Chapter 2Big Data Analytics Processes and Platforms Facilitating Smart Cities
Pethuru Raj1 and Sathish A. P. Kumar2
1Infrastructure Architect, IBM Global Cloud Center of Excellence, IBM India, Bangalore, India
2Department of Computing Sciences, Coastal Carolina University, Conway, SC, USA
Chapter Menu
Introduction
Why Big Data Analytics (BDA) Is Significant for Smarter Cities
Describing the Big Data Paradigm
The Prominent Sources of Big Data
Describing Big Data Analytics (BDA)
The Big Trends and Use Cases of Big Data Analytics
The Open Data for Next-Generation Cities
The Big Data Analytics (BDA) Platforms
Big Data Analytics Frameworks and Infrastructure
Summary
Objectives
- • Articulating how the distinct advancements in the field of big data analytics (BDA) is turning out to be highly beneficial for the establishment and sustenance of smarter cities
- • There are big data platforms (open source and commercial grade) in order to speed up the process of bringing forth applications for searching, filtering, processing, mining, and analysis of big data. How these platforms come handy in conceptualizing and concretizing next-generation smarter cities applications
- • How the actionable insights extracted out of city data heaps through the BDA platforms can be supplied to city administrators, consultants, service providers, city residents, and so on to take correct decisions
- • Finally, how to bring in the right automation for various software applications and various devices by feeding ...
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