🌆 Urban & City Planning · Data Flow
Smart Waste Collection Data Flow
How a city optimises garbage collection: bin fill-level sensors, truck GPS, route planning and citizen complaints.
Drawing diagram…
What this diagram shows
- Bins report fill levels so only full ones are collected
- Routes are planned daily around fill levels and truck capacity
- Citizen complaints and missed pickups feed back into planning
Prompt used
Data flow for smart waste collection: fill-level sensors in public bins and RFID tags on household bins report to the IoT platform, trucks send GPS and weight data, a route planner creates daily routes prioritising bins over 80% full within truck capacity, routes go to the driver app, completed pickups and weights update the dashboard, citizens report missed pickups in an app, and complaints and collection data feed performance reports for the municipality.
Mermaid code
flowchart LR BIN[Bin fill-level sensors] -->|Fill %| IOT[IoT Platform] RFID[Household bin RFID] -->|Pickups| IOT TRK[Truck GPS and weight] --> IOT IOT --> RP[Route Planner - bins over 80%] CAP[(Truck capacity, depots)] --> RP RP -->|Daily routes| DRV[Driver App] DRV -->|Completed pickups| IOT CIT[Citizen App] -->|Missed pickup complaints| CMS[Complaint System] CMS --> RP IOT --> DASH[Municipal Dashboard] CMS --> DASH
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