As the popularity and inevitability of smart cities expand, so too does a cybercriminal’s opportunistic attack surface. Keiron Shepherd, F5 Networks, evaluates the risks.
It follows a comprehensive condition assessment of every paved street segment in the Californian city and identifies the need for long-term investment.
The City of San Diego has passed into law two new smart street programmes with a view to bolstering residents’ security and safety across its communities.
Lidar detection is the foundation of the system and is used to create zones which activate wrong-way driving countermeasures to help prevent fatal crashes.
The Hazard Dashboard is accessible online and is designed to give City staff a common operating picture about current conditions and emerging information.
Small businesses, public agencies and educational institutions can use the regional lab for specialised training to simulate and defend against cyberattacks.
The company is partnering with Accelerator for America and will work with five US cities to create a four-track strategy, which will include a smart city vision, framework and project definition and plan.
Up to $733m over the next five years will be invested with green technology and green infrastructure projects among the portfolio of measures planned to improve the aging system.
The 2022 plan, which sought the views and concerns of the people who have suffered the most under climate inequity, sets a community-wide goal of net zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2035.
Powered by Google’s ARCore Geospatial API, Bird’s visual parking system enforces parking norms and is available for free to the e-scooter provider’s city partners.
Sustainable infrastructure company Generate Capital and Ubiquity Management are joining forces to build fibre-to-the-premise networks and complementary sustainable digital infrastructure.
Climate Resilient SD implements key strategies of the City’s Climate Action Plan and fulfils legislative requirements to integrate climate adaptation into the City’s General Plan.
San Diego and San Francisco have become the latest cities to join the Scootaround programme that seeks to improve access to sustainable mobility options for everyone.
Citizens can use online surveys created, distributed and analysed by Zencity, to anonymously voice their opinions on neighbourhood safety and their sentiment towards police.
Climate Resilient SD looks at the past, present, and future conditions and covers wildfire, coastal flooding and erosion, flooding and drought, extreme heat and sea level rise.
Bird’s sensor fusion solution, designed and developed in partnership with U-blox, is being piloted in Milwaukee and San Diego and will be coming to Madrid and more global cities soon.
The launch is part of an exclusive micromobility contract with San Diego State University and will be available to 34,000 students as well as hundreds of staff and faculty members.
Technology services company Zensar will also set up a new public cloud to support departmental customer call centres, disaster recovery capabilities, and data storage with improved capability.
The tool aims to ensure decision-making better reflects the diversity of the city and, as well as increase transparency, the mayor believes it will help to chart a new course for San Diego.
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.
Digitising the kerb opens the door for more dynamic regulations and new approaches to kerb-usage fees that could enable more goal-driven management strategies.
San Diego Regional Proving Grounds designed the programme to facilitate use case research and testing for vehicle communications in realistic operating conditions.
It is proposing a partnership with San Diego Futures Foundation which would provide thousands of computers to families in need and reduce the future costs of recycling the technology.
The analysts behind the seventh Shining Cities 2020 report said each year the study has revealed that more local leaders are pursuing solar projects and smart local policies.
The pandemic is changing where we go and how we get there and while none of us will mourn congestion, there’s much to miss when it comes to travelling to live events.
The Optipark system captures data through camera sensors and delivers crucial availability and location information to drivers to help improve the parking experience for the visiting public.
The city is introducing a “slow streets” pilot programme to repurpose certain public streets to create more outdoor space and encourage safe walking and cycling.
The global market for smart city surveillance equipment was worth €6.5 billion in 2018 and is forecast to grow at a CAGR of 24.5 per cent to reach €19.5 billion by 2023.
The US city has approved proposals to create a joint-powers entity with cities across the region to lower energy costs and reach 100 per cent renewable energy by 2035.
Hickey & Associates assessed thousands of datapoints across more than 300 markets to pinpoint the next hotbeds of innovation and transformation around the globe.
The US Smart Cities Council said trends this year include a focus on regional collaboration and two finalists are trying to give their communities a second life.
Carlsbad’s new Chief Innovation Officer is looking to go beyond the city delivering basic services, towards offering Amazon-like user experience for citizens.
As the popularity and inevitability of smart cities expand, so too does a cybercriminal’s opportunistic attack surface. Keiron Shepherd, F5 Networks, evaluates the risks.
