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The city is set to implement a smart city intelligent platform as part of its Newcastle Smart City
Strategy 2017-2021. The platform is expected to help “maximize opportunities in sectors including
technology, advanced manufacturing, the digital economy and the creative industries” . To this
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end, Newcastle is also sharing information on its smart city platform with other cities in Australia.
Figure 19 illustrates Newcastle’s detailed smart city vision.
Figure 19: Newcastle's smart city vision 60
The intelligent platform will “integrate, consolidate and manage data from a wide range of IoT
devices, systems and citywide sources to enhance the productivity of city services, better connect
citizens with timely information, and facilitate advanced data analytics” . The platform will eliminate
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data silos and promote interoperability and integration of data and services for greater efficiency
and effective resource management.
For example, the platform will collect and process real-time data from soil moisture sensors in city
parks and will combine it with weather forecast data to optimize the management of city water
resources in various parklands. Similar outcomes can be achieved using smart parking sensors
and smart bins across the city.
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