Community Planner US Army Corps of Engineers Champaign, Illinois
Implementing smart technologies in the field does not always go to plan. This presentation shares the story of one attempt to deploy smart sensors to track waste generation that encountered many obstacles to success.
Smart technologies have tremendous potential to help planners obtain the information needed to make informed decisions and recommendations. Without smart technologies, data collection can be time consuming and real-time data is rarely accessible. Real-time data allow planners to tailor solutions to immediate needs so that resources can be diverted as a situation changes.
When choosing a smart technology, there are many things to consider to determine if it is a good fit for your community. For example: what will be measured, how will it be measured, how will data will be stored, who will have access to data, and how will data be used? It’s also necessary to plan for potential hardware damage and data loss. Presenters use a case study of a smart technology implemented in the field to illustrate what can go wrong and how to pivot and correct issues.
NPC Peer Reviewers assigned this presentation a learning level of Foundational. For more on learning-level descriptions, visit our General Information Page.
Learning Objectives:
Compare smart technologies for suitability in real-world use.
Decide which metrics will provide the most useful information.
Make informed decisions about smart technology for your community.
