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Mapping platform joins open source foundation

08 Apr 2020

The Urban Computing Foundation will host and govern Mapzen, which aims to develop a truly open platform for mapping, search, navigation, location and transit data.

Facebook expands local alert tool within the US

03 Sep 2019

The tool has been designed to help local authorities to communicate urgent, need-to-know information when it directly affects people in their communities.

Forum aims to accelerate open source tools for smarter cities

16 May 2019

The Urban Computing Foundation enables developers to collaborate on software to make improvements in areas such as mobility, energy and road infrastructure in connected cities.

Seattle appoints new members to help invent the future

21 Sep 2018

Technology leaders from Facebook and Twitter are among the latest members to join the new Innovation Advisory Council to address the city’s most urgent challenges

Submarine cable to connect Southeast Asia

18 Mar 2018

Running from Japan to Singapore, the 10,500km high-performance cable is expected to be completed by the fourth quarter of 2020

Facebook connectivity lifts off

26 Jul 2016

Solar-powered drone aims to bring regional internet connectivity to billions of people in hard-to-reach places

Special Reports

Realising the true value of data

In an extract from our Sydney City Profile, we explore how the city’s Smart City Strategy Framework aims to help transform raw data into actionable knowledge.