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Figure 6.3 List of KPIs [2].

6.8 How Do Analytics and Data Lakes Fit Together?

On the basis that analytics tend to show relationships between different data
elements, it is likely that greater insights will be revealed from more complete
data sets. In this respect, analytics and data lakes fit together. The data lake is a
rich set of data that has been drawn together across all transportation modes and
transportation services within the smart city. Therefore, the data lake provides
the source material for the use of analytics. The smart city transportation data
lake will go beyond the traditional transportation data warehouse and include
data elements that could be viewed as nontraditional, or data that would be
stored in a separate location. For example, data regarding proposed investment
plans and work programs would be combined in the data lake along with other