About the session
Today’s cities are sprawling at a fast rate and this rapid growth presents challenges and opportunities. Amongst these is the need for sustainable urban development, which is driving the evolution of “Smart Cities”. A “Smart City” is a city of the future using intelligent and innovative solutions and managing resources responsibly and sustainably. There is a growing demand for more effective and innovative solutions, products and services in this domain.
Traditionally, satellites are used in a number of ways, from data communications, telecommunications to broadcasting, earth observation, environment monitoring, management of resources, navigation, security and management of disruptions. People, companies, government agencies, the military and others increasingly depend on satellite enabled services on a day to day basis. The role of satellites and their applications for smart city are predicted to grow rapidly in the next 5 to 10 years’ time. The satellite industry has risen to these challenges posed by requirements of smart cities. Research, technology developments and product offerings for innovative services that combine two or more space assets together with terrestrial assets in order to provide commercially sustainable services for Future smart cities are growing.
This one day IET Colloquium will bring various stakeholders under one roof to answer this question ‘How could space systems, services and applications address the challenges likely to be faced by cities of the future’. This event will provide a platform for discussing new solutions and also will provide a unique networking opportunity.
