A big concern for smart city innovators is how to turn data generated by Internet of Things sensors and modules on highways, railroads and elsewhere into valuable information that can be used right away.

“When you talk about IoT and sensors and smart cities, it is not about big data but about small data, where you take that massive amount of data that things are providing to give us actionable data,” said Chris Gutierrez, president of KC SmartPort, in an interview. The group promotes economic development through freight-based distribution, warehousing and manufacturing in 18 counties on the Kansas and Missouri border.

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