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Case Study: Smart Region San Mateo County (Silicon Valley)

16 October, 2018

Renil Paramel

Senior Partner, Strategy of Things

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§  Located between San Francisco and San Jose

§  455 square miles with dense core (bayside) and rural coastal region

§  Diverse population of 756K §  $2.75 billion operating budget

(2018-19) §  20 incorporated cities with no

single “dominant” city §  23 School Districts §  Median income - $88,202 §  Median home price - $1.2M §  Diverse business base

San Mateo County Overview

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Challenges facing San Mateo County

Source:MercuryNews,29December2017

Source:SanMateoDailyJournal,15October2016

Source:SanMateoDailyJournal,6March2018

Source:BerkeleyNews,16May2017

Source:SFGate,17April2018

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CityCentric

OneCityFocus

CitySpecificProblems

LimitedFunds,ResourcesandKnowledgeBase

Connectivity&InfrastructureChallenges

Citycentricexperienceforcitizens

RegionCentric

Multi-cityRegionalFocus

RegionalProblems

SharedFunds,ResourcesandKnowledgeBase

SharedConnectivity&Infrastructure

Regionalexperienceforcitizens

Solving these challenges is outside the capabilities of any one city in San Mateo County

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SMC Smart Region is built on an ecosystem framework

Outcomes

Source:www.strategyofthings.io/smart-city-ecosystem

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CitizenNeed

CountyDepartment

Need

CountyCrossDepartment

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CLabs

CitizenNeed

CityDepartment

Need

CityCrossDepartment

Need

29SMCAgencies20CitiesinSMC

City-CountyCollaborationOpportunities

AthertonBelmontBrisbaneBroadmoorBurlingameColmaDalyCityEastPaloAltoElGranadaEmeraldLakeHillsFosterCityHalfMoonBayHighlands-BaywoodParkHillsborough

MenloParkMillbraeMontaraMossBeachNorthFairOaksPacificaPortolaValleyRedwoodCitySanBrunoSanCarlosSanMateoSouthSanFranciscoWestMenloParkWoodside

Agriculture,WeightsandMeasuresAssessor,CountyClerk-Recorder&ChiefElectionsOfficerBoardofSupervisorsChildSupportServicesControllerCoronerCountyCounselCountyManagersOffice/ClerkoftheBoardCourtDistrictAttorneyFireProtectionServicesHealthSystemHousing(DepartmentofHousing)HumanResourcesDepartmentHumanServicesAgencyInformationServicesDepartmentParksDepartmentPlanningandBuildingPrivateDefenderProgramProbationProjectDevelopmentUnitPublicSafetyCommunicationsPublicWorksSamCERA(Retirement)SanMateoCountyLibrarySheriff'sOfficeSustainabilityOfficeTaxCollector/Treasurer/RevenueServices

We envision many constituents, many collaborators, one SMC

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•  SpecializedTeam

•  SharedCapabilities

•  DigitalInnovationResources

•  InnovationLabandZones(SMCLabs)

SMC Smart Center of Excellence

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SMC Labs provides the mechanism for solving problems

Learnmoreatwww.smclabs.io

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RedwoodCityEastPaloAlto

LocalInnovationZones CountywideInnovationZone

§  Asmallareaaround2SMCownedbuildings(2cities)tosetupgatewaysanddeployusecases

§  Expeditedaccessandsetup§  Firsttestsconductedincontrolledenvironment

§  CountywidecoverageenabledusingcarrierandserviceproviderLPWAN

§  Usecasesthatrequirecountywideconnectivityandoperations,includingmobileusecases

SMC Innovation Zones

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Use Case Matrix

EconomicDevelopment

PublicSafety Mobility Healthand

WellnessGovernmentEfficiency Sustainability Qualityof

Life

Whatistheproblemthatneedstobesolved?

Whatagencyorcityistheownerresponsibleforsolvingthisproblem?

Howimportantisthisproblemtotheowneroragency?

Whatarethepossiblesolutions/usecasestosolvethisproblem?

Whatisthematurityofthesolution/usecase?Whatneedstobetested?

Dowebuild,buyorpartnerforthis?

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Initial Use Cases

SmartParking AirQuality

SoilMoisture AssetTracking

Trackequipmentthatmovesfromsitetosite.Goalistoknowwhereassetsareatanytimesotheycanbedeployedinanoptimizedmanner

Monitorandmeasureairqualityataneighborhoodlevel.Goalistounderstandthecausesofbadairquality,andnotifyresidentswhenairqualitylevelsreachunhealthylevels.

Overwateringorunderwateringofplantsinparks,resultinunhealthyplantsandexcessivewateruse.Thegoalistogiveplantstheexactamountofwaterneededthroughouttheyear.

InabilitytofindEVanddisabledparkingspaceslimitmobilityofdisabledcitizens,aswellasdiscouragedriversfromusingtheirEVvehicles.Goalistoensurethesespecialspacesarealwaysavailablewhenneeded.

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Use Case Deep Dive: Smarter Parking Parking availability for electric vehicles and disabled citizens

Problem#1:Driverswithdisabilitiesmayvoluntarilylimittheirmobilitytocertainareasbecausetheyarenotsureiftheycanparktheircarnearby.Problem#2:Driverswithelectricvehiclesmayleavethosecarsathomeanddrivetheirgasolinepoweredvehiclesbecausetheydon’tknowwheretheEVchargingstationsare,andwhetheritisavailable.

SolutionPilot:•  22ingroundsensors

deployedinSMCgarage•  6publicEV•  4employeeEV•  4disabledpublic•  8disabled

employee•  Fybrsmartcity

platform•  2FybrRadiogateways•  Alexavoiceintegration

Learningstodate:•  Generallysufficientparking

availabilityandturnoverduringcorehours

•  Mustdriveawarenessofavailableparkingtoresidentsanddowntownvisitorsduringnon-corehours

•  Voiceinterfaceisasafewaytointeract,butvoicecommandneedsmaturing

•  CoordinatesharingofparkinginformationwithRedwoodCity

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SMC Smart Region Guiding Principles

Multi-Connectivity

SmallInvestmentsspreadaround

EngageUseCaseBeneficiaries

EstablishTruePartnerships

StartSmallandLearn

Balancestrategywithtactical

Focusonproblemsandoutcomes,nottechnology

Don’treinventthewheel

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UlyssesVinsonChiefSmartCommunitiesOfficeruvinson@smcgov.orgRenilParamelSeniorPartner,StrategyofThingsrenil@strategyofthings.ioMobile/WhatsApp+1-415-846-9448@GITEXfrom14to18October