{"624042":{"#nid":"624042","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Civic Data Science Pairs with Smart Cities for Sixth Summer","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EStudents presented data science solutions for problems like climate change and traffic at the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/civicdatascience.gatech.edu\/\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003ECivic Data Science\u003C\/a\u003E (CDS) finale on July 28. This was the first year the National Science Foundation\u0026ndash;funded summer program partnered with the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/smartcities.gatech.edu\/\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EGeorgia Smart Communities Challenge\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ESince 2013, undergraduates from colleges across the country come to campus for the 10-week program, where they learn how to use data science to tackle civic problems. This year, CDS paired with Smart Cities\u0026rsquo; \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.news.gatech.edu\/2019\/06\/18\/georgia-smart-communities-challenge-selects-four-new-community-projects\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003ESmart Communities\u003C\/a\u003E, an initiative that integrates technology-based research with a community\u0026rsquo;s goals.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThis year\u0026rsquo;s CDS projects were:\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cul\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/smartcities.ipat.gatech.edu\/chatham-county\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003ESmart Sea Level Tools for Emergency Planning and Response\u003C\/a\u003E, in which students found a better way to conduct maintenance for 30 smart sea level sensors that are part of a program run by School of Computer Science and \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/ipat.gatech.edu\/\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EInstitute for People and Technology Senior Research Scientist\u003C\/a\u003E \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.cc.gatech.edu\/fac\/Russell.Clark\/\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ERussell Clark\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E in Savannah, Georgia.\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/smartcities.ipat.gatech.edu\/city-albany\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EAlbany Housing Data Initiative\u003C\/a\u003E, where students cleaned city data from disparate sources and created a database to help the city of Albany, Georgia, understanding the effect of programs to reduce energy costs.\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/smartcities.ipat.gatech.edu\/gwinnett-county\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EConnected Vehicle Technology Master Plan\u003C\/a\u003E, in which students analyzed data to better handle the flow of traffic in Gwinnett county for emergency vehicles.\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\u003C\/ul\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe program\u0026rsquo;s co-director and SCS Professor \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.cc.gatech.edu\/~ewz\/Welcome.html\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EEllen Zegura\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E believes students connected to these projects more because of their real-world application.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;It\u0026rsquo;s a pleasure to watch the work progress from the early first days to getting to see how much you all have learned and how much you all understand the context of the projects you\u0026rsquo;re doing,\u0026rdquo; she said during the finale ceremony held in the Technology Square Research Building.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;It\u0026rsquo;s not just that you built a database, but here\u0026rsquo;s what a sensor looks like and here\u0026rsquo;s how it can go wrong.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe students agree. \u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/angelalau15\/\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EAngela Lau\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E, a rising sophomore at Cornell Unviersity, wanted an internship that coud help the community.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;I was really interested in this program because of the local applicability of the projects,\u0026rdquo; she said. \u0026ldquo;It surprised me how real it was and how we could help a community over a few weeks.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EWorking with real data also presented unique learning experiences that students wouldn\u0026rsquo;t normally encounter in a classroom setting.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;There were a lot of challenges working with a real data,\u0026rdquo; said \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/kutub-gandhi-83439514b\/\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EKutub Gandhi\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E, a rising senior at Rice University. \u0026ldquo;Our entire project was figuring out what was wrong with the data collected from sea level sensors.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EFor many students, this was their first time learning data science skills that they can now use throughout their career.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;I had heard of data visualization but didn\u0026rsquo;t know much about it,\u0026rdquo; said \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/david-s-li\/\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EDavid Li\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E, a rising senior at Stony Brook University. \u0026ldquo;But by the end I realized, \u0026lsquo;Wow I learned this and I never knew I could do this before!\u0026rsquo;\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":"","field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Students presented data science solutions for problems like climate change and traffic at the Civic Data Science (CDS) finale on July 28. 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Recipients are to develop a pilot project around mobility and equity and smart resilience with assistance from a Georgia Tech researcher. The projects utilize smart technology such as intelligent infrastructures, information, and communication technologies; Internet-of-Things devices; and other computational or digital technologies such as data centers and portals, web and smartphone applications, and automated digital services.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;Georgia Tech is very proud to have played a leadership role in the Georgia Smart program, which we believe will improve the quality of life in the participating communities and also provide models for other communities throughout Georgia to consider as they strive to make life better for their citizens,\u0026rdquo; said Georgia Tech President G.P. \u0026ldquo;Bud\u0026rdquo; Peterson.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EHere is the summary of each of the new projects:\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026middot; \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/smartcities.ipat.gatech.edu\/columbus\u0022\u003EColumbus Smart Uptown\u003C\/a\u003E, Columbus-Muscogee County. The project seeks to improve safety and security, transportation systems, and connectivity to drive economic growth in the uptown district through the installation of Internet-of-Things devices, providing public wifi, and integrating data into management. Georgia Tech researchers involved include John Taylor of civil engineering and director of the Network Dynamics Lab, Neda Mohammadi of civil engineering, and Russ Clark of the College of Computing. The collaborators include Uptown Columbus and the Muscogee County Schools.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026middot; \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/smartcities.ipat.gatech.edu\/macon-bibb\u0022\u003EMacon Smart Neighborhoods\u003C\/a\u003E, Macon-Bibb County. This project will address underserved areas of the community by installing smart kiosks that will provide internet connectivity and on-demand services. This will promote community empowerment and give an equal voice to all residents. Working with Arthi Rao of the Georgia Tech College of Design and the Center for Quality Growth and Regional Development, the project\u0026rsquo;s collaborators include the Macon Transit Authority, Macon-Bibb Urban Development Authority, Downtown Business Improvement District, Eisenhower Business Improvement District, Bibb County Schools, Mercer University, Middle Georgia State University, Central Georgia Technical College, and Wesleyan College.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026middot; \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/smartcities.ipat.gatech.edu\/milton\u0022\u003EMilton Smarter Safer Routes to School\u003C\/a\u003E, City of Milton. To promote walking and biking to school, this project will create a network of programmed devices such as smart phones to connect students and parents and arrange supervised groups, designate safe primary routes, and provide wait times for students wishing to join the walking\/biking groups. Kari Watkins and Angshuman Guin of the Georgia Tech School of Civil and Environmental Engineering will provide technical assistance, and the key collaborator is Fulton County Schools.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026middot; \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/smartcities.ipat.gatech.edu\/woodstock\u0022\u003EWoodstock Smart Master Plan and Corridor Study\u003C\/a\u003E, City of Woodstock. This project will conduct a smart corridor and infrastructure study to improve mobility and congestion in the city and deal with rapid growth and uneven commuting patterns. Ramachandra Sivakumar of the Georgia Tech College of Design and Center for Spatial Planning Analytics and Visualization will consult. Collaborators include the Woodstock Downtown Development Authority and Black Airplane design and development agency.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;The Smart Communities Challenge, at its core, is about helping communities thrive and grow for the future,\u0026rdquo; said Pedro Cherry, executive vice president of customer service and operations for Georgia Power. \u0026ldquo;At Georgia Power, we share in that commitment to building a bright future for our state and we know that technology plays a critical role. Working with a leading research university like Georgia Tech and investing in smart, innovative solutions with local community partners is just one way we are doing our part.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EIn addition to naming the new round of recipients, Georgia Smart Communities awardees from 2018 provided updates on their projects:\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026middot; \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/smartcities.ipat.gatech.edu\/city-albany\u0022\u003EAlbany Housing Data Initiative\u003C\/a\u003E. Led by the City of Albany, this automated housing registry system has built a coalition of collaborating departments that meet weekly to integrate the plan into the city\u0026rsquo;s operations. The data and database have been analyzed with more than 10,000-plus records included.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026middot; \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/smartcities.ipat.gatech.edu\/city-chamblee\u0022\u003EShared Autonomous Vehicle Study. \u003C\/a\u003ELed by the City of Chamblee, the project has prepared an autonomous vehicle operational document along a proposed one-mile route on Peachtree Road from the Chamblee MARTA station and City Hall. They are evaluating autonomous shuttle vendors and putting forth a phase two plan to extend a route to the Doraville MARTA station. The plan has been approved by the Chamblee City Council.