Cloud-based Services for Interactive, Collaborative, Smart Cities Platforms

Canadian urban populations are increasingly aware of climate change and generally support mitigation strategies. But understanding how urban form impacts energy use and emissions is challenging. We propose to design, deploy and evaluate digital media tools that support collaborative exploration of urban design scenarios where some participants are joining from remote locations. Key elements of this collaborative platform include hands-on interactive tabletop displays and companion immersive visualization tools, including Augmented and Virtual Reality to support evidence-based understanding of energy usage and emissions. Web-enabled geographic information systems (GIS) and computer-aided design (CAD) information will be integrated into a responsive and interactive displays.

Faculty Supervisor:

Yvonne Coady

Student:

Partner:

Esri Canada Ltd

Discipline:

Computer science

Sector:

Information and cultural industries; Professional, scientific and technical services

University:

University of Victoria

Program: