Framework and Structure of Smart Cities

Abstract

This chapter introduces the core part of the smart cities technology reference model. From the perspective of the overall construction of urban informatization, this chapter puts forward five levels of elements and three support systems. The upper layer of horizontal level elements has a dependency on its lower layer, and the lower layer serves the upper layer. Each layer completes its own functions, and the layers cooperate with each other to improve the overall efficiency; the vertical support system has constraints on the five horizontal level elements, standardizing the information interaction between layers and promoting the overall development of the model.