Affiliations: [a] Institut Technologies de l'Information et Societes,
Universite Laval, Quebec City, PQ, Canada | [b] Department of Geomatics, Universite Laval, Quebec
City, PQ, Canada | Faculty of Business Administration, Information
Systems Department, Université Laval, PQ, Canada | Fundacion Universidad de las Americas Puebla, Business
School, Santa Catarina Martir, San Andres Cholula, Puebla, Mexico | Graduate School of Management, Clark University,
Worcester, MA, USA
Correspondence:
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Corresponding author: Sylvie Daniel, Department of Geomatics,
Universite Laval, Quebec City, PQ, Canada. Tel.: +1 418 656 7182; E-mail:
[email protected]
Abstract: Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) revolutionize the
ways different urban actors communicate and interact. Geographic information
technologies are of key importance too for the deployment and implementation of
ICTs in the Smart City, because of the central role they may play as
decision-making support tools. Indeed, they give quick access to different
layers of information that may be combined and integrated to facilitate
analysis of a situation and make the best decisions. However, such a central
role is rarely acknowledged. In this paper, we propose to define the extent of
the concept of Smart Cities and some of the distinctive features that it should
display to support its sustainability. We will then propose an overview of the
current and forthcoming developments in the geospatial domain to illustrate the
opportunities that may arise for Smart City initiatives. The paper will also
discuss the issues and challenges that need to be addressed when considering
these emerging geomatics-driven solutions in the context of Smart City.
Keywords: Smart City model, geospatial information, geospatial intelligence
