Geographic Learning Objects in Smart Cities Context

Nowadays, many cities around the world are trying to find smarter ways to manage challenges such as ensuring livable conditions in a context of rapid urban population growth. These cities are often referred to as Smart Cities. In the last years, researchers from many disciplines have contributed to...

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Main Authors: Vincenzo Del Fatto, Gabriella Dodero
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: ASLERD 2013-08-01
Series:Interaction Design and Architecture(s)
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Online Access:http://www.mifav.uniroma2.it/inevent/events/idea2010/doc/17_4.pdf
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Summary:Nowadays, many cities around the world are trying to find smarter ways to manage challenges such as ensuring livable conditions in a context of rapid urban population growth. These cities are often referred to as Smart Cities. In the last years, researchers from many disciplines have contributed to the Smart Cities definition and implementation. In this paper we investigate how topics from two particular fields, such as Geographic Information and E-learning Systems, can be mixed in order to contribute to the Smart Cities cause. In particular, we introduce the Geographic Learning Object and discuss how such Geographic Learning Objects can be used in a Geographic Information System in order to provide information and learning content to the citizens of a Smart City.
ISSN:1826-9745