Smart City, Future City
The City of Parramatta is meeting the challenges of the future by leveraging the opportunities using data, information and technology.
In August 2015, Parramatta became the first local government in New South Wales to adopt a Smart City Masterplan to better position the City to meet the challenges of the future and leverage the opportunities of data, information and technology to improve peoples’ lived experience of the City.
The Program
Work continues on a range of activities including:
- Smart City projects that improve planning and decision-making by using data as a tool.
- Future City projects that position Parramatta for future challenges and opportunities.
The program aims to build research, data collection and analytics capabilities to improve organisational efficiency and customer experience.
Melrose Park: Climate Responsive Neighbourhoods
Melrose Park: Climate Responsive Neighbourhoods
Smart cities and suburbs grant
The Melrose Park: Smart Planning for Climate Responsive Neighbourhoods project uses smart technology to capture, analyse and visualise local environmental data.
Approximately 70 environmental sensors have been installed throughout the construction site and surrounding residential streets to monitor conditions including temperature, humidity, air quality, noise and stormwater.
Smart Park
Smart Park
Management and maintenance automation
A range of sensors have been installed to monitor soil moisture, water and amenities usage, and the local temperature, humidity, and wind at Doyle Ground in North Parramatta
The real time data collected over time will provide new insights that can help with future planning and operations.
Digitising Heritage in 3D
Digitising Heritage in 3D
Stories of rare and unique artefacts
A critical pathway to evolving Parramatta into the future is understanding the past. Storytelling is of paramount cultural importance. Digitising some stories will promote greater awareness and preservation.
Each item was selected based on the historical connection to Parramatta and the online storytelling opportunity.
Benchmarking Urban Heat
Benchmarking Urban Heat
Environment monitoring of the City
The OATH (Outdoor Ambient Temperature Hierarchies of Parramatta) environmental monitoring project is a collaboration between Western Sydney University (WSU) and the City of Parramatta Council. More than 120 temperature sensors were installed to monitor variations in temperature.
At the same time, City of Parramatta Council has planted more than 1000 trees on streets and in playgrounds. Live weather can be viewed as reported through a mini-weather station installed in Centenary Square.
CBD Parking FInder
CBD Parking FInder
Know where to go
The interactive Parking Finder helps people to locate potential parking spaces before they leave home.
The Parramatta CBD Parking Finder provides information about on-street and multi-level car parking in the Parramatta CBD including how long you can park and costs.
The Local Business Finder helps people find businesses in the Parramatta CBD with real-time updates on operating hours, services, and special offers.
Safe School Parking Finder
Safe School Parking Finder
Park safely and legally around schools
The Safe School Parking Finder is an online tool covering 60 schools in and around Parramatta. The interactive site is designed for pre-journey planning and shows parents and carers where they can safely and legally park around their child’s school.
The Safe School Parking Finder is a map-based website available in 15 different languages: Arabic, Armenian, Chinese (simplified and traditional), Dari, English, Gujarati, Hindi, Indonesian, Korean, Persian (Farsi), Punjabi, Tagalog (Filipino), Tamil, and Telugu.
