Guest Presentation
Designing a Better City with IoT
13-03-2017 Daniel Eichhorn
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Who is Netcetera?
• Swiss Software Company• Founded 1996 by five study colleagues• 400 employees• Offices in Switzerland, Liechtenstein, Germany,
Austria, Macedonia and UAE• Custom Software, Products and Operations
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Business areas & customers
Finance & Insurance
Payment & Card Services
Transport Healthcare Public Service Energy Publishers & Media
Retail & others
▪ Mission-critical Backend Applications
▪ Mobile Banking▪ Pension and Insurance
Advisory▪ Insurance Processes▪ Financial Planning
and Advisory
▪ Mobile Payment▪ Online Payment▪ 3-D Secure Services▪ Credit Card Self
Servicing Platform▪ EBPP▪ Loyalty Programs
▪ Timetabling▪ Real-time Passenger
Information &Indoor Navigation
▪ International Train Path Coordination
▪ Consulting
▪ Self-Servicing Portals▪ Insurance Processes▪ Product Terms &
Condition Services▪ Electronic health record▪ Mobile solutions
▪ Self-Servicing Portals▪ Workflow & eForms▪ Waste Management▪ Police & Safety▪ Remote Sensing▪ School Solutions
▪ Self-Servicing Portals▪ Issue Management
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Daniel Eichhorn
Who am I?
• Master of ScienceUniversity Zurich (2006)
• Senior Software Developer@Netcetera• Passionate Maker & IoT Blogger
squix78
https://www.linkedin.com/in/daniel-eichhorn-39360911
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What is the Internet-of-Things?
The Internet 20 years ago…
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Next 20 Years: Connect the Physical World
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Sensors - Sense the Physical WorldExample: SCiO - Pocket Spectrometerhttps://www.consumerphysics.com
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Actuators – Manipulate the Physical WorldiLockit - Automatic Bike Lockhttp://www.ilockit.bike/
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Things need Connectivity
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Smart Applications: Smart Billboard (Source: Black Mirror, S03E01)
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Summary: IoT Building Blocks
Sensors/ Actuators Network Infrastructure Business Applications
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SkopjePulse: With IoT for a Better City
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SkopjePulse: With IoT for a better City
Solving Real World Problems:• Air Pollution• Occasional Flooding• Excessive Noise• Traffic Congestions
How to address these problems?• Measure and share data• Raise awareness• Predict and Notify
http://skopjepulse.mk
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A better City with SkopjePulse and IoT
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A better City with SkopjePulse and IoT
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A better City with SkopjePulse and IoT
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A better City with SkopjePulse and IoT
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A better City with SkopjePulse and IoT
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A better City with SkopjePulse and IoT
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A better City with SkopjePulse and IoT
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Prototype Current Version
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Challenges: A Software Company making Hardware?
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Early Prototyping Phase
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PCB Design and Casing
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Prototypes Current Version
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IoT Radio Technology
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Project Management Triangle
Cost
TimeScope
Quality
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Radio Technology Constraints
Range
Energy Consumption
Bandwidth
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Competing Radio Technologies for IoT
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LoRa Infrastructure
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Advantages LoRa
● Long Range● Low Power Consumption● Cheap Infrastructure ($400/Gateway)● Easy to extend network/ coverage● Usage without license cost● Operates in unlicensed band
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Disadvantages LoRa
● Proprietary Technology● Low data rate● Shared usage of frequency band
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Cheap Network Infrastructure
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LoRaWAN Providers (in Switzerland)
Swisscom LPN (Low Power Network)CommercialCH: 80% of Population Covered (Oct. 2016)
Loriot.ioCommercial/ CommunityNaaS/ SaaSWorldwide availability
The Things NetworkCrowd Sourced, Community drivenWorldwide availabilty
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TheThingsNetwork
Pros:● Free to use● Availability in many countries● Cheap and easy to add coverage● Secured● Active & helpful community
Cons:● No SLAs● No guaranteed support
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2 Days - 7 Challenges60 Participants - 17 Teams
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Environmental
Conditions
of City’s Plants
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Location Tracking
of City’s
Bikes-For-Rent
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Collect
Traffic Statistics
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VooDoo Doll
For Noise Complaints
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Take Home Messages
IoT requires a new type of engineer:Knowledge in both hard- and software
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Take Home Messages
The IoT community inSwitzerland is very active!
You can tap into theirresources...
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Thank You!Questions?