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Table 6 Data sources for energy for developing SUM: Adapted from Shahrokni et al. (2015a)

From: Environmentally data-driven smart sustainable cities: applied innovative solutions for energy efficiency, pollution reduction, and urban metabolism

Local Flows

Data Points

Data Owners

Electricity, Heating Cooling, Water Use, On/Site Generation

Billing Meters, Submeters

Energy Utility, Building Owner, Homeowner

Transportation—Car, Public, Goods, Fuel Use

GPS, GSM, Road Tolls, Vehicle Registrations, Taxi Logistics, 3rd Party Apps, Surveys, Public Transit Logistics System, Traveler Card Swipes, Package Tracking Numbers, Road Tolls, Billing Systems

Car owner, Telco’s, Transportation Authority, Taxi Companies, App Developer, Statistics Bureaus, Package Tracking Numbers, Road Tolls, Gasoline Station Billing Records

On-Site Carbon Sequestration

Municipal Tree Inventory, Carbon Sequestration Volume

Municipality, Energy Utility

Energy Production

Public Electricity Use (E.g. Parks), Public Transportation Electricity Use, EV Charging Electricity & Location, Electricity Generation Fuel Mix, Grid Failures, Peak Load Reduction, Local Heat/Cooling Production to the Grid

Energy Utility