Presentation given to BCS Manchester on 11th December 2017. Promoting the use of open systems from the open IoT with the Things Network and Open Data

1. - how open data and open IoT can help our cities
Manchester 11th December 2017
THE FUTURE IS OPEN

2. OLD INDUSTRIAL MANCHESTER

3. P
Wigan
323,060
Bolton
283,115 Bury
188,669
Rochdale
216,165
Oldham
232,724
Tameside
223,189
Stockport
290,557
Salford
248,726
Trafford
234,673
Manchester
541,263
MANCHESTER
2.8 MILLION PEOPLE

4. A LOT OF INFORMATION, KNOWLEDGE AND INNOVATION IS
LOCKED AWAY AND UNREALISED

5. COULD BEING OPEN HELP?
➤ Open Data - enable access to, sharing and reuse of data
➤ Open Standards - making data comparable, interoperable and shareable
➤ Open Infrastructure - access to data connectivity
➤ Open Innovation - connecting people, skills and ideas
FOUR AREAS OF OPEN
There is also open source, open hardware, etc.

6. WHAT IS OPEN DATA MANCHESTER?
➤ Established in 2010 we are an independent
community of civic minded technologists
➤ Advocate for government data release
➤ Run workshops and training
➤ Events highlighting state of the art practice
➤ Develop initiatives looking at new ways of working
with data
➤ Promote organisations doing good work with data

8. LoRaWAN
Long
Range
Wide
Area
Network
www.oldpicsarchive.com

9. Global movement

10. forum.thethingsnetwork.org
Active global community

11. Cost - equipment has traditionally been expensive
Connectivity has been restricted
Installation was complex and needed negotiation
Networks were often closed and bespoke
Power usage was generally too high
Range of network signal was small
Traditional challenges with IoT
Dubious security implementation

12. Traditional IoT
network
Smart parking in the
Northern Quarter
using 2.4/5GHz
Red dots are gateways
Reduced cost of infrastructure

13. Wuhan
Coll
Julian
Range
1.5-3km urban
14km line of sight
Theoretical range

14. GM Coverage

15. Network expanding

16. • Bradford Beck – sensor locations

17. • Bradford Beck – sensor locations

18. • Bradford - The Things Network LoRaWAN coverage

19. Flood monitoring and awareness -
Calderdale Multi-partner project
Calderdale Council
National Trust
Slow the Flow
Things Calderdale, AB:Open and Flood Network

20. Particulate and noise monitoring - Stockport
Industrial partner
Recently expanded
Concerned about impact on neighbourhood
Wants to deal with problems before issue is raised
Building network for themselves and community

21. All manner of other innovative ideas
being developed Schools and education
Citizen science and air quality monitoring
Asset and process management
Event notification
Anything that communicates in bytes securely

24. OPEN DATA INNOVATION
ECOLOGY
Data catalogue
Data and intelligence
Linked data store

25. VISUALISING DATA

26. OPEN DATA AND THE ENVIRONMENT
➤ Modelling of noise
➤ Can correlate to pollution
➤ Helps in planning
➤ Helps in zoning
➤ Helps create healthier communities

27. THANK YOU
Julian Tait - CEO - Open Data Manchester
julian@opendatamanchester.org.uk
WeChat/Twitter: Julianlstar