sustain-
ability by reducing the distance driv-
en in search for parking spots.

Smart Waste Management
Waste is an unfortunate byproduct
of any city. in a traditional city, waste
is collected based on predetermined
schedules, without consideration of
different paces of waste production.
smart city technology can enable
smart waste management, such as
optimized routes for waste collection
and alerts for when a waste collec-
tion bin is becoming full. smart
waste management can be enabled
with the smart grid communication
investments, which could help
Comed further derive value from
the communication infrastructure.
Waste management affects livabili-
ty, workability, and sustainability by
increasing cleanliness, reducing col-
lection services costs, and lowering
noise and emissions through opti-
mized routing.

Pavement Temperature Sensors
salting of roadways can amount to
significant costs in cities experienc-
ing harsh winters; e.g., the city of
Chicago has spent nearly Us$20 mil-
lion in salt purchases in 2014 alone.
the salting of roadways is necessary
to keep them safe, but salting can
also have significant environmental
effects, especially when salt gets into
the water ways and is damaging
to  concrete. sensors that can com-
municate the temperature of the
pavement can help optimize the salt-
ing process. these sensors can be
used to identify areas that need
attention when cold temperatures



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