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026middot; \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/smartcities.ipat.gatech.edu\/chatham-county\u0022\u003ESmart Sea Level Tools for Emergency Planning and Response\u003C\/a\u003E. Led by Chatham County, the Smart Sea Level Sensors project is a collaboration between Chatham Emergency Management officials, City of Savannah officials and Georgia Tech scientists and engineers who are working together to install a dense network of internet-enabled sea level sensors across Chatham County. So far, 30 sensors have been installed, and Jenkins High School students have been involved in assembling the sensors.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026middot; \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/smartcities.ipat.gatech.edu\/gwinnett-county\u0022\u003EConnected Vehicle Technology Master Plan\u003C\/a\u003E. Led by Gwinnett County, this project is evaluating traffic management technologies to improve vehicle mobility throughout the region. As the rollout continues, dedicated short-range communication vehicle-to-infrastructure roadside units are being planned for the area west of I-85\/I-985, and request for proposals to install the equipment will go out this fall.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ETuesday\u0026rsquo;s event in Macon also highlighted student involvement in the projects. This summer marked the beginning of the \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/smartcities.ipat.gatech.edu\/georgia-smart-community-corps\u0022\u003ESmart Community Corps\u003C\/a\u003E. This is the first group of Georgia Tech students competitively selected to be embedded full-time into the project communities, while also receiving mentorship and leadership training.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026middot; \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/smartcities.ipat.gatech.edu\/gscc-daniel-marchetto\u0022\u003EDaniel Marchetto\u003C\/a\u003E, City of Albany. Marchetto is currently pursuing his Ph.D. in Public Policy at Georgia Tech and is expected to finish his degree in 2023. He received his master\u0026rsquo;s in Public Policy from Arizona State University and his bachelor\u0026rsquo;s degree in Psychology from Carnegie Mellon University.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026middot; \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/smartcities.ipat.gatech.edu\/gscc-rey-angeles\u0022\u003ERey Angeles\u003C\/a\u003E, City of Chamblee. Angeles is pursuing his master\u0026rsquo;s degree in Supply Chain Engineering and is expected to finish in December 2019. He is a Fulbright Scholar from the Philippines, where he finished his undergraduate degree, cum laude, in Communications Technology Management.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026middot; \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/smartcities.ipat.gatech.edu\/gscc-akhil-chavan\u0022\u003EAkhil Chavan\u003C\/a\u003E, Chatham County. Chavan recently graduated from Georgia Tech with a BS\/MS in Mechanical Engineering. At Georgia Tech, he also served as the technical director for Engineers Without Borders \u0026ndash; Uganda Chapter and interned at Argonne National Laboratory.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026middot; \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/smartcities.ipat.gatech.edu\/gscc-kate-ferencsik\u0022\u003EKate Ferencsik\u003C\/a\u003E, City of Savannah. Ferencsik is a third year Psychology honors student, Spanish minor, and a Stamps President\u0026rsquo;s Scholar at Georgia Tech. She is a Savannah native, and her insight about the city and past community outreach volunteering will be a valuable asset to our Chatham partners.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026middot;\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/smartcities.ipat.gatech.edu\/gscc-zixiu-fu\u0022\u003E Zixiu Fu\u003C\/a\u003E, Gwinnett County. Fu is currently pursuing his master\u0026rsquo;s degree in Computational Science and Engineering\/Civil and Environmental Engineering at Georgia Tech, and is expected to graduate in December. He received his bachelor\u0026#39;s degree in Biological and Agriculture Engineering from Texas A\u0026amp;M University, where he was awarded the William H. Aldred Endowed Scholarship\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EStudents are also involved through the Civic Data Science, a group of students competitively selected from across the country to support the 2018-2019 projects by conducting the data science underpinning each project.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EWork on the 2018 projects will continue as the grant ends in September 2019, which is the timing of the launch for the 2019 projects.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;We are proud of the work and accomplishments the first class of Georgia Smart has already achieved and know most will continue their research partnership in year 2. We are also looking forward to bringing a new class in and expanding the portfolio of smart applications for community and economic development.,\u0026rdquo; said Debra Lam, managing director of Smart Cities and Inclusive Innovation at Georgia Tech. \u0026ldquo;Most importantly, though, we remain committed to all communities in Georgia and will continue to provide programming and opportunities for them as they develop their own smart future.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EIn total, the Georgia Smart program has had 18 free events with 1,118 attendees and 110 national and local speakers. Webinars have been viewed more than 900 times, as well as monthly newsletters delivered to over 2,600 subscribers.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ECollaborators in the Georgia Smart program include Georgia Tech, the Atlanta Regional Commission, the Georgia Association of Regional Commissions, Association County Commissioners of Georgia, Georgia Chamber of Commerce, Georgia Municipal Association, Georgia Department of Community Affairs, Georgia Department of Economic Development, Georgia Planning Association, Metro Atlanta Chamber of Commerce, Technology Association of Georgia, and Georgia Power.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;Assistance through the Georgia Smart Communities Challenge helps local governments and the whole region address critical issues such as social justice, mobility, economic development, and many other important areas,\u0026rdquo; said Doug Hooker, ARC executive director. \u0026ldquo;Community initiatives are always more successful when they employ collaborative, people-focused approaches. Those qualities are what make this program an important effort for the region.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ELearn more about the Georgia Smart Communities Challenge at \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.smartcities.ipat.gatech.edu\/georgia-smart\u0022\u003Ehttp:\/\/www.smartcities.ipat.gatech.edu\/georgia-smart\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EFour new Georgia communties will explore how to advance and revitalize their communities with assitance from researchers at Georgia Tech. In partnership with the \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/ipat.gatech.edu\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EInstitute for People and Technology\u003C\/a\u003E and located in Tech Square\u0026#39;s Centergy Building, Georgia Tech\u0026rsquo;s initiative on Smart Cities and Inclusive Innovation develops innovative approaches to shaping resilient and sustainable communities. Through research and development, strategic partnerships, and cutting-edge programming we bring Georgia Tech\u0026#39;s interdisciplinary expertise in technology and policy to the development of smart cities and communities.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Columbus-Muscogee, Macon-Bibb, Woodstock, and Milton will work with Georgia Tech to launch ideas in their communities."}],"uid":"28058","created_gmt":"2019-06-18 20:03:58","changed_gmt":"2019-06-20 19:45:31","author":"Steven Norris","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2019-06-18T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2019-06-18T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"622590":{"id":"622590","type":"image","title":"Georgia Smart Communities Challenge","body":null,"created":"1560888589","gmt_created":"2019-06-18 20:09:49","changed":"1560888589","gmt_changed":"2019-06-18 20:09:49","alt":"Macon, Georgia. 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It is quite another to ensure those technologies serve the wants and needs of residents.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThat was the premise of the recent Georgia Institute of Technology conference,\u0026rdquo; Smart Cities Dialogue: Building Inclusive Communities and Partnerships.\u0026rdquo; The two-day event held May 7-8 focused on inclusiveness and equity in smart city design. Chaouki T. Abdallah, Georgia Tech\u0026rsquo;s executive vice president for research, offered remarks to open the conference.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;We want to frame the discussion around developing solutions that create smarter communities with social ecosystems as a primary consideration,\u0026rdquo; said Abdallah. \u0026ldquo;We are proud to be unique in our approach to embed the best and brightest minds as part of the teams in these communities and create powerful social platforms and a model by which other communities can learn.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe conference was \u0026ldquo;standing room only\u0026rdquo; according to Joe Bankoff, chair of the Sam Nunn School of International Affairs, which helped organize the event.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;This conference makes clear that Georgia Tech has an extraordinary range of things to offer in the smart cities arena,\u0026rdquo; he said.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Ch2\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ESite Visits to View Georgia Tech Initiatives\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/h2\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EIn addition to panel discussions, participants also got the opportunity to make site visits to labs and campus locations showcasing Georgia Tech efforts in the smart cities space. These ranged from a community map room created by faculty in the School of Literature, Media, and Communication to examples of resilient spaces, such as the nearly-completed Kendeda Building for Innovative Sustainable Design.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;There are a lot of conferences on smart cities,\u0026rdquo; said Dennis Lockhart, distinguished professor of the practice in the Sam Nunn School of International Affairs who helped organize the conference as the third in his series of Infrastructure Dialogues. \u0026ldquo;However, there are very few that actually take the participants into a lab and show them firsthand some of the work that is being done,\u0026rdquo; he said.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe Nunn School is a unit of the Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Ch2\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EDiscussion Highlighted Need for Inclusion, Equity\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/h2\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe conference, which brought in smart cities scholars and practitioners with an interest in human factors from around the world, included plenty of discussion about the role of smart cities in promoting inclusiveness and eliminating social inequalities, the role of mobility in creating smart cities, and putting people at the heart of smart-city decision making.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;Do things with folks, not for them, have them in the room, make sure the interface makes sense, make sure it\u0026rsquo;s culturally appropriate, make sure it\u0026rsquo;s filling a need that actually exists and not one you assume exists\u0026rdquo; Deb Socia, executive director of Next Century Cities, told audience members during a panel discussion. Next Century Cities is an organization that works with community leaders to ensure access to high-speed internet.