Modern mobility and adaptation of transport and communication systems to the requirements of the inhabitants are both inseparable elements of the developed concept of smart cities. One of the important stages in the implementation of this concept is the planning stage, taking into account the complexity and a large number of determinants that impact the effectiveness of decisions related to the planning of transport, communication and logistic systems. The purpose of the article is to lay out a model of a system based on the integration of selected Internet of Things tools used in smart cities to support urban development planning processes in the scope of the ongoing modification of transport, public communication and logistic systems. The model was developed on the basis of the cooperation between the authors and the boards of selected cities’ observations made during the authors’ travels and on the basis of identification and analysis of IT systems types and ICT (Information and Communication Technologies) tools in use within the smart city concept. The need to integrate IoT tools in support of the smart city concept resulted from the synthesis of previous research experience and the existing gap between the capabilities and the scope of applications of the tools in discussion. The results of the analysis allowed to develop a procedure that in an automated way allows to improve the communication, transport and logistics order in the area of interested cities.

The aim of the article is to present a model of sentiment analysis tool application for planning directions of city development. The study presents a model of using sentiment analysis to build city development strategies as well as realization of projects related to it. The presented model is a part of a larger work on developing the concept of the Regional Spatial Business Community (RSBC). The RSBC is created on the basis of electronic communities built by stakeholders involved in the development of a given city. On the basis of surveys, a six-stage city development procedure is proposed. Using the aforementioned procedure, we describe potential data sources, the goals of sentiment analysis application and expected effects. Analyses of the applicability of sentiment analysis are made on the basis of observation of available tools. The obtained model is applicable; however, its implementation requires certain conditions to be met.

The paper studies the subject of exploiting GIS technology to support regional e-undertakings. The paper has been drawn up on the basis of a research conducted by team of the authors from the district of Częstochowa. The research resulted in elaboration of the concept of Regional Business Spatial Community (RBSC). The authors propose the establishment of e-community using Geographic Information Systems (GIS) accessible via the Cloud Computing infrastructure enhanced with online community software. The research reveal that the most predestinated unit for the role of a coordinator of the proposed undertaking is the Office of the City of Częstochowa having adequate legal standing, experience and authority coupled with the proper GIS software. The supportive role of domain experts has been reserved to the scientists from the Częstochowa University of Technology. There are also other organizations that should take part in the project – the companies supplying utilities for the City of Częstochowa. The aim of the project is an elaboration of comprehensive software platform facilitating the public utility infrastructure investments in the city. The project encompasses choosing and preparing the proper ICT tools for RBSC, elaboration of the procedures of needed investments and indicating rules of sharing the GIS software and spatial information among the stakeholders

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