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City of Houston unveils smart city wayfinding kiosks

City of Houston unveils smart city wayfinding kiosks

Each kiosk serves as a free wifi hotspot and is geo-located, displaying informational listings based on what’s in the immediate proximity to the touchscreen kiosk.
Researchers to develop social digital twin tech for smarter cities

Researchers to develop social digital twin tech for smarter cities

The researchers are working with Fujitsu to develop a platform that delivers a broad set of solutions for a variety of social issues based on accurate simulations of the movements of people and vehicles.

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Boston expands fare-free bus programme following pilot

Boston expands fare-free bus programme following pilot

After fares were eliminated in August 2021 on one of the chosen routes, ridership increased to more than 90 per cent of pre-pandemic levels with over 12,000 riders every day.
Centre of excellence to build deep tech skills in Singapore

Centre of excellence to build deep tech skills in Singapore

Courses at the Universal Omniverse Experience Centre aim to deliver a holistic curriculum, integrating education and real-world applications of 3D technologies to demonstrate the power of spatial data for industrial and smart city projects.

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Japanese smart waste pilot converts to long-term agreement

Japanese smart waste pilot converts to long-term agreement

A nationwide technology licensing agreement will mean that Rubicon Technologies can work with Odakyu Electric Railway Company to promote sustainable waste solutions across Japan.
The pandemic’s impact on global congestion in 2021

The pandemic’s impact on global congestion in 2021

TomTom’s annual Traffic Index shows that congestion levels remain lower than those of 2019 but some cities have shown extreme fluctuations in traffic across the year.

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Boston expands fare-free bus programme following pilot

Boston expands fare-free bus programme following pilot

After fares were eliminated in August 2021 on one of the chosen routes, ridership increased to more than 90 per cent of pre-pandemic levels with over 12,000 riders every day.
Researchers to develop social digital twin tech for smarter cities

Researchers to develop social digital twin tech for smarter cities

The researchers are working with Fujitsu to develop a platform that delivers a broad set of solutions for a variety of social issues based on accurate simulations of the movements of people and vehicles.

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City of Houston unveils smart city wayfinding kiosks

City of Houston unveils smart city wayfinding kiosks

Each kiosk serves as a free wifi hotspot and is geo-located, displaying informational listings based on what’s in the immediate proximity to the touchscreen kiosk.
Global engineering company invests in smart city digital twin platform

Global engineering company invests in smart city digital twin platform

Investment from Ramboll will support Vu.City’s ambition to become a marketplace for data and solution providers to inform the development of smarter cities.

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SmartCitiesWorld City Profile – Las Vegas

SmartCitiesWorld City Profile – Las Vegas

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SmartCitiesWorld City Profiles explore how the world’s leading cities apply technology and innovation to improve public services and quality of life. In this edition, we focus on Las Vegas, also known as the entertainment capital of the world and “Sin City”.

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Urban Exchange Episode 4: Francis Suarez, Mayor of Miami

Urban Exchange Episode 4: Francis Suarez, Mayor of Miami

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Cities on the  Frontlines: LIVE from cop26 advancing net-zero and resilience

Preview:  Lauren Sorkin, executive director at  Resilient Cities Network, will be joined by Mayor of Miami, Francis Suarez, for reflections live from Cop26 and a discussion around advancing urban resilience. 
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Portland streetlight conversion project reaches completion
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Portland streetlight conversion project reaches completion

Lighting08 Feb 2022
LED streetlights across the US city’s greater area are dark-sky friendly with a colour temperature of 3,000-4,000 Kelvin and claim to use 50 per cent less energy than traditional highway and tunnel lighting fixtures.
Austin upgrades lighting to increase citizen safety
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Austin upgrades lighting to increase citizen safety

Lighting31 Jan 2022
The City of Austin is upgrading street lighting in the West Campus area and has also announced a re-lamping process with 500 additional streetlights to be retrofitted with LED inserts by the end of 2022.
Companies collaborate on end-to-end smart lighting solution
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Companies collaborate on end-to-end smart lighting solution

Lighting28 Jan 2022
Dhyan has joined Dialog’s SmartServer IoT ecosystem as a premier CMS developer, making its central management software available as smart lighting enablers for an IoT edge server.
Partnership to integrate gigabit connectivity into lighting infrastructure
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Partnership to integrate gigabit connectivity into lighting infrastructure