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EDebra Lam, managing director for smart Cities and inclusive innovation in Georgia Tech\u0026rsquo;s Institute for People and Technology, played a leading role in organizing the conference, which was funded by the Nunn School and the Strategic Energy Institute. Georgia Tech Professional Education, the School of Public Policy, and the School of Civil and Environmental Engineering also supported the event.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003ESmart Cities Dialogue: Building Inclusive Communities and Partnerships, a two-day conference, looked at ways to put people at the center of the discussion about the future of smart cities.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"The conference was the third in a series of Georgia Tech Infrastructure Dialogues started by Dennis Lockhart of the Sam Nunn School of International Affairs."}],"uid":"34600","created_gmt":"2019-05-28 15:42:59","changed_gmt":"2019-05-28 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\/\u003E\r\n404-894-2290\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"email":["michael.pearson@iac.gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}},"620429":{"#nid":"620429","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Smart Communities Address Transportation, Housing, Flooding Challenges","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EFour Georgia communities are exploring innovative technologies and collaborating with local partners and Georgia Institute of Technology research teams to help drive the state\u0026rsquo;s smart development.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EGeorgia Tech leads the pilot \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/smartcities.gatech.edu\/georgia-smart\u0022\u003EGeorgia Smart Communities Challenge\u003C\/a\u003E, which supports one-year projects to develop and implement smart design solutions to some of the biggest challenges facing the state.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe four selected localities were chosen from a pool of applicants statewide.The cities of Albany and Chamblee and the counties of Chatham and Gwinnett are focusing on pilot projects to improve local housing investments, address traffic and transportation challenges, and develop more targeted flooding forecasts of storms and sea level rise along Georgia\u0026rsquo;s coast.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EA local government coordinates each project. But community and neighborhood groups, industry, and others are crucial collaborators. A Georgia Tech researcher conducts studies and provides guidance in pursuit of each project\u0026rsquo;s goals, supported by graduate and undergraduate students.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EEach community has received $50,000 in grants and $25,000 from Georgia Tech in research support. Communities also raised matched funds. Georgia Power is the lead sponsor, with additional financial support from the Atlanta Regional Commission. The work began in September 2018 and will continue through September 2019.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EStudents are engaged through the research projects but also through two additional summer programs. The \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/smartcities.ipat.gatech.edu\/georgia-smart-community-corps\u0022\u003EGeorgia Smart Community Corps\u003C\/a\u003E is a full-time, paid summer fellowship for Georgia Tech students to become part of the project team. It is a joint collaboration with the Strategic Energy Institute, Center for Serve-Learn-Sustain, Center for Career Discovery and Development, and the Student Government Association.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe Georgia Tech Civic Data Science Program, led by \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.cc.gatech.edu\/~ewz\/Welcome.html\u0022\u003EEllen Zegura\u003C\/a\u003E and \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.iac.gatech.edu\/people\/faculty\/ledantec\u0022\u003EChristopher Le Dantec\u003C\/a\u003E, competitively recruits students nationally to come to the Atlanta campus for the summer and work in smaller teams with the Georgia Smart community on data analytics.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EAnd the competition will soon begin for the next group of communities, to be announced in June.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;We define \u0026lsquo;smart development\u0026rsquo; as the integration and application of technologies to improve the quality of life,\u0026rdquo; said Debra Lam, managing director of Smart Cities and Inclusive Innovation at Georgia Tech. These advanced tools can be intelligent infrastructures, information, and communication technologies, Internet of Things devices, and other computational or digital systems, such as data centers and portals, web and smartphone applications, and automated digital services.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;There is a misconception that smart community innovations always must start in a major city and trickle down to smaller places,\u0026rdquo; said Lam. \u0026ldquo;But innovations can trickle up as well. They can be developed more quickly in smaller communities because you have all stakeholders in the room \u0026mdash; the mayor and city manager, public agencies, community and neighborhood groups, industry and business. A next step will be to spread what\u0026rsquo;s learned from these smart development projects to other Georgia communities and beyond.\u0026rdquo;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Ch4\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ESmart Sea Level Tools for Emergency Planning and Response\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/h4\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EClimate change is driving sea levels higher, increasing flooding events during coastal storms and extreme high tides in Chatham County. But the county has only one official water level gauge, located at Fort Pulaski. The Georgia coast, however, is a complex environment where rising water impacts can vary dramatically from place to place.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;Some neighborhoods are flooding more frequently now, while in other neighborhoods not far away the flooding is more modest or erratic, depending on which way the wind is blowing, how much rain falls, and many other factors,\u0026rdquo; said \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.cc.gatech.edu\/people\/russell-clark\u0022\u003ERussell Clark\u003C\/a\u003E, Georgia Tech senior research scientist in the College of Computing.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThat\u0026rsquo;s why residents want more targeted flood warnings and forecasts.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EChatham County is using its Smart Communities support to partner with Georgia Tech researchers to develop a sensor network partnered with data analytics for more accurate, localized flooding forecasts for improved emergency planning and response.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;Coastal communities are desperate for solutions,\u0026rdquo; said \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.eas.gatech.edu\/people\/cobb-dr-kim\u0022\u003EKim Cobb\u003C\/a\u003E, the project\u0026rsquo;s faculty leader, Georgia Power Chair, and professor in the School of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences. \u0026ldquo;Through many partnerships, Georgia Tech can design strategies to help communities adapt to climate change and sea level rise. We see this pilot as only the first step of a multi-year effort to advance real solutions with different combinations of partners, expertise, and funding.\u0026rdquo;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ELocal high school students are helping to build and install a new batch of 30 sensors that will soon augment the 12 units already deployed. The sensor network will transmit data to computer models for analysis and prediction of storm strength and flooding.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe Smart Sea Level Sensor Project is a partnership among Chatham Emergency Management Agency officials, City of Savannah officials, and Georgia Tech scientists and engineers. The pilot project\u0026rsquo;s data could be used to plan more resilient bridge, road, and water treatment infrastructure. The sensors could be adapted later to collect other environmental monitoring data, including rainfall and water quality parameters.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;Residents are excited to see that localized sensor data will be visible for them,\u0026rdquo; said Clark. \u0026ldquo;We hear a lot of \u0026lsquo;thank you for doing this in my neighborhood.\u0026rsquo;\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/ocean.eas.gatech.edu\/manu\/\u0022\u003EEmanuele Di Lorenzo\u003C\/a\u003E, professor of ocean and climate dynamics, will integrate sensor data into models for predictive flood-risk assessments specifically for the Chatham County coast. David Frost, Elizabeth and Bill Higginbotham Professor of civil engineering, will provide resilience planning tools for community leaders.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EResidents can offer their input during a May 16 showcase for the project sponsored by the Georgia Smart Communities Program. On smartphones and iPads, Georgia Tech undergraduates will guide residents through web-based visualizations of flood-risk scenarios for different coastal locations with augmented reality tools.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;We continue to look for community feedback, which is so important,\u0026rdquo; said Cobb. \u0026ldquo;There will be many more opportunities for local community members, students, and educators to get involved.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Ch4\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EAlbany Housing Data Initiative\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/h4\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EWhy do public investments in housing and infrastructure fail to revitalize some blighted neighborhoods? Albany, a city in the southwest corner of the state, is drawing on Georgia Smart support and guidance to develop and evaluate an automated housing registry that could help answer this question.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;As is the case in many communities, housing has fallen into disrepair in some Albany neighborhoods,\u0026rdquo; said \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/spp.gatech.edu\/people\/person\/omar-isaac-asensio\u0022\u003EOmar Isaac Asensio\u003C\/a\u003E, assistant professor in the Georgia Tech School of Public Policy and principal investigator for the Albany project. \u0026ldquo;Abandoned or uninhabitable properties have been purchased and cleaned up. But the community says, \u0026lsquo;We\u0026#39;re spending a lot of money on revitalization, but because data are siloed in different city departments and are not easily accessible, it\u0026rsquo;s hard for us to really quantify the benefits of these investments.\u0026rsquo; In an effort to promote transparency, the city wants to integrate and analyze Albany\u0026rsquo;s housing data, which would help the community answer questions about the effectiveness of various policies or programs designed to help neighborhoods.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EFor example, the Community Home Investment Program (CHIP) assists low- and moderate- income households with up to $25,000 in home repairs that affect the health or safety of those residing in the home. Eligible repairs include costly items such as roof replacement, heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) systems, and other energy efficiency measures. Today there is no way to link housing investment information with energy performance data in the city. As a result, the data needed to evaluate the effectiveness of housing programs are inaccessible, not just to the public.