Intelligent cities and
intelligent buildings
applications for Holy
Makkah have to be
responsive to its unique
characteristics and
needs...
Security, life safety emergency
response disaster mitigation...
Holy Makkah is not just another city that aspires to transform itself into an intelligent city with intelligent buildings, homes and users. This alone would offer enough of a challenge, but holy Makkah is one of the world’s most important and unique cites. In this regard the transformation to an international standard intelligent city requires addressing the needs of the Moslem pilgrims from around the world, before, during, and after their visit.
Pilgrims pre-arrival
applications for the
pilgrims...
Pilgrims from around the world need information prior to arrival, about the places they will stay, and visit, and about the logistical arrangements that will be in place once they arrive. A powerful broad band infrastructure can allow for the development of a variety of useful applications in this regard, including virtual tours, and enhanced communications with city officials and service providers. Information on the latest traffic routes, last minute updates, and health advisories can easily be disseminated around the world to the subscribing pilgrim community and their local service providers.
Pilgrim services while visiting the holy city...
Few city officials around the world need to meet the kind of logistical, security and life safety demands created by millions of seasonal visitors that descend on the city in a very short time period. The pilgrims need accommodations, meals, information and communication channels, and various modes of transportation. Acombination of the latest technologies that integrate fixed and wireless broadband networks, fixed and mobile GIS and GPS applications, and user friendly information and communications points can greatly enhance the visitors experience, and the city’s objective of quality services to the visitors of the holy sites.
Mobile GIS-GPS emergency response and management systems, RFID, real-time traffic management and rerouting, real-time stress points monitoring and mitigation, can all be enhanced by intelligent applications operating over an intelligent broad band grid.
Pilgrims services after
their visit...
The world has changed... with
the advent of abundant and
inexpensive travel options,
and the Kingdom’s policy of
facilitating religious tourism,
faithful Moslems from around
the world no longer aspire to
a single visit in a life time...
but multiple visits and Umra
performance. Staying informed
and updated on uncrowded
periods when they can return
with their families is a growing
international interest.
Building intelligent
towers and communities
suitable for one of the
most expensive real
estate on earth...
Holy Makkah is undergoing a massive urban renewal and redevelopment. The city features some of the most expensive real estate. The cost of one SQM can be over $ 80,000. The intelligent towers and communities being developed on such prime properties should match the expectation of the owners. They have the right to demand real value and sophisticated properties for their investment. These properties need to offer intelligent security and access control, intelligent HVAC, lighting, and energy management, latest data and communications networks, and latest technologies in high value asset intelligent structural monitoring..
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