The Nervous System of Tomorrow's Cities: Artificial Intelligence Infrastructure Networks
Technology evolves and develops every day, and so does the world around us. From the devices we use on a daily basis to smart city applications, everything keeps changing at a fast pace. This post explains how artificial intelligence changes infrastructure and sheds light on tomorrow's cities.
What is AI Infrastructure?
Artificial intelligence infrastructure refers to the systems and hardware that is designed to enable cutting-edge AI applications. From railway technologies to the generative AI capabilities we use daily, AI infrastructure is the foundation that makes all these possible. Without a strong AI infrastructure, one cannot deploy AI models in real-life applications.
A reliable artificial intelligence infrastructure is essential when building smart city solutions like intelligent infrastructure networks. At FORECR, we provide the necessary carrier boards, industrial PCs or ruggedized computers to make such innovations possible.
What is Intelligent Infrastructure?
Intelligent infrastructure networks are powered by cutting-edge technologies to make physical infrastructure work in a better and more efficient way. With the help of intelligent infrastructure networks, it is possible to track and evaluate traffic, pedestrian movement, environmental conditions, energy systems and more to make sure everything works perfectly.
Smart cities, run by artificial intelligence urban planning, provide safe, sustainable and desirable living conditions to its inhabitants. Intelligent infrastructure networks increase efficiency, improve sustainability and resilience while reducing costs, which makes them a valuable asset to invest in for the future.
How do Intelligent Infrastructure Networks Increase Efficiency?
Cities are enormous structures with countless components, each running in their own ways while also being in harmony with one another. A city dweller needs her basic utilities, transportation, food, entertainment or cultural activities planned and brought to her. Making the system work as a whole aside, it is even difficult to plan each component in a way that makes it accessible, interesting and sustainable. This is where artificial intelligence infrastructure networks come in.
Making a city work needs sensing, analyzing and responding in a quick, timely manner to ensure every step of urban planning is running as intended. This requires data collection, dissemination and decision making. Artificial intelligence infrastructure networks can be integrated in every part of this process. With the help of AI, it is possible to connect infrastructure, improve efficiency and enhance public safety with ease.
How does AI Infrastructure Power Intelligent Networks?
Intelligent infrastructure networks can be applied to many different components of urban planning. FORECR provides rugged computers, industrial PCs, and carrier boards built for smart city applications to enable analytics powered by AI, secure communications and lifecycle stability to empower municipalities to create safer, greener and connected urban environments for people. Here are some examples of how intelligent networks can be used in urban planning to achieve smarter infrastructure:
- Disaster Management: Early detection systems are crucial when it comes to disaster prevention. Empowering data collection and analysis with AI allows authorities to foresee and prevent disaster. Intelligent networks also make it easier to react to disasters, providing information about the ongoing situation and offering ways to move forward.
- Enhancing Security: By analyzing different indicators real-time and pattern recognition, it is possible to use AI to make cities safer for everyone.
- Utility Management: Identifying water leaks, problems in the electrical infrastructure or other distribution related issues helps authorities act quick, provide solutions and prevent wasting resources.
- Managing Transportation: Transportation is especially harder to manage in urban planning as there are many players. From the services provided by the public transportation to weather conditions, there are many things to consider to make transportation efficient for everyone. Intelligent data structures best practices provide solutions to help these processes run smoother.
- License Plate Recognition (ANPR/LPR): ANPR (Automatic Number Plate Recognition) and LPR (License Plate Reocgnition) systems contribute to emergency response coordination, pedestrian & vehicle counting and so much more.
- Suspicious Activity Detection: Detecting suspicious activities early is a key in preventing them to ensure no one gets hurt or harmed. With the help of infrastructure in smart cities, it is possible to implement systems to detect suspicious activities before a regrettable event occurs.
- Smart Parking Optimization: Parking is something everyone worries about the moment they start the engine. With the help of smart city infrastructures, AI systems can manage parking, making it more efficient for everyone.
These are just some examples of how AI can change the cities we live in. For real life examples, you can check out our use case to learn more.
Suitable Technologies for Artificial Intelligence Urban Planning
Edge AI solutions provided by FORECR help businesses implement AI in infrastructure. Forecr’s Industrial Box PCs powered by NVIDIA Jetson modules are designed for handling edge AI, automation and IoT, offering solutions for infrastructure and urban planning.
Among industrial box PCs, DSBOX-THRMAX stands out as an excellent choice in artificial intelligence infrastructure projects. With its advanced real-time edge AI capability and NVIDIA Jetson AGX THOR processing power, DSBOX-THRMAX makes it possible to implement smart city solutions.
Another industrial PC suitable for artificial intelligence urban planning is DSBOX-AGXMAX. Powered by NVIDIA Jetson AGX Orin, DSBOX-AGXMAX is designed to withstand harsh environments while also providing advanced AI and machine learning performance.
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
What are the benefits of smart city infrastructures?
Infrastructure in smart cities benefit local governments, energy suppliers, law enforcement and most importantly, citizens. Smart infrastructures make living in cities more sustainable, enjoyable and efficient, making sure everyone’s needs are met. Some benefits of AI-powered infrastructure networks provide are as follows:
• Reducing time spent in traffic
• Preventing losses in energy distribution
• Detecting and preventing suspicious activity
• Forecasting weather and making decisions in accordance
• Making transportation run smoother
What is the difference between AI infrastructure and intelligent infrastructure?
Artificial intelligence infrastructure is simply the foundation needed to run AI. The better the AI infrastructure is, the more performance you get when you run models. To get the highest performance, regardless of what sector the AI system is in, a competent AI infrastructure is essential.
Intelligent infrastructure refers to the applications in city infrastructures that are powered by intelligent systems, mainly AI. Without artificial intelligence infrastructures, intelligent infrastructures are not possible. At FORECR, we make the artificial intelligence infrastructures in the form of carrier boards, industrial PCs and ruggedized computers to make sure intelligent infrastructures run smoothly.
How to implement smart city infrastructures?
Implementing intelligent infrastructure might look like a tough task. These systems connect energy, surveillance, transportation, and many other domains to make cities more efficient and livable. Ensuring that such large and complex systems run smoothly without major disruptions is no easy feat. To successfully implement smart infrastructure solutions, it is essential to collaborate with professionals who possess proven field experience, deep technical expertise and the capability to provide reliable end-to-end support throughout planning, deployment, and ongoing operations.
Looking for smart city solutions?
FORECR combines field expertise with experience to provide customers with cutting-edge industrial solutions. With our customizable products, we make sure to deliver the highest performance in intelligent city infrastructure implementations. You can always get in touch with our team to discuss your special projects.
