FIWARE - The Open Source platform technology for Smart Cities

Open Source and Global Standards for Smart Cities of

the Future

Smart City Institute Japan 10112021

Ulrich Ahle

CEO FIWARE Foundation

ulrichahlefiwareorg

The new Digital Life will gravitate around Digital Twin Context Information

describing What is going on Where When and Why

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Today data are very often organized in silos

Source GovDelivery

Today data are very often organized in silos

Smart

CitySmart

WaterSmart

EnergySmart

Transport

Smart

LightingSmart

HomeSmart

Retail

Smart

Port

Modeling Context using Digital Twins

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Entities

(Digital

Twins)

Busbull Location

bull No passengers

bull Driver

bull License plate

Citizenbull Birthday

bull Preferences

bull Location

bull ToDo list

Incident claimbull Date

bull Location

bull Type

bull Issuer

bull Description

Shopbull Location

bull Business name

bull Franchise

bull offerings

Attribute

Process Analyze

Monitor

Digital Twin

representation

Context

(Real World)

capture actuate

updatenotify

query

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This is FIWARE

bull A framework of open source platform

components to access and manage

heterogeneous context information

through open APIs

bull Generic Enablers and Solutions to

provide Smart Services with the

FIWARE Context Broker as main

component

bull A standard for exchange of context

information FIWARE-NGSI (Next

Generation Service Interface)

A complete Reference Architecture for Smart Cities

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FIWARE Standardization on a global scale

ETSI published on January

24th 2019 ldquoNGSI-LDrdquo the

new Context Information

Management Standard API

The rationale is to reinforce

the fact that this

specification leverages on

the hellip FIWARE NGSIv2 to

incorporate the latest

advances from Linked Data

FIWARE Context Broker

Technology has been chosen as

a new CEF (Connecting Europe

Facility) Building Block by all

European member states

Existing CEF Building Blocks

so far

bull eDelivery

bull eInvoicing

bull eID

bull eSignature

bull eTranslation

Joint Collaboration Program

Front-runner Smart Cities

bull to support the adoption of a

reference architecture and

compatible common data models

bull Using FIWARE NGSI and TM

Forum Open APIs

bull Smart City Common Data Models

will be public and royalty-free

bull Initial cities Vienna Nice Genoa

Utrecht Porto Santander

Valencia Gothenburg La Plata

Montevideo

Smart Data Models program- setting a clear global footprint

Launched in Nov 2018 by FIWARE and TMForum

IUDX joined the initiative in 2021

600+ data models 45+ subjects

OASC joined in June 2021 for the Smart Cities

domain incorporating it into MIM 2

Available 6 languages (EN FR SP DE IT JA)

website smartdatamodelsorg

Github httpsgithubcomsmart-data-models

Current domains Smart Cities Smart Agrifood Smart Water Smart Energy Smart Environment Smart Robotics Smart Sensoring Cross sector Smart Aeronautics Smart Destination

New domain Smart Health Smart Manufacturing

New subjects Risk management COVID19 Distributed Ledger TechnologyRoboticIndustrialActivities

Coming

- Integration with OpenStreetMap- Robotic Operative System mapping

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+190 Partner Offerings already on the FIWARE MARKET PLACE

Powered by

FIWAREbull Platforms

bull Solutions

FIWARE-readybull IoT devices

bull Software enablers

FIWARE Servicesbull Training Coaching

bull Systems

Integration

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Goal City gets sustainable andsmarter by various ldquoSolutions forSocietyrdquo on Unified Data analyticsplatform for City

Target customers Smart Cities

Supporting the Super City Concept

Main features

bull Manage amp monitor city resources

bull Customized implementation

bull Cross-sectoral Smart City Platform

bull Easy integration with otherapplications

bull Data Security

bull Friendly user interface

SantanderCity Platform

TakamatsuCity Disaster

Management

LisbonCity Platform

BristolOperations Centre

Cloud City Operations Centre

(NEC Urban OS)

MANAGEMENT KPIs

CITIZEN ENGAGEMENT

STRATEGIC KPIs

OPERATIONAL KPIs

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Goal Intelligent parking space detection system

Target customers Cities and parking space operators

Main features

bull Real-time artificial intelligence image processing algorithm

bull Edge computing of images

bull Web based solution mobile App and integration into navigation systems

bull Significant savings in infrastructure costs when compared to installing sensors on the pavement

