Machine Learning and Cognitive Computing for Mobile Communications and Wireless Networks

10Efficacy of Big Data Application in Smart Cities

Sudipta Sahana*, Dharmpal Singh and Pranati Rakshit

Department of CSE, JIS College of Engineering, Kalyani, Nadia, W.B., India

Abstract

Smart cities play a vital role in the lifestyle of humans, and these are just like smart phones, which provide information to persons based on their different needs. Several governments/private organizations are planning to make many cities as smart cities with the help of big data. As for the smart phone, many technologies are required to make it smart; many technologies are also required to make a city smart. Big data analytics is one of the modern technologies that have a huge potential to enhance the services in a smart city. Therefore, the concept of big data application can be used in health monitoring, efficiency in transportation, energy, smart education, and water management system multiple technologies to move the lifestyle of the people to a higher level. This involves cost optimization and resource utilization properly in addition to more efficiently and vigorously engaging with their citizens. Currently, one of the integral outcomes of daily life is digitization, which produces a large volume of data, and analysis of those data can be used in various beneficial application domains. The prime factor for achievement in several commerce and technology domains, including the domain of smart cities, is effectual analysis and utilization of big data. The main concept of this book chapter ...