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EAsensio\u0026rsquo;s team is collaborating with the city to bring together multiple databases to map housing address information as well as 10 years\u0026rsquo; worth of utility records held by the city. Additional information from other city departments, including transit, code enforcement data, crime data, and other open data is part of the overall initiative, and will be added later.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;Under the leadership of Steven Carter, Albany\u0026rsquo;s chief information officer, we\u0026rsquo;ve already made strides on data collection, aggregation, and curation,\u0026rdquo; he said. \u0026ldquo;Now an open-data portal needs to be built, and data from more departments will be integrated into one place.\u0026rdquo; Using record linkage and statistical algorithms, the Georgia Tech team will create maps to visualize locations of blight and housing investments and tell the hidden stories behind the data, backed by rigorous analysis.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EAlbany is hosting participatory design workshops for the public and others to develop priorities about the initiatives that can be run through the portal and ArcGIS Hub in collaboration with Georgia Tech\u0026rsquo;s Christopher Le Dantec and Debra Lam. Project partners include Dougherty County, the city\u0026rsquo;s Department of Community and Economic Development, and the nonprofit Fight Albany Blight.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;We need input from both the public and private sectors about what\u0026rsquo;s important to them because ultimately this process is meant to benefit communities,\u0026rdquo; Asensio said. The open-data portal will evolve with new data that the city adds over time, helping officials to do their jobs, improving fiscal efficiency and enhancing transparency throughout city government.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EUrban policy scientists are often stymied by lack of access to data. \u0026ldquo;The Albany initiative allows researchers access to granular data about public investment and performance needed for rigorous policy and program evaluation,\u0026rdquo; he said. \u0026ldquo;This project could provide a blueprint to other cities to open up and visualize city data in collaboration with the academic research community, the public, government, and industry. Albany\u0026rsquo;s experience will be indispensable for other communities in our state, putting the city on the map for developing the latest analytical tools on open data.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Ch4\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EConnected Vehicle Technology Master Plan\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/h4\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ESuburban Gwinnett County, northeast of Atlanta, has experienced sprawling growth and increasingly heavy traffic in recent decades. County leaders, looking for solutions, took note of Atlanta\u0026rsquo;s North Avenue Smart Corridor and similar high-tech projects around the country. Smart technologies can improve traffic flow and driver safety when vehicles share real-time locations with each other and with traffic signals. High-tech sensors on vehicles and roadways tell connected vehicles when to maneuver to avoid collisions, reducing crashes and traffic snarls on suburban arteries.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ENow Gwinnett County is partnering with Georgia Smart in a project to engage multiple stakeholders across the state to set the standard for application of connected vehicle technology that can improve mobility and traffic safety.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe county aims to develop and implement a master plan for autonomous real-time data sharing among connected vehicle applications, signals, and other roadway sensors. The Peachtree Industrial Boulevard Corridor has been chosen as the pilot smart corridor for technology deployment, which is scheduled to begin later in 2019.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EFirst, though, the county needs accurate baseline data about current traffic patterns.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;We\u0026rsquo;ve had access to high-fidelity traffic signal data, but data from vehicles on the road are very sparse,\u0026rdquo; said \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/ce.gatech.edu\/people\/faculty\/1251\/overview\u0022\u003EAngshuman Guin\u003C\/a\u003E, the project\u0026rsquo;s faculty leader and senior research engineer in the School of Civil and Environmental Engineering.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;We were only getting a location point for emergency response vehicles every five minutes, but we need GPS points every second to understand the bottlenecks in traffic, as well as where and why the vehicles are losing time on the roadway during an emergency response.\u0026rdquo; He is collaborating with the county fire chief to outfit 15 fire department vehicles with Georgia Tech-designed sensor packages.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;We are using the fire department data to know exactly where and how long the delays are for emergency response vehicles \u0026mdash; and compare those data to signal data. Was a delay associated with the signal being red? Or was it associated with traffic alone? This study is only possible because of our collaboration with the county, the fire department, and the other partners involved. We would not be able to gather the data we need without them.\u0026rdquo;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EGuin will help the county assess the benefits of Connected Vehicle applications such as Emergency Vehicle Preemption, which help responders reach emergency scenes more quickly and safely. He will also simulate traffic operations and apply safety analyses across all systems.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;We are helping the county develop strategies, leveraging connected vehicle technology, for extending the benefits of preemption by implementing anticipatory queue flush operations at intersections to reduce the delays experienced by emergency vehicles, and to also improve safety at intersections,\u0026rdquo; he said.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EGwinnett County and Georgia Tech are collaborating on the project with the Georgia Department of Transportation and the cities of Berkeley Lake, Duluth, Norcross, and Suwanee.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EMost connected-vehicle pilot efforts focus on interstates or high-density business districts. But many commuters and other drivers in the Atlanta metro spend more miles on suburban roadways than in the city.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ESuburban arterials are typically more challenging for smart communications technologies. Heavily traveled suburban roads with higher operating speeds and irregularly spaced intersections make driving more complex and dangerous. That\u0026rsquo;s why the suburban Gwinnett County corridor could form the backbone of the Connected Vehicle Technology Master Plan to improve driving experience with connected vehicle technology across city and county lines throughout the state.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Ch4\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EChamblee Shared Autonomous Vehicle Study\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/h4\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe city of Chamblee is attracting young people and others who seek a walkable, lively urban experience without the steep rents of Atlanta\u0026rsquo;s popular, higher-density neighborhoods. The Chamblee MARTA rail station in suburban DeKalb County has been a crucial drawing card for commuters relocating to apartments in the city\u0026rsquo;s redeveloping core.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EChamblee has succeeded in redeveloping properties near MARTA with urban apartments and new restaurants. \u0026ldquo;Now the city wants to expand local transit opportunities to link the MARTA station to other nearby neighborhoods, some with redevelopment projects already underway,\u0026rdquo; said \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/arch.gatech.edu\/people\/ellen-dunham-jones\u0022\u003EEllen Dunham-Jones\u003C\/a\u003E, director of the Georgia Tech urban design program.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EChamblee is using Georgia Smart funding to partner with a Georgia Tech team, led by Dunham-Jones, to study how improving urban design and passenger experiences can help build ridership for an experimental mode of transportation \u0026mdash; the shared autonomous vehicle.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EChamblee anticipates operating an autonomous shuttle along a mile of Peachtree Road with five stops for 10 hours a day, seven days a week. A second phase could extend the shuttle east to Assembly Yards, a mixed-use development under construction in Doraville. At first, the shuttle would operate semi-autonomously with an onboard attendant in case of emergencies.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe Georgia Tech team is developing a set of recommendations for the city and a best practices manual to improve the user experience of getting to, waiting for, and riding on autonomous shuttle buses. How might they expand walkability throughout Chamblee and build social capital? Can bus stops serve as community infrastructure? The guide could be applied in other communities in Georgia and around the country.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EDunham-Jones and Ph.D. student Zachary Lancaster studied 18 autonomous shuttle projects in pilot stages worldwide, the great majority of which operate on private streets or in office parks. They interviewed industry experts, visited pilot projects, and surveyed potential passengers of Chamblee\u0026rsquo;s shuttle.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe autonomous shuttle experience must be appealing to compete with other transit options including private cars, electric scooters, and ride-share services.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;Once the shuttle is operating, it\u0026rsquo;s important to have a data management plan that allows for feedback from users,\u0026rdquo; she said. \u0026ldquo;That will help the city improve the shuttle system by learning more about how people respond to it.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe pilot project will also develop an operations plan for the shuttle and conduct preliminary engineering while engaging the community through public meetings, city strolls, and other events. Other city partners include the City of Doraville, Stantec, MARTA, and the Assembly Community Improvement District.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EIntroducing small autonomous transit vehicles to city streets could eventually transform how people get around.\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;With autonomous shared vehicles, you could replace the typical big bus that comes once an hour with four or five small shuttles along the same route arriving every 10 minutes, and that would be a game changer for encouraging more people to use transit,\u0026rdquo; she said.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Ch4\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EConcluding the Projects and Next Steps\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/h4\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EAs the inaugural Georgia Smart projects draw to a close in September, the team with support from the Strategic Energy Institute will produce a Georgia Smart Community Playbook. Distilling best practices and findings for all communities, the playbook is being developed by Christopher Le Dantec, associate professor in the Digital Media program in the School of Literature, Media, and Communication.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe playbook will include a data guide.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;The guide prompts communities to answer a number of questions about data they found useful in their projects,\u0026rdquo; says Le Dantec. \u0026ldquo;Where did these data come from? What are the data standards? What are the data\u0026rsquo;s limitations? What might another community do with similar data and where can it go for help?