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One of the biggest challenges faced by cities today is maintaining their roads. Smart Road Maintenance can lead to more operational efficiency, timely response to citizens, and cost-effectiveness. Efficient and effective management and maintenance of a city’s road infrastructure not only improves the quality of life for its citizens, but also makes the city more attractive for business investment. The IBM Kraków SWG Laboratory, in the cooperation with AGH University of Science & Technology, Kraków and the city of Kraków, created an innovative solution for road maintenance problems. In this paper we describe the challenges currently faced by many cities in road maintenance and how one could bring low-cost, ubiquitous technology to help cope with those challenges. This project also exemplifies the Smarter Planet/Smarter Cities initiatives being promoted by IBM worldwide.
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Madduri, H. (2015). A Smart Road Maintenance System for Cities - An Evolutionary Approach. In: Klempous, R., Nikodem, J. (eds) Innovative Technologies in Management and Science. Topics in Intelligent Engineering and Informatics, vol 10. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-12652-4_4
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