January 201619 interconnected and more efficient space for both working and living.The core functionalities of a smart campus could be better characterised by five key pillars, namely: facilities, security, administration, utility and analytics.We see the intelligence level of a smart campus to be an incremental, progressive one. It thus takes a transformational journey which includes the integration and streamlining of sensors and devices as well as the wealth of actionable insights harnessed from the various data sets into one agile, unified system. And we would like to believe NCS' core expertise and experience of an ICT system integrator would help organisations manage their development over time and realise the vision towards an integrated Smart Campus.Designing and enabling a `Smart Campus' with NCS' IntelliSURFTMDesigned by NCS, IntelliSURFTM is a scalable, interoperable command and control platform that facilitates the implementation and realisation of a smart campus. Complementary with this platform is a suite of modules of various functionalities designed along the 5 key pillars of a smart campus ­ facilities, administration, utility, security and analytics. It would be useful to think of the modules as these different applications, coupled with their respective sensorsand devices (if there are). The insights harnessed and analysed from these disparate data points are then integrated and centralised upon this single IntelliSURFTM platform. More so, it is interesting to know that when select modules `interact' with each other, the outcome would be improved situational awareness, operational responsiveness and future-back scenario planning for more informed decision-making. Here are a few case scenarios at play:1) If there is a water reading detected at an unusual hour (unexpected to have any water usage, such as 3-4 am), video surveillance data and analytics could be employed to ascertain the possibility of human intervention at play (e.g., water theft). If not, this could suggest the possibility of a water leakage instead.Modules of IntelliSURFTM employed: Water Meter Data Management, Video Analytics for SecurityAccompanying sensors/hardware required: smart water meters, video cameras2) Crowd detection systems to monitor crowd density within a building, especially in the case of unplanned scenarios. This could signal a need to divert traffic or enforce crowd management control on a timely manner. Complementary to this, social media analytics (e.g., trending topics on the incident) and video analytics could be employed further to get a stronger sensing of the situation on the ground in real-time.Modules of IntelliSURFTM employed: Crowd Detection (VCA)/Crowd Detection (WiFi), Social Media Analytics, Video Analytics for Security Accompanying sensors/hardware required: video cameras/WiFi infrastructure (routers, switches and access points)In all, while it is certain that organisations could harness the value from the wealth of insights wrought by Big Data, it is imperative to improve the interconnectivity of the information mined by various sensors and devices onto a single dashboard of IntelliSURFTM in a greater bid towards a truly agile, flexible smart campus of the future.More often than not, organisations would have key different functionalities, be it building management or administration, managed by disparate systemsFerry Chung
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