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<StrategicPlan xmlns="urn:ISO:std:iso:17469:tech:xsd:stratml_core" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:schemaLocation="urn:ISO:std:iso:17469:tech:xsd:stratml_core http://xml.govwebs.net/stratml/references/StrategicPlanISOVersion20140401.xsd"><Name>About Verizon Smart Communities</Name><Description/><OtherInformation/><StrategicPlanCore><Organization><Name>Verizon</Name><Acronym>VZ</Acronym><Identifier>_1bf2e144-de95-11e7-b6a0-b6fda318c257</Identifier><Description/><Stakeholder StakeholderTypeType="Generic_Group"><Name>Communities</Name><Description>From population growth to rapid urbanization, communities are facing new challenges to maintaining high standards of livability, resiliency and sustainability.</Description></Stakeholder><Stakeholder StakeholderTypeType="Generic_Group"><Name>City Executives</Name><Description>Using innovative Internet of Things (IoT) and machine-to-machine (M2M) communication solutions, city executives can help improve efficiency and revolutionize cities to create a better quality of life for both work and play. </Description></Stakeholder></Organization><Vision><Description>Quality of life improves</Description><Identifier>_1bf2e23e-de95-11e7-b6a0-b6fda318c257</Identifier></Vision><Mission><Description>To build smart cities</Description><Identifier>_1bf2e2d4-de95-11e7-b6a0-b6fda318c257</Identifier></Mission><Value><Name>Livability</Name><Description/></Value><Value><Name>Resiliency</Name><Description/></Value><Value><Name>Sustainability</Name><Description/></Value><Value><Name>M2M Communication</Name><Description>machine-to-machine communication</Description></Value><Value><Name>Efficiency</Name><Description/></Value><Goal><Name>Intelligence, Connection &amp; Safety</Name><Description>Make communities smart, connected and safe.</Description><Identifier>_1bf2e3a6-de95-11e7-b6a0-b6fda318c257</Identifier><SequenceIndicator/><Stakeholder><Name/><Description/></Stakeholder><OtherInformation>Help make your community smart, connected and safe.

Smart communities are cities, counties, sports venues, college campuses and corporate facilities that leverage technologies to better engage with citizens. Verizon helps public-and private-sector planners increase economic development, drive citizen engagement and promote sustainability with our suite of smart city solutions. In addition to the IoT and M2M technologies we’ve developed, we’ve also acquired companies like Sensity, an IoT-based platform that supports intelligent LED sensors and other smart city solutions, and LQD WiFi, which makes interactive kiosks that inspire interactive community engagement. We’re developing viable and comprehensive smart platforms that help you unify disparate systems, use resources more efficiently and address an array of community challenges.

With Verizon Smart Cities and Communities, you can collect critical data and gain near real-time visibility into vital operations. This helps you streamline the decision-making process and respond more quickly. For example, if a water pipe breaks, sensors will be able to detect the sudden pressure change and notify public works officials, who could then dispatch the closest field crew for repair. In the event of area flooding, residents could receive alerts, traffic lights could be adjusted to steer drivers toward safety and digital signage could be used for information sharing. This is one of the many ways in which smart cities technology can help communities become more resilient.

