Metaverse for smart cities: A survey

The concept of a smart city is geared towards enhancing convenience and the efficient management of city areas through innovation. As Metaverse rises in the 2020s, providing the possible direction for a new generation of the Internet, it has a huge number of opportunities to promote smart cities. Th...

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Main Authors: Zefeng Chen, Wensheng Gan, Jiayang Wu, Hong Lin, Chien-Ming Chen
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Language:English
Published: KeAi Communications Co., Ltd. 2024-01-01
Series:Internet of Things and Cyber-Physical Systems
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description The concept of a smart city is geared towards enhancing convenience and the efficient management of city areas through innovation. As Metaverse rises in the 2020s, providing the possible direction for a new generation of the Internet, it has a huge number of opportunities to promote smart cities. The Metaverse can empower smart cities in various aspects. In this article, we provide a detailed review of smart cities based on Metaverse technologies. Firstly, we introduce the Metaverse and smart cities and describe the future vision and applications of smart cities, which are based on the Metaverse. In addition, we discuss the essential technologies for smart cities in the Metaverse and the currently available solutions. Additionally, we have some concerns regarding the potential of Metaverse and there are still unresolved issues that should be addressed. The purpose of this article is to provide researchers and developers with essential guidance and opportunities to propel the development of the Metaverse and smart cities.
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spelling doaj-art-5b1af76ec159428394fcc38c1c0f4bc62025-01-27T04:22:35ZengKeAi Communications Co., Ltd.Internet of Things and Cyber-Physical Systems2667-34522024-01-014203216Metaverse for smart cities: A surveyZefeng Chen0Wensheng Gan1Jiayang Wu2Hong Lin3Chien-Ming Chen4College of Cyber Security, Jinan University, Guangzhou, 510632, ChinaCollege of Cyber Security, Jinan University, Guangzhou, 510632, China; Corresponding author.College of Cyber Security, Jinan University, Guangzhou, 510632, ChinaCollege of Cyber Security, Jinan University, Guangzhou, 510632, ChinaSchool of Artificial Intelligence, Nanjing University of Information Science and Technology, Nanjing, 210044, ChinaThe concept of a smart city is geared towards enhancing convenience and the efficient management of city areas through innovation. As Metaverse rises in the 2020s, providing the possible direction for a new generation of the Internet, it has a huge number of opportunities to promote smart cities. The Metaverse can empower smart cities in various aspects. In this article, we provide a detailed review of smart cities based on Metaverse technologies. Firstly, we introduce the Metaverse and smart cities and describe the future vision and applications of smart cities, which are based on the Metaverse. In addition, we discuss the essential technologies for smart cities in the Metaverse and the currently available solutions. Additionally, we have some concerns regarding the potential of Metaverse and there are still unresolved issues that should be addressed. The purpose of this article is to provide researchers and developers with essential guidance and opportunities to propel the development of the Metaverse and smart cities.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2667345223000573MetaverseSmart citiesTechnologiesApplicationsOpportunities
spellingShingle Zefeng Chen
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Smart cities
Technologies
Applications
Opportunities
title Metaverse for smart cities: A survey
title_full Metaverse for smart cities: A survey
title_fullStr Metaverse for smart cities: A survey
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title_short Metaverse for smart cities: A survey
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topic Metaverse
Smart cities
Technologies
Applications
Opportunities
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