\u0026rdquo;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EEach project concludes in September with a local public event to explain how the community pursued its goals, gained results, and made plans for the future. Each cohort, then, provides a road map for the next one.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EBut projects supported by Georgia Smart won\u0026rsquo;t necessarily come to an end after one year. They may evolve with new sources of funding.\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;Georgia Tech scientists and engineers have become part of the local team,\u0026rdquo; said Lam. \u0026ldquo;Many of the researchers want to continue engaging in this work, expanding the pilot projects with new grants and other opportunities.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EGeorgia Smart is supported by the Georgia Power Company\u0026nbsp;and the Atlanta Regional Commission, the lead sponsors, as well as the Association County Commissioners of Georgia, Georgia Chamber, Georgia Department of Community Affairs, Georgia Department of Economic Development, Georgia Municipal Association, Georgia Planning Association, Global City Teams Challenge, Metro Atlanta Chamber, and Technology Association of Georgia.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EFor more information about Georgia Smart, visit \u003Ca 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The projects, which tackle housing, traffic congestion, sea level rise and shared autonomous vehicles, are supported through the \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.smartcities.ipat.gatech.edu\/georgia-smart\u0022\u003EGeorgia Smart Communities Challenge\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThis new Georgia Tech-led initiative brings together industry and public agencies to help local governments implement smart development. The strategies developed by the selected communities will serve as models that could be implemented elsewhere across Georgia.\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe program provides seed funding and access to technical assistance, expert advice and a network of peers. A Georgia Tech researcher will advise and conduct research in support of each group\u0026rsquo;s goals.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe winning proposals are:\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cul\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EAlbany Housing Data Initiative\u003C\/strong\u003E. Led by the city of Albany the project will evaluate an automated housing registry. The system will allow for improved neighborhood infrastructure and revitalization and encourage a safe and sustainable housing inventory for the city. Assigned Georgia Tech researcher: Omar Isaac Asensio, assistant professor in the School of Public Policy.\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EShared Autonomous Vehicle Study\u003C\/strong\u003E. Led by the city of Chamblee the project will study improvements in mobility through the use of autonomous vehicles that travel from MARTA stations into the community. This will reduce road congestion and increase pedestrian and traveler safety. Assigned Georgia Tech researcher: Ellen Dunham-Jones, professor in the School of Architecture.\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ESmart Sea Level Tools for Emergency Planning and Response\u003C\/strong\u003E. Led by Chatham County, this project will develop and test a pilot sensor network for measuring sea level flood risk during natural disasters and storms. The network will improve flood warnings, emergency response action plans and predictions for future flood events. Assigned Georgia Tech researcher: Kim Cobb, Georgia Power Chair and professor in the School of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences.\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EConnected Vehicle Technology Master Plan\u003C\/strong\u003E. Led by Gwinnett County, this project will evaluate traffic management technologies for improved vehicle mobility throughout the region. The technology will improve safety and connectivity. Assigned Georgia Tech researcher: Angshuman Guin, senior research engineer in the School of Civil and Environmental Engineering.\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\u003C\/ul\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;Georgia Tech is excited at the opportunity to collaborate with four of Georgia\u0026rsquo;s dynamic communities in this inaugural Georgia Smart Communities Challenge,\u0026rdquo; President G.P. \u0026ldquo;Bud\u0026rdquo; Peterson said. \u0026ldquo;The enthusiasm for this new program has been gratifying, and we look forward to seeing how Georgia Tech\u0026rsquo;s research expertise and the communities\u0026rsquo; vision of smart development mesh together to improve the lives of their citizens. These groundbreaking projects have the potential to become models for other communities around our state.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EGeorgia Smart supports communities of all sizes, including smaller towns, which may not have been as prominent in smart development because of a lack of resources. Seventeen communities applied for the program.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EWhile each selected team is led by a local government, the work will be a collaboration between different government agencies and nonprofits.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe teams will each receive $50,000 in grants and $25,000 from Georgia Tech in researcher support. The selected communities each raised an additional $50,000.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EGeorgia Power is the lead sponsor of the program, with additional financial support from the Atlanta Regional Commission.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;At Georgia Power, we\u0026rsquo;re committed to investments in smart technologies and collaborative partnerships that improve service to our customers, as well as the quality of life in local communities,\u0026rdquo; said Latanza Adjel, vice president for sales at Georgia Power, who leads the company\u0026rsquo;s efforts in energy efficiency and other areas. \u0026ldquo;We\u0026rsquo;re proud to have worked with some of the most innovative public leaders in the state as part of this project, and congratulate the winners of the Smart Communities Challenge for exploring and embracing new technologies that can benefit thousands of our Georgia neighbors.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EDoug Hooker, executive director of the Atlanta Regional Commission, noted the diversity and quality of the applications for the program. The winners emphasized a highly collaborative approach that includes working across multiple jurisdictions and agencies, he said.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EAdditional partners include: Association County Commissioners of Georgia, Georgia Centers for Innovation, Georgia Chamber of Commerce, Georgia Department of Community Affairs, Georgia Municipal Association, Global City Teams Challenge, Metro Atlanta Chamber and Technology Association of Georgia.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EGeorgia Tech and some of the Georgia Smart partners will celebrate the winners during a special event in Albany Tuesday morning.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EWork on the projects will begin in September and continue through September 2019.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;The four selected communities show cities of all sizes can work on smart development and that these projects are strongest when done through collaboration,\u0026rdquo; said Debra Lam, managing 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The Georgia Smart Communities Challenge\u0026nbsp;is\u0026nbsp;a Georgia Tech-led initiative that brings together industry and public agencies to support large and small neighborhoods in their efforts to implement cutting-edge smart technologies.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EAlbany is one of four Georgia communities\u0026nbsp;seeking \u0026ldquo;smart solutions\u0026rdquo; through the Georgia Tech-led program to implement smart design solutions to some of the city\u0026rsquo;s challenges. Teams each receive $50,000 in grants and $25,000 from Georgia Tech in research support. Also, the four\u0026nbsp;communities each\u0026nbsp;raised an additional $50,000. Georgia Power is the lead sponsor of the program and Atlanta Regional Commission providees\u0026nbsp;additional financial support.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EOmar Isaac Asensio was\u0026nbsp;selected to work on the \u0026ldquo;Albany Housing Data Analytics and Visualization Initiative for the City of Albany,\u0026rdquo; one of four projects for the Georgia\u0026nbsp;Smart Communities\u0026nbsp;Challenge.\u0026nbsp; The Albany initiative\u0026nbsp;seeks to bridge the gap between available data and the need for a comprehensive, flexible, and accurate database to effectively manage the Albany housing inventory.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe end result of this initiative will allow a better measurement of public funds allocated for housing and neighborhood structure repairs and enhancements, using an automated data analytics and visualization tool. The initiative also allows the city and its collaborators to engage with residents and become part of the solution to the communities\u0026rsquo; housing issues.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EWork on this initiative and the other\u0026nbsp;projects is set to continue through September 2019.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.albanyherald.com\/news\/local\/georgia-smart-communities-challenge-kicks-off-in-albany\/article_a253f8fd-4dce-56e5-8c12-8c7d89688a9d.html\u0022\u003EClick here\u003C\/a\u003E to learn more about the Georgia Smart Communities Challenge.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":"","field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"A team led by Dr. Omar Asensio met with city officials in Albany to discuss  the Georgia Smart Communities Challenge."}],"uid":"34652","created_gmt":"2018-11-07 19:18:33","changed_gmt":"2018-11-07 19:18:33","author":"isaunders3","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2018-11-07T00:00:00-05:00","iso_date":"2018-11-07T00:00:00-05:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"612774":{"id":"612774","type":"image","title":"Omar Asensio","body":null,"created":"1539625992","gmt_created":"2018-10-15 17:53:12","changed":"1539625992","gmt_changed":"2018-10-15 17:53:12","alt":"","file":{"fid":"233278","name":"Asensio.png","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/Asensio.png","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/Asensio.png","mime":"image\/png","size":419346,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/Asensio.png?itok=OvKXI2mj"}}},"media_ids":["612774"],"groups":[{"id":"1289","name":"School of Public Policy"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[{"id":"176970","name":"Georgia Smart Communities Challenge"}],"core_research_areas":[{"id":"39431","name":"Data Engineering and Science"},{"id":"39511","name":"Public Service, Leadership, and Policy"}],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}},"587354":{"#nid":"587354","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Clark is Among Inaugural Recipients of Smart Cities Research Grant","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EJennifer Clark, an associate professor in the Ivan Allen College School of Public Policy, is a recipient of funding from the Institute for People and Technology\u0026rsquo;s (IPaT) Smart and Connected Communities Data Pilot Grant program. She is one of three Ivan Allen College faculty members to receive funding from the program \u0026mdash; Carl DiSalvo and Chris Le Dantec, associate professors in the School of Literature, Media, and Communication, have also been funded.