Acoustic sensing and its role in smart cities

SmartCitiesWorld has teamed up with Fotech Solutions to find out a few things around the use of acoustic sensors within urban areas. Firstly, we are keen to hear about urban priorities and funding options. Secondly, we want to find out about possible acoustic applications.

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* 1. In your experience, which of the following are public authorities most willing to fund?

	Don't know	Unlikely	Possible	Probably	Most likely	Definitely
Technology to reduce congestion of roads	Technology to reduce congestion of roads Don't know	Technology to reduce congestion of roads Unlikely	Technology to reduce congestion of roads Possible	Technology to reduce congestion of roads Probably	Technology to reduce congestion of roads Most likely	Technology to reduce congestion of roads Definitely
Protecting key assets from intrusion, theft or damage	Protecting key assets from intrusion, theft or damage Don't know	Protecting key assets from intrusion, theft or damage Unlikely	Protecting key assets from intrusion, theft or damage Possible	Protecting key assets from intrusion, theft or damage Probably	Protecting key assets from intrusion, theft or damage Most likely	Protecting key assets from intrusion, theft or damage Definitely
Reducing injuries and deaths of people	Reducing injuries and deaths of people Don't know	Reducing injuries and deaths of people Unlikely	Reducing injuries and deaths of people Possible	Reducing injuries and deaths of people Probably	Reducing injuries and deaths of people Most likely	Reducing injuries and deaths of people Definitely
Reducing emissions and improving air quality	Reducing emissions and improving air quality Don't know	Reducing emissions and improving air quality Unlikely	Reducing emissions and improving air quality Possible	Reducing emissions and improving air quality Probably	Reducing emissions and improving air quality Most likely	Reducing emissions and improving air quality Definitely
Improvements to the efficiency of public transportation	Improvements to the efficiency of public transportation Don't know	Improvements to the efficiency of public transportation Unlikely	Improvements to the efficiency of public transportation Possible	Improvements to the efficiency of public transportation Probably	Improvements to the efficiency of public transportation Most likely	Improvements to the efficiency of public transportation Definitely
Gaining insights in to the operation of the city to inform decision making	Gaining insights in to the operation of the city to inform decision making Don't know	Gaining insights in to the operation of the city to inform decision making Unlikely	Gaining insights in to the operation of the city to inform decision making Possible	Gaining insights in to the operation of the city to inform decision making Probably	Gaining insights in to the operation of the city to inform decision making Most likely	Gaining insights in to the operation of the city to inform decision making Definitely

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* 2. What business model will city authorities use to access technology?

	Don't know	No, prefer alternatives	Yes, but open to alternative proposals	Yes this is the only way
Capex – Buy it and own it for life.	Capex – Buy it and own it for life. Don't know	Capex – Buy it and own it for life. No, prefer alternatives	Capex – Buy it and own it for life. Yes, but open to alternative proposals	Capex – Buy it and own it for life. Yes this is the only way
Lease/Rent – Pay monthly at a pre-agreed rate.	Lease/Rent – Pay monthly at a pre-agreed rate. Don't know	Lease/Rent – Pay monthly at a pre-agreed rate. No, prefer alternatives	Lease/Rent – Pay monthly at a pre-agreed rate. Yes, but open to alternative proposals	Lease/Rent – Pay monthly at a pre-agreed rate. Yes this is the only way
HaaS (Hardware as a Service)	HaaS (Hardware as a Service) Don't know	HaaS (Hardware as a Service) No, prefer alternatives	HaaS (Hardware as a Service) Yes, but open to alternative proposals	HaaS (Hardware as a Service) Yes this is the only way

Other (please specify)

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* 3. Distributed Acoustic Sensing technology could be deployed to tackle a number of challenges, but which of the following do you think is the biggest problem for cities? (perhaps consider the place in which you live or a city nearby)? Rank 1 to 5.

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* 4. Fotech's Distributed Acoustic Sensing technology turns fibre networks into lines of thousands of sensors. Score the following potential applications of Fotech's technology out of five in terms of levels of interest:

