City - living creatures

A new ecologically planned city in Portugal, will use a central computer " brain " to control water use, waste treatment, energy consumption .

Image for illustrative purposes. (Internet source)

The PlanIT Valley in southern Portugal will use a sensor network like a nervous system to collect and control cities worth $ 19 billion, scheduled to be built in 2015. Corporations like Cisco Systems , McLaren Electronics and Accenture are selected as partners of the project.

In addition to the brain, the city has many functions similar to the organism: a kidney system with reeds and bamboo to help filter water, a digestive system consisting of dishwasher-sized devices that help treat waste and human food for biofuel production, an image sensor system that tracks children lost and connects them to parents . Special applications will inform people about the traffic situation as well as other local issues.

The city operates as an effective cycle - everything is recycled into a useful product. For example, water from the kitchen is collected to flush the toilet. Trees in the lagoon that handle water will be cut down when they grow large enough to be used as biofuel. Hot air from the huge data storage center will be transferred to heating for other buildings. Buildings are designed in hexagons to maximize space .