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A mayorrsquos challenge in

Eindhoven- Eindhoven is a safe city

but

- at Stratumseind too many incidents are reported

- can technology help to reduce the number of incidents

City Pulse

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Stratumseind

Data analytics on hellip- Detect walking patterns

- Sound analytics

- Social media analytics

-

hellip results in predictive services for the police

City Pulse

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Benefits

Crime rat reduced by more than 50

Police resources focussed where they are

really required

Business owners have lower repair and

clean-up costs

Less need for hospital and medical

resources due to fewer alcohol related

incidents

More business and tourism attracted to

the city due to a fall in negative PR

City Pulse

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weather stationWater level

recorder

Floodgates(SCADA integration)

Sea level

Real time

flood-warning

Goal Real-time warning in flood

situations

Target customers Citizens

companies authorities

Main features

bull Connection of sensors SCADA

systems port management

system to the FIWARE Smart City

platform in Montevideo

bull Real-time alerts to users via push

services and social media

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Development project Early warning

system for floods

Objective Reduce the effects of urban

floods by means of predictive flood models

Target customers Citizens companies

authorities

Main features

bull Use of sensor data soil hydrological and

meterological models and hyperlocal data

from Citizen AppsTwitterFacebook

bull Creation of prediction models

bull Early personalized alerts for users with

further development of the alert strategy

based on user feedback and priorities

bull Integration into the Smart City platform

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CEF Success Story Provincial Platform in Badajoz for Smart

Public Services Management

httpseceuropaeucefdigitalwikidisplayCEFDIGITAL20190425Badajoz+Is+More+-

+the+journey+to+become+a+smart+province

BDVA FIWARE GAIA-X and IDSA launch an Alliance to

accelerate the creation of interoperable Data Spaces

bull A common framework to

make data spaces happen

bull One Voice

bull Bringing together data

providers users and

intermediaries

bull Together the Alliancersquos

founding organisations

represent 1000+ leading

key industry players

associations research

organisations innovators

and policy-makers

worldwide

Common Data Space Framework

Common voice

Technology Roadmap and Strategy

bull Map technologies on timelinebull Identify challenges and gapsbull Derive technology roadmapbull Strategic Agendabull Future frameworks Evolution

Standards

bull Influence standards (European and Global standards)

bull Standards landscapebull Liaisons

ReferenceTechnology Framework

Disruption and Innovationbull How do we bring disruption and

innovation into the ecosystems bull Incubator Testbeds Experimentationbull Scientific reflection on the evolution of

the frameworkbull Network of research experts

Radar and Maturity AssessmentRetrieve information on data space endeavours Scout promising and mature endeavours

Identify Lighthouses and best practises Benchmarking

Data Space Operations

bull Support to create all the elements needed for roll-out a Data Space Not only the technical but organisational skills etc etc

bull Handbook of intra-organisational and inter-organisational aspects

bull Governing body and operating company(ies)

Data SpaceDeployment

Continuous knowledge transfer to the data spaces

bull Enable consortia to grow and realize the data space

bull Network of experts mobilise talentbull What value will you find in the

harmonized model Transition stories for early adopters

Data Space Handbooks

bull Create handbooksbull Make use of use case template

and use case playbooksbull Individual plans per data

space coherent to a common framework

Data Spaces Funnelling Roll-out plan and process

Coordinate the evolution of the most promising data spaces

bull Group the lighthouse initiatives and promising data spaces to a frontrunner data spaces initiative

bull Map similar initiatives in different MS and match-making

Regulation

bull Understandbull influencebull Implementbull Educatebull Compliance

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bull SW integration of componentsbull Integration of existing solutionsbull Map technologies to process

bull Mission and Visionbull Joint plan

Data Space Educationbull Data Spaces designer engineer

operator and PM profilebull Training and educational

coursesbull General Awareness Programme

Work-Plan structure

bull Minimum set of requirements (operate interoperate comply get valuehellip)

bull Common set of rules and design principles based on existing frameworks

Recent FIWARE Position Papers and White Papers

DATA SPACES DIGITAL TWINS System-of-Systems Smart MAAS

published in

June 2021

Editorial

Campaign

published in

July 2021

published in

May 2021

Version 2

published in

November 2021

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The Advantages of an Open Source Platform like FIWARE for Smart

Services

The basic software (Generic Enablers) is available for everyone for free

forever

A large open source developers community is maintaining and further

developing the basic software components

A large group of start ups and global corporate companies are providing

smart solutions and smart services based on FIWARE

Lowest cost of ownership for the end users

Standard public and royalty free data models and open APIs are avoiding a

rsquovendor-lock-in-effectlsquo

The FIWARE Foundation has been grown to gt440 global

members within 45 years

22Individual Members 340

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This is FIWARE

The open source platform techno-

logy for our smart digital future

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Ulrich Ahle

FIWARE CEO

ulrichahlefiwareorgBest Smart Applications Development CEO (Europe) Ulrich Ahle