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1. What do you think about the smart
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2. Have you ever encountered such smart
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3. Would you like to live in smart city?
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2. The only “smart” solution I have encountered was the counter on the pedestrian crossing traffic light, unfortunately not in Warsaw. It’s such a small thing, but does a great job helping to make the decision – enter the crossing or not. I haven’t encountered any smart solution in Warsaw. All I know about is the intelligent management of a couple of intersections and a tram priority on some routes.
3. Yes, of course. Such solutions can improve the quality of living in a city quite significantly. In my opinion this is the way cities should develop instead of narrowing the streets or banning cars which doesn’t help but makes life of particular groups only worse. I wish those ideas presented in the video would come into life soon, because it’s a shame the didn’t do it already.
2. Excatly, in Warsaw I see only smart traffic lights for trams, giving them a priority on intersections. Nothing more.
3. Definitely, yes. No doubt, these solutions can improve the quality of living in city, but it costs a lot. And where will you get the money?
Do you know that video from 2015?;)
1. What do you think about the smart solutions presented in this video?
Some countries had some smart think that we saw in this video, it’s nice and do our life easier.
2. Have you ever encountered such smart solutions? If yes, what are your feelings?
It’s save our time and some stressful things like traffic jam or searching for parking lot became to less stressful.
3. Would you like to live in smart city? Why/why not?
Ofcourse, because it’s do our life easier and less stressful, we dont need an internet on mobile phone if we will have it on street, can waste less time in traffic jam, or for searching a parking lot, so it’s very nice
Yes, I know that video is from 2015. I have tried to find something newer, but unfortunately, I couldn't. But I have the feelings that many cities do not have such solutions presented in video.
By the way, could you name the countries you are talking about at answer no 1?
I think it looks nice, but it's not quite realisitic for now.
2. Have you ever encountered such smart solutions? If yes, what are your feelings?
I'm actually not a huge fan of it. I have Amazon Alexa and it's enough for me ;) I'm not big fan of making "smart-things" because more devices you have, there is a bigger chance of being hacked or something. Despite being coder, there is a ton of situations in my life that I like more analog things.
3. Would you like to live in smart city? Why/why not?
I think that I have answered it partially before - I would not like to live in such a city. This can be risky! Especially in Poland, haha.
I think that solutions presented in this video are really interesting and can be implemented even right now because we have this technology to do that, all we need is a budget. But many of this solutions might help us with every day life.
2. Have you ever encountered such smart solutions? If yes, what are your feelings?
I encountered many smart solutions but I'm not a fan of them yet. I think that I need few more years to accept them.
3. Would you like to live in smart city? Why/why not?
I don't want to live in this type of city right now just because we don't know how community would react in it. It might be a total disaster. Plan is good and about the execution we will see.
Yes, I know, not everyone likes new technology, new solutions, etc. But Amazon Alexa is very helpful cloud-based voice service, don't you think?
What do you think when the best period for implementing the smart solutions will be?
I think that these are brilliant and simple to do ideas and implementing such smart solutions is possible nowadays. Not only in newly built cities but also in existing. The thing is that city authorities have to have an interest in such a development.
2. Have you ever encountered such smart solutions? If yes, what are your feelings?
I have encountered smart city lights like those on the video, but I can't remember where. I really like the idea especially that those lights were built on pedestrian crossing and when a pedestrian was near they turned on. It is beneficial not only for the pedestrian and for a driver, who can see the person in the night, but it is also economically beneficial. Another brilliant idea for me are counters on city lights that tell you how much time left on a green and on a red light, that kind of counters are for example in Płock.
3. Would you like to live in smart city? Why/why not?
On the one hand I would like to live in a smart city because of it's efficient, modern, environmentally friendly etc. but on the other hand I'm afraid of too broad collection of data about people. In such a city sharing data about every aspect of your life could be required. But that's another topic for a longer discussion.
By the way I recommend you a book "Zero" by Marc Elsberg, it contains a really realistic perspective on the future of the world where all our data is collected by external companies. It's from 2014 and many of author's predictions appeared to be real already when I read in a year ago.
