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Technology-Enhanced Infrastructure

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The backbone of every city is a system of infrastructure assets. Cities have a responsibility to their citizens to at least maintain, if not improve, the safety, functionality, environmental impact, and economic value of these structures. Sensor-monitoring technologies used in combination with asset management strategies will help cities maintain their infrastructure. Sensors are just one component of a Technology-Enhanced Infrastructure (TEI) system. TEIs also include an array of physical assets; inventory of embedded, attached, and remote sensors; a robust communication and data storage network; and a cohort of asset managers. This chapter examines each component of a TEI system and provides two examples of the use of sensors to monitor infrastructure assets.

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  1. School of Engineering and Physical Sciences, Institute of Photonics and Quantum Sciences, Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh, EH14 4AS, Scotland, UK

    Peter John Schemmel

  2. Ingram School of Engineering, College of Science and Engineering, Texas State University, San Marcos, TX, 78666, USA

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    Jesus A. Jimenez

  3. Texas State University, San Marcos, TX, USA, Gridmates Inc., Austin, USA

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Schemmel, P.J., Schemmel, J.J., Humphries, E.D. (2018). Technology-Enhanced Infrastructure. In: McClellan, S., Jimenez, J., Koutitas, G. (eds) Smart Cities. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-59381-4_13

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