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Data mined from IoT devices will ‘breed’ next new Uber

Data mined from IoT devices will ‘breed’ next new Uber

28 Jan 2021
Data mined from user interactions with ‘things’ rather than digital services will create a wealth of rich data, enabling new business models, and the creation of new products and services.
Tasmania's IoT network opens for business

Tasmania's IoT network opens for business

28 Jan 2021
The carrier-grade LoRaWAN network will provide umbrella coverage across all major population zones and offer opportunities for use cases such as smart street lighting and digital metering.
Report reveals what global transit commutes looked like in 2020

Report reveals what global transit commutes looked like in 2020

27 Jan 2021
Moovit’s 2020 Global Public Transport Report includes two new categories: Covid-19 impact on public transit usage, and mobile payment demand for mass transit rides.
Companies team to roll out smarter e-scooters in Ireland

Companies team to roll out smarter e-scooters in Ireland

25 Jan 2021
The scooters are fitted with world-first centimetre-level positioning technology and artificial intelligence cameras, to help solve the dual issues of dangerous parking and illegal footpath riding.
Smart EV company adds surrounding reality for navigation-assisted autonomous driving

Smart EV company adds surrounding reality for navigation-assisted autonomous driving

25 Jan 2021
The surrounding reality autonomous driving display integrates the data of Amap’s high-precision maps, including real-time traffic information, lane-level road conditions, and traffic forecasts.
LoRaWAN used to help monitor spaces and public safety

LoRaWAN used to help monitor spaces and public safety

22 Jan 2021
Meshed’s IoT platform enables cities to monitor the number of people and activity at hotspots such as shopping malls, parks and gardens, public facilities and major events.
Index ranks climate impact on transportation amid the pandemic

Index ranks climate impact on transportation amid the pandemic

21 Jan 2021
Analysis from StreetLight Data reveals that New York City, Sarasota and Portland lead when it comes to the reduced impact of transportation on the environment.
Pandemic drives £500m into top GovTech start-ups

Pandemic drives £500m into top GovTech start-ups

21 Jan 2021
Core to the boom in GovTech development and investment is the recognition of a new digital focus by governments which have been forced towards digital adoption through the pandemic.
Smart cities: the next frontier for cybercriminals

Smart cities: the next frontier for cybercriminals

18 Jan 2021
Safeguarding smart cities is a complex, yet essential, task requiring a three pronged approach, writes Sectigo’s Alan Grau.
Realising the true value of data

Realising the true value of data

14 Jan 2021
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.
Start-ups to take part in UK smart city accelerator at MediaCityUK

Start-ups to take part in UK smart city accelerator at MediaCityUK

14 Jan 2021
They will be developing and prototyping solutions to discover how cities can use technology to adapt to a post-Covid world with the aim of securing investment at the end of the programme.
Annual kerb management challenge launched

Annual kerb management challenge launched

13 Jan 2021
Coord wants to partner with cities and other kerb managers to undertake a Smart Zone pilot programme to digitally manage and operate kerb space.
Saudi Arabia unveils its vision for a city without cars and streets

Saudi Arabia unveils its vision for a city without cars and streets

13 Jan 2021
The Line is a zero-carbon, hyper-connected city in a 170km straight line on the Neom development near the Red Sea that will “reimagine and revitalise the future of urban living”.
Here unveils 3D city models to build reality-based applications and simulations

Here unveils 3D city models to build reality-based applications and simulations

12 Jan 2021
Here Premier 3D Cities contain rich data layers and attributes aligned to physical geometry and terrain with sample datasets of London, Berlin and Munich available on AWS Data Exchange.
Orlando International Airport uses lidar-based crowd analytics to maximise safety

Orlando International Airport uses lidar-based crowd analytics to maximise safety

11 Jan 2021
Foot traffic monitoring specialist The Indoor Lab partnered with lidar company Cepton to provide anonymised, 3D tracking of people that claims to improve the usability, safety and cleanliness of large spaces.
Think tank: what is infrastructure for?

Think tank: what is infrastructure for?

11 Jan 2021
In the latest in our series of opinions from our Advisory Board, Mott MacDonald’s Clare Wildfire argues the potential of smart infrastructure will need new ways of thinking.
Helsinki expands smart city innovation project to new districts

Helsinki expands smart city innovation project to new districts

08 Jan 2021
A number of development projects will be launched in Malmi, Pasila, Mellunkylä and Malminkartano-Kannelmäki, in which residents will also be invited to participate.
Berlin's S-Bahn smart rail project goes live

Berlin's S-Bahn smart rail project goes live

07 Jan 2021
Teams based at S-Bahn’s ‘4S’ operational headquarters are able to connect, respond, and collaborate with passengers and staff on-board trains, at stations, and with field personnel.