Smart Cities: Drivers to Increase Context-Awareness Based on a Systematic Review of the Literature

The study reported in this article aimed to identify the most relevant context-aware applications supported in smart city infrastructures, the characteristics of the technologies being used, and the maturity level of their implementation. A systematic review was performed based on a search of the literature and a total of 19 articles was retrieved. The articles report context-aware applications for different domains, namely public health, information services, urban mobility, management of urban infrastructures, active citizenship, and improvement of shopping experience.