- Ubiquitous city
A ubiquitous city or U-city is a city or region with ubiquitous
information technology . Allinformation system s are linked, and virtually everything is linked to an information system through technologies such aswireless networking andRFID tag s.Overview
The concept has received most attention in
South Korea , which is planning to build some 15 ubiquitous cities. The first U-City, Hwaseong-Dongtan U-City, has been partially completed and operated in 2007. It characterizes diverse U-Services that include U-Traffic, U-Parking, and U-Crime Prevention service. The largest of these will be Songdo, constructed on fill off the coast ofIncheon . Songdo, or New Songdo City, is now expected to open in 2015 instead of the original goal of 2014. The smallerFuture-X development inDaejeon is scheduled to open in 2009. [cite web|url=http://economy.ohmynews.com/articleview/article_view.asp?at_code=299985|work=Ohmynews |title=대전에 유비쿼터스 복합도시 '퓨처렉스' 건설 (Daejeon-e yubikwoteoseu bokhapdosi 'pyucheorekseu' geonseol, Combined ubiquitous city "Future-X" to be constructed in Daejeon)|accessdate=2006-08-01|date=2005-12-21]The concept has also been studied in other countries such as
Japan . [Osaka held a 2003 conference on ubiquitous cities, and continues to push for various implementations of the concept. [http://www.osakacity.or.jp/en/apply/ubiquitous.html] ]Notes
See also
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Ubiquity External links
* [http://www.engadget.com/2005/10/05/new-songdo-the-south-korean-ubiquitous-city-of-the-future/ Engadget on Songdo]
* [http://www.nytimes.com/2005/10/05/technology/techspecial/05oconnell.html?ex=1286164800&en=4a368c49e8f30bd2&ei=5088 New York Times on Songdo]
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