Real time big data analytics in smart city applications

Abstract

Technological revolution in the recent past has enabled the concept of Smart City for urban development. Smart City concept is conceived with the objectives of providing better services to the citizens and improves the quality of life. Information and Communication Technology (ICT) and Internet of Things (IoT) made smart city applications as much simpler and effective. Big data technologies play a major role in smart city applications. This paper gives an overview of the role of big data in building smart city applications and proposes a framework for real time big data analytics. Real-time big data analytics help in making better decisions and more accurate predictions at right time to offer better services to the citizens. Here, we discussed some of important solutions and services for the smart city where the real-time big data analytics helps in improving the quality of services in smart city applications. © 2018 IEEE.