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Transport

a. Intelligent Transport System (ITS) that will monitor and manage the city’s traffic through inputs
from various sensors and the smart CCTV surveillance system (see below). It will utilize advanced
analytics to conduct historical, real-time and predictive traffic analysis, including contextualized
incident and traffic reporting, to inform traffic dashboards and KPIs for reporting. It will display
real-time traffic maps on a 3D city map that will be used by a variety of stakeholders for planning,
scenario testing and emergency response. The ITS will ease traffic congestion, improve traffic flow,
and reduce air pollution in the city.
b. Smart Parking that will see public and private parking spaces (including municipal parking, garages,
private parking lots, hotels and hospitals) across the city equipped with wireless sensors. A mobile
application will provide availability information, route guidance to the most optimal parking space,
cost, scheduling, payment and the option to use shared parking. Sensors and automated gates/
bollards will be used to control access and calculate usage. The resulting data will be analysed to
calculate supply-and-demand pricing models and for planning purposes.

c. Driverless Transport equipped with sensors that allow them to react to their environment and
accurately be routed and monitored remotely is being tested to enhance mobility in the city centre.
Tested scenarios include excluding cars from certain areas, utilizing fixed route autonomous vehicles
and dedicating lanes on busy transit routes.

Urban Planning

a. Smart Street Lighting that will see the conversion of Riyadh’s streetlights to LED or other energy-
saving technologies while optimally using ambient light and motion detection on roads to
control streetlight intensity and functions. Remote monitoring and control will allow for efficient
maintenance schedules and lower costs while improving efficiency.

Safety

a. Smart CCTV Surveillance systems that will record and store real-time video footage of public areas
using motion detectors, low-light enhancers, and heat and smoke detectors. The systems will
understand activities, detect unusual events and alert the authorities if needed.
b. Drone Surveillance that will be activated as needed by authorities and CCTV alerts to cover areas
that normal CCTV surveillance, security personnel or ground vehicles cannot reach.

c. Disaster Management and Emergency Response Centre that provides situational response regarding
safety and security to city stakeholders. By compiling and representing real-time graphical data,
the Centre coordinates emergency and disaster measures. It also acts as an integrated disaster
prevention facility and base for disaster medical care support. Data are also coordinated with the
private sector and inputs from social media, adjoining regions or citywide systems for early warning
and prevention.

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