2. I had the opportunity to participate in projects on such solutions and they are cool, however, I personally sometimes it will be terrifying how much depends on the machines.
3. No. I just do not like cities and I prefer to live far away from cities.
The solutions are fine. Controlling the light and other things that help you save money will always be important. It seems to me that with some solutions the problem may appear when creating them. I mean, it may turn out that it is more expensive than saving or it is an overflow of form over the content.
2. Have you ever encountered such smart solutions? If yes, what are your feelings?
I had the opportunity to observe how an intelligent home works. Generally everything is nice but somehow it did not attract me as it should. Maybe I am old minded.
3. Would you like to live in smart city? Why/why not?
I think I would like it anyway. All in all, it's all about making life easier and more efficient at the same time
In Warsaw, at some traffic lights there are motion sensors, that is, so where there is, for example, a turn, then if the sensor noticed the car, the traffic light adjusts itself and turns on the green light to it. This is designed to ensure that the main street just did not stop the movement, if there are no cars on the turn.
I think that there are hardly any people who say no to a smart city, because this is an environmental benefit and the comfort of the people themselves who live there.
I think this video is outdated, but of course connected city is great idea. Many of those solutions are already implemented in many cities.
2. Have you ever encountered such smart solutions? If yes, what are your feelings?
Sweden has even better garbage system, where rubbish is transported over network of tubes to factories without any smart sensors and trucks even needed. Even Warsaw has traffic lights that are adjusting for traffic conditions.
3. Would you like to live in smart city? Why/why not?
Of course I would like to live in smart city, but changing the infrastructure is more costly then implementing new one, so I'm waiting for construction of new cities that will be designed from the ground up to be accessible and smart.
It may look nice but I guess right now we are far from it in terms of development.
2. Have you ever encountered such smart solutions? If yes, what are your feelings?
I'm actually not a huge fan of it. I have Amazon Alexa and it's enough for me ;) I'm not big fan of making "smart-things" because more devices you have, there is a bigger chance of being hacked or something. Despite being coder, there is a ton of situations in my life that I like more analog things.
I may have encountered similar and simpler solutions but I am not huge fan of them. Some of my friends have some of those “toys” but I prefer analog solutions as they are more reliable, easier to fix and right now they are an endangered species so they gain additional value.
3. Would you like to live in smart city? Why/why not?
I think that I have answered this question in the previous one. Beside that, Poland… it is far from being a “smart” country where coal and miners rule
I really like them, my favorite is the one which points to you free parking spaces. It’s a nightmare to find available parking spot, especially in city center, and it would make my life so much easier.
Have you ever encountered such smart solutions? If yes, what are your feelings?
I think that everybody has encountered some kind of smart solutions, but none of them was REALLY helpful. I would love the ones presented in this video though.
Would you like to live in smart city? Why/why not?
Yes, I would like to live in smart city. Why? Because it’s designed to be a better place to live. This solutions would make everybody’s life easier.
About answer no 3:
You know, if you go to shop, especially supermarket or shopping mall there are cameras that collect data about people - your face, how many times and when you have entered specific places, shops etc. That's why I do not care. I have nothing to hide, I do not do black business.
Thanks for recommending book. I will certainly read it someday :)
I met with many intelligent solutions like siri from apple, Google assistant, etc. I really like these solutions. They make life easier!
It depends how intelligent this city would be. For sure I would like to try to live in such a smart city. For sure it is something different and new. I do not trust 100% technology.
Anyway, I'd like to try living in a city like this. Only do not be too many of these smart solutions.
The solutions used are very helpful and useful. Each of them would make life easier for every person. Furthermore! I am even working on the idea of smart garbage bins and the issue of automatic waste sorting
2. Have you ever encountered such smart solutions? If yes, what are your feelings?
I have constant contact with smart solutions, because I often create such solutions and projects for my own needs. Smart issues are very important for every person, because they allow to simplify the activities we perform. Let's think how much time will we save thanks to this solution!
