Smartcluster: a metamodel of indicators for smart and human cities

Abstract

Currently, there are several works on smart cities and the advances offered to the routine of its inhabitants and optimization of resources, however, there is still no consensus on the definition of the term "Smart Cities", nor their domains and indicators. The lack of a clear and widely usable definition, as well as the delimitation of domains and indicators makes it impossible to compare or measure cities in this context. It is very common for governments and private companies to redefine the concepts of Smart Cities and create models that meet only their interests. These models become isolated initiatives or serve as success cases for few domains of use. This work presents a proposal for a metamodel called SmartCluster, which was developed to allow uniformity in intelligent city models so that they can be used in any context and can be expanded at any time. The use of this metamodel will allow indicators drawn from public databases to serve to assist municipal managers in measuring, comparing and managing resources of smart cities.