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the policy objectives and the analytics helps to support later efforts to determine
the effectiveness of the smart city deployment using transportation analytics. At
this point in the process, use cases will also be defined that explain the services
to be provided and the data required and provide an estimate of the value and
an indication of who will make use of the service. Building on these use cases,
requirements can be defined to guide the development of the smart city frame-
work. While defining policy objectives, it may also be the case that a coalition
of partners required to deliver the smart city is established and managed—if a
suitable coalition does not already exist.

Understand Possibilities
This will involve the development of a solutions catalog for the smart city.
While the policy objectives and the use cases define what is required, the solu-
tion catalog defines how it can be achieved. In the development of the solu-
tions catalog, partnership exploration can also take place to identify suitable
private-sector partnerships that can be established to assist in the smart city
delivery. Peer-to-peer information exchange with other smart cities may also
be extremely valuable to understand what works and what does not work well
developing the solutions catalog. At this stage, it would also be very useful
to develop a funding source catalog that lists potential funding sources at the
federal, state, and local levels as well as potential private-sector matching funds
and initiatives.

Define Legacy
Prior investment in advanced technologies associated with transportation with-
in the city must be considered when developing a smart city framework. In this
step, existing investments are evaluated and translated into a range of smart
city services that have already been delivered. Note that it is entirely possible
that a partial implementation of the service has been implemented. In this case,
service quality and coverage most also be evaluated. Advanced transportation
technologies have been under development and deployment around the globe
for quite some time.
However, mainstream application of advanced technologies to transpor-
tation really started in the 1980s. Therefore, it is highly likely that there will
be some existing deployments within the city. It is necessary to define legacy
systems and the results of prior investments to understand what has already
been achieved and what can be used as a platform for future development. In
many cases, multiple agencies may have been involved in the deployment of
advanced technologies in the city, and the development of a comprehensive
catalog will require information to be collected from each agency to develop a
comprehensive catalog. The legacy catalog should address technology, organiza-
tion, and business plan frameworks that are already in place. Once a catalog of