However, we must remember that modern, innovative solutions can often become dangerous to our security. We hear a lot about spying on users and collecting sensitive information. It is important not to fully trust the devices that surround us.
3. Would you like to live in smart city? Why/why not?
Of course! All applied smart solutions would allow us simpler, more pleasant and effective use of time, and would also increase our safety in the city. It is possible, however, that life in the city will require a habit. And all due to surveillance of cameras located at every step.
Well unfortunately we live in an age when we cannot trust anyone not even our government, nowadays we are treated more and more like statistical data than humans the giving more ways for anyone to spy on us, scares me.
I dread what our and everyone else gov would do if they had so much power over what , when how we do. Smart icy could easily turn into "experiments on humans" city and most of us would not even notice, or they would not care, until it would be too late.
Kind of, but it drives me crazy :D e.g. automatic lights in the toilets it is very good energy saver but... Imagin you sit on the toilet and every 30 seconds you must wave above your head just to delay switching off the lights, it is very uncomfortable.
Yes I would, I belive that living there could be much cheaper and healthier.
I have encountered it in Warsaw, the smart traffic lights. They really help with traffic jams.
Sure, life would be easier and much safer. Such ideas could help decrease air pollution as well as traffic jams.
Those ideas presented in the video looks great, most of them would be very usefull and it will be great if we could use them.
2. Have you ever encountered such smart solutions? If yes, what are your feelings?
Unfortunately no, I was thinking about buying Alexa from Amazon and some smart-home impuvements(e.g. smart bulb or smart lock) but it is still in me plans.
3. Would you like to live in smart city? Why/why not?
Living in a smart city sound like a great idea, but I think there are some problems. First of all it is privacy. Livig in a smart city mean, that there is no such think as your privacy, because you will be monitored 24/7. Every your action will recorded and saved somewhere and this is a big problem. It is hard to buid such city from scretch and there is some problems with modifying already existing cities. But all in all it sounds like a great idea.
Nice, i really love these ideas that are presented in the video above. They make our life become easier and we don't need to waste a lot of our time
2. Have you ever encountered such smart solutions? If yes, what are your feelings?
Sure, there are a lot of examples over the city. Some of them are not useful as they seem to be, but in most cases, it really makes our life saver, easier, more comfortable to live in.
3. Would you like to live in smart city? Why/why not?
We are approaching to that kind of city. I can't say that we stay on the place and not moving forward. In nearest future we will see more "features" on the streets, public places.
2. No, I didn’t. My light only turns on with motion detector sensors, but they are not smart. I have only smartphone.
3. Yes of course, who wouldn’t everything in city is helpful. They will help you find parking, help you when you are hurt, they care about the environment life is bliss. I know that they will monitor all your action but tell me a place where they don’t do this.
Reading the above comments, I was wondering if it was only me who had the water meters listed for electric :)? Returning to the subject, all the solutions on the film that have not been installed yet, I really like them and I am looking forward to implementing them
2. I've come across many intelligent solutions. One of them are intelligent lights that control the flow of traffic.
3. In a smart city, I could live without a problem. That's why smart solutions are implemented to make life easier and give them more time.
Living in an automated city would not be a problem for me
2. I think that there are already smart intersection lights even in Warsaw. Also, one time I stumbled upon a website displaying environmental parameters from all cities in Poland, which has such sophisticated sensor stations online.
3. It's obvious that I would love to live in a smart city. However, it's a little bit too much surveillance in e.g. gps transmitter in every car for emergency. I'm rather into sharing with big brother as low amount of data as I can.
Useless crap that will require tons of electronic and repairs
2. Have you ever encountered such smart solutions? If yes, what are your feelings?
I generally prefer stupid solutions. But yeah, maybe just lets start with those things that easy instead of trying to complicate more stuff.
3. Would you like to live in smart city? Why/why not?
Yes, but i would have to kill dozens of people, Have you seen Falling Down (1993)? You got the idea.
2. I did, some of them came out to be more useful than others. Sometimes there is no need to replace simplicity.
3. As mentioned before- it sounds amazing, but I don't think I would feel comfortable in a place where everything that happens is strictly monitored.