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe pilot grants will fund\u0026nbsp;one semester for recipients to further interdisciplinary research within the area of smart and connected communities. IPaT is supporting data-centric projects aiming to create new forms of smart city data, leverage and make available legacy city data, and prototype targeted uses of smart city data.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe grant program will result in new collections of smart city data that can be made available to the Georgia Tech research community and new prototypes for working with that data. Clark will receive $10,000 in funding.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EHer research proposal can be found below. Learn more about the other grant recipients here: \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/ipat.gatech.edu\/2017-ipat-smart-connected-communities-data-pilot-grants\u0022\u003Ehttp:\/\/ipat.gatech.edu\/2017-ipat-smart-connected-communities-data-pilot-grants\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EMaking Legacy Data Available and Accessible for the Smart City\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cem\u003EJennifer Clark, Center for Urban Innovation\u003C\/em\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cem\u003E\u003Cem\u003EThomas Lodato, Center for Urban Innovation\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/em\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nAs a limited inquiry into these challenges and opportunities for legacy data, we propose exploring the process of digitizing and making accessible the budget and fiscal reporting data currently available from the City of Atlanta. The goals of this research are both practical and exploratory. Through this demonstration case, we will ascertain the cost and timeline for digitizing public data more generally as well as understand the challenges and opportunities incurred by making publicly available data operational for smart city systems through online databases and APIs. 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IPaT is supporting data-centric projects aiming to create new forms of smart city data, leverage and make available legacy city data, and prototype targeted uses of smart city data.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe grant program will result in new collections of smart city data that can be made available to the Georgia Tech research community and new prototypes for working with that data.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EDiSalvo was funded for $10,000\u0026nbsp;and Le Dantec for $5,000. Their funded\u0026nbsp;research proposals can be found below. Learn more about the other grant recipients here: \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/ipat.gatech.edu\/2017-ipat-smart-connected-communities-data-pilot-grants\u0022\u003Ehttp:\/\/ipat.gatech.edu\/2017-ipat-smart-connected-communities-data-pilot-grants\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EDeveloping a Robust Archive of Environmental Data to Support Smart Cities Initiatives\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cem\u003EAmanda Meng, College of Computing\u003C\/em\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cem\u003E\u003Cem\u003EEllen Zegura, College of Computing\u003C\/em\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cem\u003ECarl DiSalvo, Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ESmart cities achieve more livable and sustainable outcomes for their residents when physical and social infrastructureS are connected through networked technologies. Citizens aid the city in making better service delivery and policy decisions through open and participatory data collection. Despite the recent launch of Atlanta\u0026rsquo;s smart city initiative, there is currently a dearth of data. As environmental sensors are a\u0026nbsp;key component of the planned deployment of sensor technologies in Atlanta, we propose a project focused on environmental data. The goal of this project is to construct a robust archive of environmental data, from multiple sources, and make that data readily available for prototyping, and later, service development.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ESensing Traffic Conditions to Model and Predict Rider Stress\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cem\u003EChristopher Le Dantec, School of Literature, Media, and Communication\u003C\/em\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cem\u003E\u003Cem\u003EKari Watkins, School of Civil and Environmental Engineering\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ERecent work within transportation research has begun to question the accepted models for assessing cycling infrastructure. Metrics like levels of service or compatibility indexes are based on models for vehicular traffic and miss important elements of what goes into choosing one route over another. A more recent and promising model \u0026mdash; Level of Traffic Stress \u0026mdash; does a better job of accounting for the subjective experience of cycling; however, that model is new and would benefit from a stronger empirical foundation to clarify the transitions between the four levels of stress in the model. We propose to develop a new data set that would provide a more empirical and ground-truth foundation for modeling levels of traffic stress. To do so, we will begin prototyping and deploying purpose-built sensors to an established population of Cycle Atlanta app users in the spring of 2017 to determine which data sources have the highest value\u0026nbsp;for determining the Level of Traffic Stress. To accomplish this, we will build a set of prototype IoT sensors that will complement route data collected by the cyclist tracking application Cycle Atlanta (and its derivatives used in other locations). The sensors we are looking to build will augment data collected by the app and will collect noise, air quality, and road condition data as baseline. More importantly, we will determine which constellation of off-the-shelf sensors is needed to reliably detect object proximity and approach speed. The latter being very important to the experience of stress as near-miss and high-speed encounters with cars and trucks are the primary contributor to rider stress.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EAssociate Professor Carl DiSalvo and Assistant Professor Chris Le Dantec, faculty in the Ivan Allen College School of Literature, Media, and Communication, are among the first recipients of funding from the Institute for People and Technology (IPat) Smart and Connected Communities Data Pilot Grant program.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Associate Professor Carl DiSalvo and Assistant Professor Chris Le Dantec, faculty in the Ivan Allen College School of Literature, Media, and Communication, have received research funding from the IPaT Smart and Connected Communities grant program."}],"uid":"28513","created_gmt":"2017-01-25 20:35:30","changed_gmt":"2017-02-02 21:17:39","author":"Daniel Singer","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2017-01-25T00:00:00-05:00","iso_date":"2017-01-25T00:00:00-05:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"464881":{"id":"464881","type":"image","title":"Carl DiSalvo","body":null,"created":"1449256395","gmt_created":"2015-12-04 19:13:15","changed":"1475895211","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:53:31","alt":"Carl DiSalvo","file":{"fid":"203713","name":"carl.png","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/carl_0.png","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/carl_0.png","mime":"image\/png","size":684676,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/carl_0.png?itok=AyEBAXhQ"}},"138081":{"id":"138081","type":"image","title":"Chris Le Dantec","body":null,"created":"1449178698","gmt_created":"2015-12-03 21:38:18","changed":"1475894769","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:46:09","alt":"Chris Le Dantec","file":{"fid":"194973","name":"chris_ledantec.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/chris_ledantec.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/chris_ledantec.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":25245,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/chris_ledantec.jpg?itok=Act5_c8X"}}},"media_ids":["464881","138081"],"related_links":[{"url":"http:\/\/lmc.gatech.edu","title":"School of Literature, Media, and Communication"},{"url":"http:\/\/ipat.gatech.edu\/2017-ipat-smart-connected-communities-data-pilot-grants","title":"2017 IPaT Smart \u0026 Connected Communities Data Pilot Grants"}],"groups":[{"id":"1281","name":"Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts"},{"id":"1283","name":"School of Literature, Media, and Communication"}],"categories":[{"id":"142","name":"City Planning, Transportation, and Urban Growth"}],"keywords":[{"id":"167987","name":"smart cities"},{"id":"11726","name":"Institute for People and Technology"},{"id":"40131","name":"City and urban planning"}],"core_research_areas":[{"id":"39531","name":"Energy and Sustainable Infrastructure"},{"id":"39501","name":"People and Technology"}],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003ERebecca Keane\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nDirector of Communications\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n404.894.1720\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nrebecca.keane@iac.gatech.edu\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"email":["rebecca.keane@iac.gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}},"585788":{"#nid":"585788","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Dr. Catherine Ross one of 20 leading experts invited to Smart Cities symposium","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThis January, the Federal Highway Administration is convening a one-day symposium examining the role of smart technologies in reshaping our communities and transportation options. Dr. Catherine L. Ross, Harry West Professor of City \u0026amp; Regional Planning and Civil \u0026amp; Environmental Engineering at Georgia Tech, is among twenty leading experts being brought together for the symposium.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe integration of emerging technologies into the construction, Implementation and operation of our transportation and other civil systems is the greatest opportunity in front of us, \u0026rdquo; says Dr. Ross.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe group will explore the benefits of smart transportation services for communities, including low income populations in urban, suburban, and rural America.\u0026nbsp;Extending beyond transportation-related operational and safety topics, the event will address issues related to how smart systems are implemented. Potential impacts on mobility, access to work and opportunities, community experiences, public and private costs, and social equity will all be addressed. The Symposium will take place on Thursday, January 12, 2017 at the National Academy of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine in Washington, D.C.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ETo learn more about Dr. Ross, please\u003Cstrong\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/catherine.ross.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003Eclick here\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThis January, the Federal Highway Administration is convening a one-day symposium examining the role of smart technologies in reshaping our communities and transportation options.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"This January, the Federal Highway Administration is convening a one-day symposium examining the role of smart technologies in reshaping our communities and transportation options."}],"uid":"28044","created_gmt":"2017-01-10 20:59:34","changed_gmt":"2017-01-13 13:43:02","author":"Jessie Brandon","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2017-01-10T00:00:00-05:00","iso_date":"2017-01-10T00:00:00-05:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"585787":{"id":"585787","type":"image","title":"Catherine Ross","body":null,"created":"1484081937","gmt_created":"2017-01-10 20:58:57","changed":"1484081937","gmt_changed":"2017-01-10 20:58:57","alt":"","file":{"fid":"223296","name":"ross.