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# City Portal - A STEAM Club Project
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> [!NOTE]
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> Everything described underneath is the theoretical goal of the project -
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> certainly not the state it's in, and probably not the state it will ever be in...
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Imagine, in the city of the future:
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a single, unified digital layer connecting every source of urban knowledge.
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**City Portal** is that layer - an open, extensible platform where
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**all data, all events, all locations** are accessible in one place.
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City Portal exposes a **GraphQL API** that provides **free read access** to the city’s datasets -
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from transportation networks to local events, from environmental sensors to cultural archives.
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Anyone can build on it: dashboards, analytics tools, or public displays that bring the city
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to life.
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Certain data domains (e.g. weather, utilities, public safety) are writable only by
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**authorized city devices**, ensuring authenticity to maintain the City Portal's integrity.
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Beyond data aggregation, City Portal aims to become a **platform for experimentation**.
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Students, researchers, artists, and engineers can collaborate through the same interface to:
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* Build interactive maps, visualizing live data feeds
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* Integrate IoT sensors and public devices
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* Run simulations and predictive models
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* Develop mobile or AR applications using open datasets
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* Create educational experiences around real urban systems
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The project promotes **STEAM learning** by mixing science, technology, engineering, art,
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and mathematics into one practical challenge: making cities more understandable, efficient, and
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inclusive through data.
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City Portal is fully **open source**, community-driven, and designed for adaptability.
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Each deployment in a different city would form part of a broader network of civic APIs -
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**a group of connected cities**, able to exchange verified data to form a digital ecosystem of
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urban knowledge.
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The main mission of City Portal is to be a framework for **digital citizenship**,
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where information is treated as a shared resource and every resident, developer, or policymaker
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can take part in shaping the city’s future.
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