When a city is a truly smart city, it is able to collect data from IoT and connected machine technologies. Communities can benefit from revenue generation opportunities, make efficient use of limited resources and attract businesses, residents and workers.</OtherInformation><Objective><Name>Lighting</Name><Description>Light up communities.</Description><Identifier>_1bf2e41e-de95-11e7-b6a0-b6fda318c257</Identifier><SequenceIndicator>1</SequenceIndicator><Stakeholder><Name/><Description/></Stakeholder><OtherInformation>Intelligent Lighting -- 
A smarter way to light up your community -- 
Upgrade your lighting infrastructure and regulate light levels remotely to help save energy costs. It’s a simple action that can make a big impact on our environment. But it’s also easier said than done -- especially on a large scale. Intelligent Lighting makes it possible to remotely regulate light levels, so you can switch and dim vast lighting networks when no one is around. The Smart Cities solution helps support your green initiatives, but it can also help strengthen public safety with sensory trigger alerts and integrated IoT technologies for insightful analytics.</OtherInformation></Objective><Objective><Name>Video</Name><Description>Capture high-quality footage.</Description><Identifier>_1bf2e496-de95-11e7-b6a0-b6fda318c257</Identifier><SequenceIndicator>2</SequenceIndicator><Stakeholder><Name/><Description/></Stakeholder><OtherInformation>Intelligent Video -- 
Help create a safe community.
Our Intelligent Video solution can capture high-quality footage and send it to authorized viewers for near real-time viewing, or maintain the video stream locally and in the cloud for longer-term storage. The Smart Cities Intelligent Video solution can also trigger alerts when unusual or abnormal behaviors are detected, helping keep your community or organization safe, even when no one is there standing guard.</OtherInformation></Objective><Objective><Name>Traffic Flow</Name><Description>Smooth traffic flow.</Description><Identifier>_1bf2e518-de95-11e7-b6a0-b6fda318c257</Identifier><SequenceIndicator>3</SequenceIndicator><Stakeholder StakeholderTypeType="Generic_Group"><Name>Commuters</Name><Description/></Stakeholder><OtherInformation>Intelligent Traffic Management -- 
Smooth traffic flow with smarter technology.
Verizon Smart City IoT solutions can address traffic challenges to help travelers and commuters spend less time traveling and more time at their destination. Our Intelligent Traffic Management solution collects data on speed, congestion, vehicle counts, red-light violations and other critical performance metrics to help you better manage day-to-day traffic in near real time.</OtherInformation></Objective><Objective><Name>Cellular Data</Name><Description>Manage traffic and mass transit planning</Description><Identifier>_1bf2e5e0-de95-11e7-b6a0-b6fda318c257</Identifier><SequenceIndicator>4</SequenceIndicator><Stakeholder StakeholderTypeType="Generic_Group"><Name/><Description/></Stakeholder><OtherInformation>Traffic Data Services -- 
Use cellular data to manage traffic, mass transit planning, and more.
What if you could use the massive volumes of cellular data captured by our network every day to help traffic and events flow more smoothly? Traffic Data Services from Verizon does just that, using billions of cellular network records to provide city planners with near-real time traffic data, population movement analytics and all around smarter traffic management.</OtherInformation></Objective><Objective><Name>Kiosks</Name><Description>Connect people with their communities.</Description><Identifier>_1bf2e64e-de95-11e7-b6a0-b6fda318c257</Identifier><SequenceIndicator>5</SequenceIndicator><Stakeholder StakeholderTypeType="Generic_Group"><Name/><Description/></Stakeholder><OtherInformation>Digital Kiosk -- 
Connect people with their community.
People on the go want quick access to transit, restaurant, business, emergency and community information. Verizon Digital Kiosk integrates multiple interactive smart city technologies into one platform to offer all of these services and more in one place. When located at transportation hubs and prominent sites throughout your community, our Digital Kiosk can help you deliver on your vision of a smart, connected city.</OtherInformation></Objective><Objective><Name>IoT</Name><Description>Accelerate the IoT for communities.</Description><Identifier>_1bf2e6b2-de95-11e7-b6a0-b6fda318c257</Identifier><SequenceIndicator>6</SequenceIndicator><Stakeholder StakeholderTypeType="Generic_Group"><Name>Communities</Name><Description/></Stakeholder><OtherInformation>ThingSpace -- 
Accelerate IoT Solutions for Smarter Communities.
With Verizon's ThingSpace platform we can put smart city solutions to work faster. Quickly take advantage of IoT/M2M technologies developed and customized for your specific needs. The platform’s web-based, open development environment helps simplify and accelerate the entire process by putting all of the tools in one place. Manage, develop and deploy IoT solutions with ease.</OtherInformation></Objective><Objective><Name>Security</Name><Description>Protect data and keep connections secure.</Description><Identifier>_1bf2e734-de95-11e7-b6a0-b6fda318c257</Identifier><SequenceIndicator>7</SequenceIndicator><Stakeholder StakeholderTypeType="Generic_Group"><Name/><Description/></Stakeholder><OtherInformation>IoT Security Credentialing -- 
Keep bad things from happening to good data.
Help protect your data and keep your connections secure. IoT Security Credentialing (IoT SC) gives you an extra layer of security for your Smart City solutions and apps on top of the features already in your network.</OtherInformation></Objective></Goal></StrategicPlanCore><AdministrativeInformation><PublicationDate>2017-12-11</PublicationDate><Source>http://www.verizonenterprise.com/products/internet-of-things/smart-cities/</Source><Submitter><GivenName>Owen</GivenName><Surname>Ambur</Surname><PhoneNumber/><EmailAddress>Owen.Ambur@verizon.net</EmailAddress></Submitter></AdministrativeInformation></StrategicPlan>