CORP – Competence Center of Urban and Regional Planning
Abstract
Serving Smart City (SC) and societal objectives (i.e. contributing to better air quality and combat the Corona
virus), a novel measuring device is presented as the latest offspring of the SC Ecosystem Mannheim. In this
paper – based on the description of the concerted activities of the various players of the Mannheim SC
ecosystem – we aim to present the findings of our study of the distribution of gases and particles and their
impact on the health of SC citizens of all ages and the ecological balance. Furthermore, the relationship
between CO2 and liquid aerosols is discussed. In particular, the questions of how corona-relevant droplets
spread and how quickly they evaporate are investigated. A broad portfolio of possible applications suggested
by Nevoox rounds off the article. The practical case is interlinked with the results of the DevOps
Competences for Smart Cities project with competences being the common denominator. The case reflects
necessary transversal (such as creative, innovative, entrepreneurial, networking) and technical competences
(i.e. related to coding, data architechture, big data, cloud computing or AI) to exist in an ecosystem aiming
for sustainable innovation