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/ross.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/ross.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":47247,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/ross.jpg?itok=q4OKmiys"}}},"media_ids":["585787"],"groups":[{"id":"1260","name":"CQGRD - Center for Quality Growth and Regional Development"},{"id":"1224","name":"School of City \u0026 Regional Planning"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}},"584148":{"#nid":"584148","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Ivan Allen College Faculty Discuss Urban Development Challenges During Smart Cities Faculty Summit","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EFaculty from the Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts discussed innovative and far-reaching plans to\u0026nbsp;tackle systemic issues facing American\u0026nbsp;cities\u0026nbsp;during the Georgia Tech Smart Cities Faculty Summit on November 16, 2016.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EDuring the event, which was organized by Georgia Tech\u0026rsquo;s Institute for People and Technology,\u0026nbsp;participants from across campus described multidisciplinary strategies focused on making Atlanta one of\u0026nbsp;the most livable, equitable, sustainable, and innovative cities in the United States.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe Ivan Allen College was represented by several speakers and panelists, including Carl DiSalvo, associate professor in the \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.lmc.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003ESchool of Literature, Media, and Communication\u003C\/a\u003E; Jennifer Clark, associate professor in the\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.spp.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003E School of Public Policy\u003C\/a\u003E; Seymour Goodman, professor in the \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.inta.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003ESam Nunn School of International Affairs\u003C\/a\u003E; and Christopher Le Dantec, assistant professor in the School of Literature, Media, and Communication. Their panels\u0026nbsp;covered economic, sustainability, and livability concerns pertaining to urban development.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ELearn more about the Smart Cities Faculty Summit here:\u0026nbsp;http:\/\/ipat.gatech.edu\/experts\/gt-smart-cities-summit\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EFaculty from the Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts discussed innovative and far-reaching plans to\u0026nbsp;tackle systemic issues facing American\u0026nbsp;cities\u0026nbsp;during the Georgia Tech Smart Cities Faculty Summit on November 16, 2016.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Faculty from the Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts discussed innovative and far-reaching plans to\u00a0tackle systemic issues facing American\u00a0cities\u00a0during the Georgia Tech Smart Cities Faculty Summit on November 16, 2016."}],"uid":"28513","created_gmt":"2016-11-21 20:40:28","changed_gmt":"2016-11-30 17:31:55","author":"Daniel Singer","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2016-11-21T00:00:00-05:00","iso_date":"2016-11-21T00:00:00-05:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"584147":{"id":"584147","type":"image","title":"Chris Le Dantec discusses digital civics and civic participation during the Georgia Tech\u00a0Smart Cities Faculty Summit.","body":null,"created":"1479759924","gmt_created":"2016-11-21 20:25:24","changed":"1480437404","gmt_changed":"2016-11-29 16:36:44","alt":"Chris LeDantec discusses digital civics and civic participation during the Georgia Tech\u00a0Smart Cities Faculty Summit","file":{"fid":"222716","name":"SmartCitiesSummit.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/SmartCitiesSummit.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/SmartCitiesSummit.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":84812,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/SmartCitiesSummit.jpg?itok=CW16oaLE"}},"583418":{"id":"583418","type":"image","title":"Georgia Tech Smart Cities Faculty Summit","body":null,"created":"1478104647","gmt_created":"2016-11-02 16:37:27","changed":"1478104647","gmt_changed":"2016-11-02 16:37:27","alt":"","file":{"fid":"222409","name":"gt_smart_cities_banner.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/gt_smart_cities_banner.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/gt_smart_cities_banner.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":92083,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/gt_smart_cities_banner.jpg?itok=eY1bpzsU"}}},"media_ids":["584147","583418"],"related_links":[{"url":"http:\/\/ipat.gatech.edu\/experts\/gt-smart-cities-summit","title":"Smart Cities Faculty Summit Agenda"},{"url":"http:\/\/ipat.gatech.edu\/","title":"Georgia Tech Institute for People and Technology"},{"url":"http:\/\/urbaninnovation.gatech.edu\/","title":"Georgia Tech Center for Urban Innovation"}],"groups":[{"id":"1281","name":"Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts"}],"categories":[{"id":"129","name":"Institute and Campus"}],"keywords":[{"id":"167987","name":"smart cities"},{"id":"172777","name":"smart cities faculty summit"},{"id":"62341","name":"Center for Urban Innovation"}],"core_research_areas":[{"id":"39531","name":"Energy and Sustainable Infrastructure"},{"id":"39501","name":"People and Technology"}],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003ERebecca Keane\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nDirector of Communications\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n404.894.1720\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nrebecca.keane@iac.gatech.edu\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"email":["rebecca.keane@iac.gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}},"598791":{"#nid":"598791","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Computing and Social Good: Finding Innovative Solutions","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003ECommunity involvement is a big part of Georgia Tech\u0026rsquo;s identity, with Tech faculty and students having a long history of working with local organizations and agencies to help solve problems.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ETwo recent examples include the development of an app that aids in the collection of unused medical products, and research that studies cyclists to help determine where bike lanes should go.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Ch4\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ECollecting Medical Supplies: Streamlining the Logistics\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/h4\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EMedShare is an Atlanta-based humanitarian aid organization that works with hospitals, distributors, and manufacturers worldwide to collect and redistribute medical products to qualified healthcare facilities in medically underserved communities. As the organization\u0026rsquo;s director of programs and procurement, \u003Cstrong\u003EJason Chernock\u003C\/strong\u003E had been looking to develop a technology that would make it easier for hospital employees to communicate with MedShare.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ESimultaneously, researchers at Georgia Tech were identifying projects for a Computing for Good course. Through a series of connections \u0026mdash; including Professor of the Practice in the College of Computing \u003Cstrong\u003ERichard \u0026ldquo;Dick\u0026rdquo; Henneman\u003C\/strong\u003E, College of Computing Professor \u003Cstrong\u003EJim Foley\u003C\/strong\u003E, and Fleming Chair and Professor in the School of Computer Science \u003Cstrong\u003EEllen Zegura\u003C\/strong\u003E \u0026mdash; they reached out to MedShare CEO and Tech alumnus \u003Cstrong\u003ECharles Redding\u003C\/strong\u003E. Chernock took the lead on the project.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;I was ecstatic to get the email, and I thought \u0026lsquo;this will be perfect. This is the right class to work on this idea,\u0026rsquo;\u0026rdquo; said Chernock, who was already familiar with Tech because he earned a master\u0026rsquo;s in city planning from Tech, and he worked in the Enterprise Innovation Institute for six years in economic development and planning.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;The students were so professional, so committed. They were everything you\u0026rsquo;d want in a team. They listened to us, and they really worked hand in hand with us to build this.\u0026quot;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe goal was to improve a process at MedShare: collecting donated medical supplies from Atlanta hospitals and keeping track of collection barrels tucked away in nursing stations and supply closets.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ENormally, when given the opportunity to place a collection barrel in a hospital, MedShare staff meets with the hospital staff and gives a presentation on the do\u0026rsquo;s and don\u0026rsquo;ts of collecting medical supplies. They leave a packet of paper with the collection guidelines and MedShare contact information for the staff to refer to later.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EBut Chernock constantly had his doubts about this process.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;I always imagined that by the end of that day, someone had gently thrown that packet of paper into the recycle bin \u0026mdash; never to be thought of again,\u0026rdquo; Chernock said. \u0026ldquo;The way that people engage with MedShare is they only think of us when they need us.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EFor example, when a patient is discharged and there are excess, unused medical supplies in the room, those items cannot be used by another patient. That\u0026rsquo;s when the hospital staff thinks of MedShare, but the collection guidelines are lost.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ESo, the idea was to create a tool \u0026mdash; a smartphone application \u0026mdash; that would be available to hospital staff specifically when they need it, that has all of the information contained in the packet of guidelines, and makes it easy to contact MedShare.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe app provides answers to critical questions: Can I donate this? Where is the donation barrel? Who do I contact if I have a question? It also makes it easy to locate the barrel, which is usually tucked away in a hospital supply closet.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Ch6\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EBuilding the Application\u003C\/strong\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/h6\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EIn fall of 2015, a team of undergraduates worked with MedShare to scope out the possibilities of what could be done with the app.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EMedShare worked with two instructors and a team of computer science majors over two semesters to take the project from concept to completion. The app is now available for Apple and Android platforms and includes a feature that allows MedShare to update the app\u0026rsquo;s content through the app itself.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;I have worked with a number of student groups, and I have been involved with a number of class projects,\u0026rdquo; Chernock said. \u0026ldquo;This was far and away the best experience I have ever had. The students were so professional, so committed. They were everything you\u0026rsquo;d want in a team. They listened to us, and they really worked hand in hand with us to build this. They were just a fantastic group of students.