As current changes in population disposition are increasingly focused on cities and mega-cities, problems associated with rapid urbanization and high population density are becoming very evident and are affecting the lives of millions of people. Thus, the development of solutions that make the organization and use of urban space more efficient is highly necessary. From this need arises the concept of Smart Cities. Upon searching for applications that embodied the Smart Cities concept in the context of reporting issues in public spaces, a new application was developed. GO! Cidade is an innovative application for iOS which uses the power of mobile crowdsourcing to enable collaborative mapping of the problems in public spaces such as parks, streets or roads. To verify its effectiveness, this application was tested for two months by four people in the city of Aracaju-SE, Brazil.
['Bruno L. K. Barroso', 'Rodolfo R. de Oliveira', 'Hendrik T. Macedo']
Mobile crowdsourcing app for smart cities