Lighting25 Jan 2022
Signify and Siklu have announced a strategic agreement to cooperate in the areas of innovation, development, and  commercialisation of pervasive multi-gigabit wireless connectivity for digital cities.
UK ports implement smart lighting for energy and operational efficiency
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UK ports implement smart lighting for energy and operational efficiency

Internet of Things11 Jan 2022
Associated British Ports has chosen Telensa technology for the Port of Southampton, Port of Ipswich and Hams Hall Rail Freight Terminal to provide robust and adaptable intelligent lighting.
Tech and telecoms companies team to progress smart cities in Saudi Arabia
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Tech and telecoms companies team to progress smart cities in Saudi Arabia

Internet of Things04 Jan 2022
Tata Communications and Zain KSA are already working together on a smart street lighting solution for one of the key cities in the kingdom with smart waste and smart mobility also on the agenda.
SmartCitiesWorld's top news stories of 2021
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News23 Dec 2021
Smart glass, green roofs and the metaverse were among the technologies changing the face of urban development around the world, in a year that saw cities continue to reinvent and revitalise themselves in the face of the pandemic.
Edinburgh smart streetlighting upgrade nears completion
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Edinburgh smart streetlighting upgrade nears completion

Lighting22 Dec 2021
Since the end of 2018, the Scottish capital has upgraded more than 55,000 lanterns with energy-efficient LED lights, which it is estimated will generate savings of £54m over 20 years.
Brussels deploys intelligent streetlighting solution
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Brussels deploys intelligent streetlighting solution

Lighting21 Dec 2021
Itron is working with Equans and Sibelga on the network-as-a-service solution, which as well as reduce electricity consumption will lay the foundation for future smart city capabilities.
Energy-efficient, dynamic lighting system unveiled at Empire State Plaza
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Energy-efficient, dynamic lighting system unveiled at Empire State Plaza

News07 Dec 2021
The installation comprises more than 360 exterior LED lights with new colour-changing technology and it is claimed the system will reduce energy usage by at least 85 per cent.

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5G and IoT technologies to smarten Australia’s waste trucks

An interconnected network of garbage trucks could be the new frontline in repairing local roads, thanks to a collaboration between Brimbank City Council in Victoria and academia.

Neom to launch cognitive digital twin metaverse platform

The XVRS platform aims to offer users multiple points of view and the ability to feature in a variety of locations across the metaverse in real time as an avatar or hologram.

Global engineering company invests in smart city digital twin platform

Investment from Ramboll will support Vu.City’s ambition to become a marketplace for data and solution providers to inform the development of smarter cities.

Europe’s leading capitals for green infrastructure

A study by the European Environment Agency (EEA) found that cities in the north and west of Europe tend to have more green space than cities in southern and eastern Europe.

Minneapolis and Saint Paul make electric vehicles more accessible to all

Designed and developed in the Twin Cities for the Twin Cities, the EV Spot Network is the nation’s largest publicly owned electric vehicle initiative to date.

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SmartCitiesWorld City Profile – Las Vegas
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SmartCitiesWorld City Profile – Las Vegas

SmartCitiesWorld City Profiles explore how the world’s leading cities apply technology and innovation to improve public services and quality of life. In this edition, we focus on Las Vegas, also known as the entertainment capital of the world and “Sin City”.
SmartCitiesWorld City Profile – Seattle
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SmartCitiesWorld City Profile – Seattle

We explore Seattle’s journey to becoming a data-driven city and how it plans to continue to develop its smart city strengths
SmartCitiesWorld City Profile – London
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SmartCitiesWorld City Profile – London

The long term-impact of the UK’s decision to leave the European Union and the country’s poor performance in the Covid-19 pandemic, are among the complex set of challenges it faces if London is to remain one of the world’s most influential and enviable cities.

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Vertical Spotlight: MaaS and mobility’s Covid-19 recovery
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Vertical Spotlight: MaaS and mobility’s Covid-19 recovery

How Mobility-as-a-Service can play a key role in the recovery of passenger transport from the Covid-19 pandemic
Insight Report: Securing smarter cities
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Insight Report: Securing smarter cities

Why and how cities must focus on cybersecurity from the inception through to the ongoing management of their smart applications and ensure they are 100 per cent cybersecurity aware.
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