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EStudents working on the project were \u003Cstrong\u003EHank Cohen\u003C\/strong\u003E, \u003Cstrong\u003EConor Fitzpatrick\u003C\/strong\u003E, \u003Cstrong\u003EJessica Hoffman\u003C\/strong\u003E, \u003Cstrong\u003EJohn Hudgins\u003C\/strong\u003E, and \u003Cstrong\u003EBenjamin LaForge\u003C\/strong\u003E. Course instructors were \u003Cstrong\u003EDan Forsyth\u003C\/strong\u003E, associate director of research and instruction in the College of Computing, and \u003Cstrong\u003ESarah Lozier\u003C\/strong\u003E, Brittain Fellow in the School of Literature, Media, and Communication.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;The biggest take away from working on this application was understanding the vitality of a good team,\u0026rdquo; said LaForge, a fifth-year computational media major and the lead front-end developer on the team. \u0026ldquo;We knew and understood each other\u0026rsquo;s strong suits and called on each other for help unashamedly when we knew someone else had a better grasp of the situation.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EHe said communication within the team and with Chernock was exceptional.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;It was such a pleasure to work on an application that we all knew had such a great purpose,\u0026rdquo; LaForge said. \u0026ldquo;We\u0026#39;re so excited to see how MedShare uses it and how it impacts their donation process for the better.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EMedShare began slowly rolling the application out to its partners in May.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EMedShare engages more than 20,000 volunteers each year who sort the donations and double check for quality.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ESince its founding 20 years ago, MedShare has diverted 3.6 million cubic feet of quality and unused medical products from local landfills and equipped healthcare professionals in 100 countries.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;The more we can stop the collection of unusable items at the source, the more efficiently we can move these items into our inventory and to our healthcare partners,\u0026rdquo; Chernock said.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Ch4\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ESee Like a Bike: Improving the Cycling Experience\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/h4\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EMeanwhile, this summer, two Tech researchers were trying to \u0026ldquo;see like a bike.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EProfessors and longtime research collaborators \u003Cstrong\u003EChristopher Le Dantec\u003C\/strong\u003E and \u003Cstrong\u003EKari Watkins\u003C\/strong\u003E have been working since 2012 on a project called Cycle Atlanta. They developed an app that lets cyclists record where they ride, and the data has been used by the City of Atlanta, the Atlanta Regional Commission, and Georgia Tech to provide better cycling infrastructure.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ENow, Le Dantec, an associate professor in the School of Literature, Media, and Communication, and Watkins, an associate professor in the School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, have added a new research project that looks at what happens while the cyclist is on the road.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;One of the other pieces that is interesting for transportation planners is not just where do people go, but what their experience is on the road,\u0026rdquo; Le Dantec said.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EStressful experiences prevent people from riding, so the researchers are looking to collect environmental data to understand in more detail the attributes of those stressful experiences.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe level of traffic stress (LTS) is a network measure, which is critical for cyclists, according to Watkins.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;LTS 4 is the worst level. We call it \u0026lsquo;Strong and Fearless,\u0026rsquo;\u0026rdquo; she said. \u0026ldquo;You may have someone who is quite timid, maybe a new cyclist or someone riding with kids, who would only ride LTS 1 or 2 segments. If one segment of road between a person\u0026rsquo;s origin and destination is rated as LTS 4, they aren\u0026rsquo;t going to make the trip by bike. So, we can use LTS to understand where there are gaps in the network that make it so that people will not bike.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EAs those gaps are filled and a complete low-stress network is built, the researchers can see the transportation mode share of cycling go up to 5 or even 10 percent, Watkins said.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EWhat the researchers are trying to do, with sensors on bicycles, is to understand what is going on in the city in much more detail.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Ch6\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EThe prototype for See Like a Bike\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/h6\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EStarting last spring in Le Dantec\u0026rsquo;s project studio in the Digital Media program, students built prototypes of three sensor kits for bikes. The work continued through an NSF-funded Research Experience for Undergraduates summer program he co-directs with Fleming Chair and Professor in the School of Computer Science Ellen Zegura, and \u003Cstrong\u003EBistra Dilkina\u003C\/strong\u003E, assistant professor in Computational Science and Engineering, called \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/dssg-atl.io\/\u0022\u003EData Science for Social Good\u003C\/a\u003E\/Civic Data Science. On the back of the bike, the sensor kit measures air quality, and it can differentiate what kind of traffic the cyclist is in. It also looks at how close and how fast cars are passing.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EOn the front of the bike, sensors look at road quality and location.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;Are you swerving around potholes and avoiding obstacles such as debris in the bike lane? Are you having to swerve into traffic?\u0026rdquo; LeDantec asked.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThey are not yet measuring the riders\u0026rsquo; stress, but they\u0026rsquo;re looking at the environment, which is changing in Atlanta.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;The early deployment is for pure data collection,\u0026rdquo; Le Dantec said. \u0026ldquo;We want to start to understand the range of conditions that cyclists encounter. Then we will do another deployment where we continually poll the cyclists regarding how stressed they are, and we can start matching their subjective experience of stress with environmental conditions, such as a car passing closely.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EUsing this data, the researchers can then determine what changes need to be made in particular areas, such as adding a bike lane or adjusting the speed limit. 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This dramatic growth brings challenges on a variety of fronts, transforming \u0026ldquo;smart cities\u0026rdquo; from a catchy phrase into a critical endeavor.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EGeorgia Tech has been intensifying its smart cities initiative, including membership in the national MetroLab Network and the launch of a new faculty council with members from more than a dozen university units.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;Smart cities is a highly complex area, encompassing everything from resiliency and environmental sustainability to wellness and quality of life,\u0026rdquo; said Elizabeth Mynatt, executive director of Georgia Tech\u0026rsquo;s Institute for People and Technology (IPaT) and distinguished professor in the College of Computing, who is co-chairing the new council. \u0026ldquo;Although Georgia Tech has been working in this area for some time, we\u0026rsquo;re organizing research so we can be more holistic and have combined impact.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;Instead of discrete projects, we\u0026rsquo;re moving into a programmatic approach,\u0026rdquo; agreed Jennifer Clark, associate professor of public policy and director of Georgia Tech\u0026rsquo;s Center for Urban Innovation. \u0026ldquo;Smart cities research touches on everything from computing and engineering to the social sciences. It\u0026rsquo;s a different way of thinking about technology \u0026mdash; not just in the private sector but also the public sector \u0026mdash; so we make cities more efficient and economically competitive places.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EAuthor of an upcoming book on smart cities, Clark notes that metro areas generated nearly 91 percent of the U.S. gross national product in 2015. \u0026ldquo;Technology and economic growth are interlinked,\u0026rdquo; she said. \u0026ldquo;Just like a world-class airport, you need a world-class IT infrastructure, and it has to be deployed in such a way that people can access it for their own economic activities, whether it\u0026rsquo;s large or small companies. We need a technological infrastructure that will work for the 21st-century economy and the centuries beyond.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EComplete article in \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.rh.gatech.edu\/features\/smart-cities\u0022\u003EResearch Horizons magazine\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003ECities have been around for thousands of years, so urbanization is hardly a new phenomenon \u0026mdash; but it\u0026rsquo;s happening now at an unprecedented pace.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Innovative approaches combining engineering, technology and the social sciences are boosting the urban IQ."}],"uid":"27303","created_gmt":"2017-07-20 19:13:25","changed_gmt":"2017-07-20 19:23:46","author":"John Toon","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2017-07-20T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2017-07-20T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"593620":{"id":"593620","type":"image","title":"Bright Lights, Big Technology","body":null,"created":"1500577311","gmt_created":"2017-07-20 19:01:51","changed":"1500577311","gmt_changed":"2017-07-20 19:01:51","alt":"Atlanta skyline photo","file":{"fid":"226287","name":"atlanta-skyline.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/atlanta-skyline.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/atlanta-skyline.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":2452558,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/atlanta-skyline.jpg?itok=kGejUzh9"}},"593623":{"id":"593623","type":"image","title":"Bright Lights, Big Technology2","body":null,"created":"1500578588","gmt_created":"2017-07-20 19:23:08","changed":"1500578588","gmt_changed":"2017-07-20 19:23:08","alt":"","file":{"fid":"226289","name":"atlanta-skyline.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/atlanta-skyline_1.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/atlanta-skyline_1.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":2452558,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/atlanta-skyline_1.jpg?itok=LQADgOte"}}},"media_ids":["593620","593623"],"groups":[{"id":"1188","name":"Research Horizons"}],"categories":[{"id":"135","name":"Research"},{"id":"142","name":"City Planning, Transportation, and Urban Growth"},{"id":"144","name":"Energy"},{"id":"154","name":"Environment"}],"keywords":[{"id":"167987","name":"smart cities"},{"id":"1695","name":"Urban"},{"id":"807","name":"environment"},{"id":"169638","name":"sensing"}],"core_research_areas":[{"id":"39481","name":"National Security"},{"id":"39501","name":"People and Technology"},{"id":"39511","name":"Public Service, Leadership, and Policy"}],"news_room_topics":[{"id":"71881","name":"Science and Technology"}],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EJohn Toon\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EResearch News\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E(404) 894-6986\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"email":["jtoon@gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}