INDICATE

Research Pillar: Healthy and Inclusive Places

Project Name/Title/Acronym: Indicator-based Interactive Decision Support and Information Exchange Platform for Smart Cities (INDICATE) project

Funding Body: European Commission 7th Framework Programme (FP7) as part of the Specific Targeted Research Projects (STREP) funding scheme

Project Partners: TrinityHaus, Future Analytics Consulting, Dundalk Institute of Technology (DKIT), Louth County Council, Integrated Environmental Solutions (IES; Scotland), D’Appolonia S.p.A. (Italy), Ente Ospedaliera Ospedali Galliera (Galliera Hospital, Italy), Esri R&D Centre Zurich (Sweden)

Project Timeframe: October 2013 - September 2016

Key Output(s): Prototype interaction cloud-based decision support tool to inform the urban planning and design process as part of a transition towards sustainable and smart cities. : See here.

Project Description:

INDICATE is a smart city research project funded by the EU 7th Framework Programme (FP7) as part of the Specific Targeted Research Projects (STREP) funding scheme. The overall aim of the project is to create a prototype interactive cloud-based decision support tool to inform the urban planning and design process as part of a transition towards sustainable and smart cities.

The tool will enable critical stakeholders, such as local authority decision makers, urban planners, architects, or urban design teams, to assess the energy related interaction between buildings, energy distribution grids, renewable technologies, and information and Communication Technologies (ICT). The analysis of these interactions will help identify opportunities for optimising infrastructure, installing technology, and providing cost effective utility services.

This project covered issues around air quality, and heating and energy conservation and thus linked with ‘Health environments’ and ‘Sustainable and climate responsive communities’.

Internationally, it supports various UN Sustainable Development Goals as indicated below:

Publications:

• Grey T. (2016). INDICATE - Indicator-based Interactive Decision Support and Information Exchange Platform for Smart Cities - Project Outline.

Contact details – for more information contact Tom Grey, tom.grey@tcd.ie