  Major advances in information and communication technologies (ICTs) make
citizens to be considered as sensors in motion. Carrying their mobile devices,
moving in their connected vehicles or actively participating in social
networks, citizens provide a wealth of information that, after properly
processing, can support numerous applications for the benefit of the community.
In the context of smart communities, the INRISCO proposal intends for (i) the
early detection of abnormal situations in cities (i.e., incidents), (ii) the
analysis of whether, according to their impact, those incidents are really
adverse for the community; and (iii) the automatic actuation by dissemination
of appropriate information to citizens and authorities. Thus, INRISCO will
identify and report on incidents in traffic (jam, accident) or public
infrastructure (e.g., works, street cut), the occurrence of specific events
that affect other citizens life (e.g., demonstrations, concerts), or
environmental problems (e.g., pollution, bad weather). It is of particular
interest to this proposal the identification of incidents with a social and
economic impact, which affects the quality of life of citizens.