	Don't know	None	A little	Moderate	High	Very High!
Monitoring of the environment – noise/air quality	Monitoring of the environment – noise/air quality Don't know	Monitoring of the environment – noise/air quality None	Monitoring of the environment – noise/air quality A little	Monitoring of the environment – noise/air quality Moderate	Monitoring of the environment – noise/air quality High	Monitoring of the environment – noise/air quality Very High!
Monitoring and protection of pipelines	Monitoring and protection of pipelines Don't know	Monitoring and protection of pipelines None	Monitoring and protection of pipelines A little	Monitoring and protection of pipelines Moderate	Monitoring and protection of pipelines High	Monitoring and protection of pipelines Very High!
Monitoring and protection of power cables	Monitoring and protection of power cables Don't know	Monitoring and protection of power cables None	Monitoring and protection of power cables A little	Monitoring and protection of power cables Moderate	Monitoring and protection of power cables High	Monitoring and protection of power cables Very High!
Monitoring and protection of communication cables	Monitoring and protection of communication cables Don't know	Monitoring and protection of communication cables None	Monitoring and protection of communication cables A little	Monitoring and protection of communication cables Moderate	Monitoring and protection of communication cables High	Monitoring and protection of communication cables Very High!
Security of perimeters around key assets	Security of perimeters around key assets Don't know	Security of perimeters around key assets None	Security of perimeters around key assets A little	Security of perimeters around key assets Moderate	Security of perimeters around key assets High	Security of perimeters around key assets Very High!
Management of road traffic	Management of road traffic Don't know	Management of road traffic None	Management of road traffic A little	Management of road traffic Moderate	Management of road traffic High	Management of road traffic Very High!
Monitoring of rail infrastructure	Monitoring of rail infrastructure Don't know	Monitoring of rail infrastructure None	Monitoring of rail infrastructure A little	Monitoring of rail infrastructure Moderate	Monitoring of rail infrastructure High	Monitoring of rail infrastructure Very High!
Monitoring of pedestrian movements	Monitoring of pedestrian movements Don't know	Monitoring of pedestrian movements None	Monitoring of pedestrian movements A little	Monitoring of pedestrian movements Moderate	Monitoring of pedestrian movements High	Monitoring of pedestrian movements Very High!
Monitoring of bicycle journeys	Monitoring of bicycle journeys Don't know	Monitoring of bicycle journeys None	Monitoring of bicycle journeys A little	Monitoring of bicycle journeys Moderate	Monitoring of bicycle journeys High	Monitoring of bicycle journeys Very High!
Detection of Seismic and Microseismic activity	Detection of Seismic and Microseismic activity Don't know	Detection of Seismic and Microseismic activity None	Detection of Seismic and Microseismic activity A little	Detection of Seismic and Microseismic activity Moderate	Detection of Seismic and Microseismic activity High	Detection of Seismic and Microseismic activity Very High!
Monitoring of structural health – bridges, levees, buildings	Monitoring of structural health – bridges, levees, buildings Don't know	Monitoring of structural health – bridges, levees, buildings None	Monitoring of structural health – bridges, levees, buildings A little	Monitoring of structural health – bridges, levees, buildings Moderate	Monitoring of structural health – bridges, levees, buildings High	Monitoring of structural health – bridges, levees, buildings Very High!

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* 5. Score the value of each of these potential road traffic deployments to a city:

	Don't know	None	A little	Moderate	High	Very high
Reduction of traffic congestion to improve journey times	Reduction of traffic congestion to improve journey times Don't know	Reduction of traffic congestion to improve journey times None	Reduction of traffic congestion to improve journey times A little	Reduction of traffic congestion to improve journey times Moderate	Reduction of traffic congestion to improve journey times High	Reduction of traffic congestion to improve journey times Very high
Management of traffic to prioritise the journey of key services	Management of traffic to prioritise the journey of key services Don't know	Management of traffic to prioritise the journey of key services None	Management of traffic to prioritise the journey of key services A little	Management of traffic to prioritise the journey of key services Moderate	Management of traffic to prioritise the journey of key services High	Management of traffic to prioritise the journey of key services Very high
Reduction of road accidents and deaths by improving safety	Reduction of road accidents and deaths by improving safety Don't know	Reduction of road accidents and deaths by improving safety None	Reduction of road accidents and deaths by improving safety A little	Reduction of road accidents and deaths by improving safety Moderate	Reduction of road accidents and deaths by improving safety High	Reduction of road accidents and deaths by improving safety Very high
Improvement of air quality by reducing emissions (gases and particulates)	Improvement of air quality by reducing emissions (gases and particulates) Don't know	Improvement of air quality by reducing emissions (gases and particulates) None	Improvement of air quality by reducing emissions (gases and particulates) A little	Improvement of air quality by reducing emissions (gases and particulates) Moderate	Improvement of air quality by reducing emissions (gases and particulates) High	Improvement of air quality by reducing emissions (gases and particulates) Very high
Insights in road usage and resilience – correlations to factors such as time, the weather, human events	Insights in road usage and resilience – correlations to factors such as time, the weather, human events Don't know	Insights in road usage and resilience – correlations to factors such as time, the weather, human events None	Insights in road usage and resilience – correlations to factors such as time, the weather, human events A little	Insights in road usage and resilience – correlations to factors such as time, the weather, human events Moderate	Insights in road usage and resilience – correlations to factors such as time, the weather, human events High	Insights in road usage and resilience – correlations to factors such as time, the weather, human events Very high
Monitoring of road health – identification of defects	Monitoring of road health – identification of defects Don't know	Monitoring of road health – identification of defects None	Monitoring of road health – identification of defects A little	Monitoring of road health – identification of defects Moderate	Monitoring of road health – identification of defects High	Monitoring of road health – identification of defects Very high

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* 6. Do you have any suggestions for other applications of Distributed Acoustic Sensing in a city?

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* 7. Do you have any ideas, comments or suggestions you would like to submit?

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