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Management Information Systems 13e KENNETH C. LAUDON AND JANE P. LAUDON CHAPTER 6 FOUNDATIONS OF BUSINESS INTELLIGENCE: DATABASES AND INFORMATION MANAGEMENT CASE 1 Dubuque Uses Cloud Computing and Sensors to Build a Smarter City (a) Dubuque VIDEO CASE Systems URL /watch?v=mBSVITlkiBw; L=3:57 (b) Portland VIDEO CASE URL /watch?v=uBYsSFbBeR4; L=2:24 continued Chapter 6 , CASE 1 DUBUQUE USES CLOUD, SENSORS TO BUILD A SMARTER CITY 2 SUMMARY Dubuque and Portland use IBM information systems and cloud technology to become a “smarter city” by achieving more efficient utilization of resources like water, electricity, natural gas, and travel routes. CASE A “smart city” is a city where the day-to-day processes and the infrastructure of the city are able to provide real-time data to the city and its citizens, allowing them to better allocate resources and plan for the future. Smart cities can be identified using six dimensions: a smart economy, smart mobility, a smart environment, smart people, smart living, and smart governance. Cities are “smart” when investments in social capital and infrastructure coupled with wise management of natural resources fuel sustainable economic development and a high quality of life. Smart cities focus on Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs). One promising type of ICT is the wireless sensor network. The goal of wireless sensor networks is to create a distributed network of sensors which measure a host of parameters that allow city manage- ment t