Build cities of the future with TCS Smart City solution

Overview

Envision cities of the future for sustainable growth.

Rapid urbanization has created unprecedented constraint on resources for city administrations, public utilities, and services infrastructures. To accommodate the urban population in a sustainable and efficient manner, governments need to be responsive, flexible, and integrated. Only then can they serve their citizens well amidst such expansive growth.

Smart solutions range from traffic management to energy efficiency management, smart utilities, lighting systems, and healthcare. These coupled with effective e-governance, and the necessary regulatory frameworks will play a pivotal role in building cities of the future.

Solution

Build connected and safer cities with an array of smart IoT services.

TCS’ Smart City solution helps local governments make cities smarter to foster better quality of life through sustainable economic growth. The solution covers:

• Smart transportation: End-to-end transportation solution for vehicle tracking, dispatching, parking area management, and optimal fuel consumption.

• Smart campus: Indoor navigation to find places of interest, optimal routes, and emergency exits. 

• Smart parking: Cost-effective parking solution using gateways and IoT to provide real-time information to the command center. 

• Smart waste management: Smart bins with automatic messaging for bin status and pickup. 

• Smart building management systems: Integrated solution for heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) as well as lighting, access control, and surveillance. 

• Smart lighting: Centralized command center to manage city lights that enable scalability and real-time monitoring, control, and alerts.

• Smart water: Water distribution and monitoring through IoT ecosystems and data analytics.

• Smart energy management: Real-time monitoring of energy, assets, and systems using machine learning for preventive maintenance and energy saving. 

• Smart environment management: Monitoring pollution levels at points of interest.

Benefits

Enhance citizens’ experience through streamlined operations.

With TCS’ Smart City solution, enterprises can reap the following benefits:

• Higher customer satisfaction: Provide reliable and efficient public amenities.

• Minimized energy losses: Optimize energy, assets, and building management.

• Controlled revenue losses: Plug leaks and minimize theft with smart metering.

• Lower operating expenses: Reduce costs through automation.

• Improved security: Detect threats early with video analytics-based surveillance.

• Bolstered e-governance: Foster collaboration and integration across public agencies.

The TCS advantage

Innovate with our extensive experience, expertise, and strategic partnerships.

TCS brings the following differentiators to the table:

• Proven experience in implementing and managing large programs globally across diverse industry verticals.

• Flexible partner and system integrator providing innovative business models, work patterns, and methodology across the value chain.

• Large pool of consultants with the global experience and technology skills to build, integrate, and deliver solutions on time and within budget.

• Global network delivery model with unmatched processes and standards. Long-term partnerships with over 98% repeat business establishing TCS certainty.

• Research-led innovation by collaborating with leading universities to drive innovation in the field of utilities management. For instance, TCS has set up an iCity Lab in Singapore in collaboration with the Singapore Management University, to design an intelligent water management solution.