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12.4 Review of Chapter 1

Chapter 1 sets the scene for the remainder of the book, exploring the back-
ground and reasoning for writing the book at this time. Chapter 1 also exam-
ines the choice of the subject and the timing to explain the value of addressing
smart city transportation now. In addition, Chapter 1 explains that the book
is aimed at a diverse leadership including transportation professionals, busi-
ness analysts, automotive professionals, smart city practitioners, and academics
and their students. This is a wide audience group, but it is the type of multi-
disciplinary group likely to work as planners and implementers for smart city
transportation. The diversity of the audience group spans multiple disciplines,
including big data, connected and autonomous vehicles, smart cities, and data
analytics. To round off the book, Chapter 11 has also been included on how
to approach benefits and cost estimation for smart city transportation services.
The intended effect of the combined information provided in the book is to
provide guidance and encouragement to smart city planners and implementers,
based on practical experience and expertise drawn from the boundary between
smart city transportation and data science.

12.5 Review of Chapter 2

From previous experience in intelligent transportation systems, the introduc-
tion of a new subject area often requires that questions are defined before an-
swers are provided. Chapter 2 defines the questions that can be answered by
big data and the application of analytics to transportation in the smart city.
This serves a twofold purpose. First, it provides a comprehensive list of ques-
tions that can form the basis for exploration and discovery. Second, it sets the
scene for approaching the answers to the questions and to the content of later
chapters. Chapter 2 begins with an explanation of the value of data and why
big data techniques and analytics are so important and potentially vital to trans-
portation. The value of data is often underestimated, and it is hoped that the
contents of Chapter 2 will help to raise awareness of the value of data for smart
city transportation professionals.
Subsequently, Chapter 2 explains why it raises questions rather than pro-
viding answers at this stage of the book. Next, Chapter 2 provides a list of ques-
tions that can be answered within the smart city transportation realm, struc-
tured into safety, efficiency, and user experience categories and listed according
to their intended users or audience. The intent is to provide a list of useful
questions that can form a starting point for each readership group to develop a
customized set of questions pertaining to their specific roles and responsibilities