The report was prepared in May 2019 by Harbor Research and deals with key factors affecting data access and management in smart cities. The topics covered include business verticals in smart cities, value creation, synergistic ecosystems, distributed data challenge, IoT architecture, new applications, and business opportunities. The report is useful for city planners, regulators, entrepreneurs, business owners, IT professionals, system architects and integrators.
Key words: architecture/engineering, energy management, Internet of Things (IoT), smart cities, software development, system integrators, utilities, transportation, controls/sensors