Edinburgh, Scotland has completed the first phase of its participation in Scotland’s 8th City – the Smart City program. The 8th City Programme was organized by the Scottish Cities Alliance, and runs from 2015 to Read More
The National EMS Information System (NEMSIS) – working with the HHS Office of Climate Change and Health Equity (OCCHE) and the DOT National Highway Traffic Safety Administration – has launched an online dashboard – the Read More
The term “smart city” usually conjures up images of futuristic, fantastical cityscapes but the reality of implementing smart city initiatives is more based in reality. Designing and deploying smart technology is about responding to community Read More
Mayor Bruce Harrell of Seattle, WA recently unveiled the city’s ‘One Seattle Data Strategy,’ that is designed to optimize the City’s use of data for decision making, enhance collaboration, protect privacy, and standardize best practices. Read More
The US Dept. of Energy’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) has created a data collection and management tool – called BuildingSync – to help municipalities and building owners plan energy efficiency and decarbonization investments and Read More
Arlington County, VA is in its first year of a three-year smart parking pilot that uses LoRaWAN connections to sensors embedded in the pavement at metered parking spaces. With the use of this smart parking Read More
In order to enhance disaster response capabilities and promote the use of disaster-response technology, the City Fire Department of Taipei, Taiwan has recently introduced the use of robotic firefighters. The LUF60 Fire Fighting Robot can Read More
In a recent interview with Conor Riffle, the Senior Vice President of Smart Cities at Rubicon, conducted by Michael Suarez, Marketing Communication Specialist for Smart Cities Connect Media and Research the discussion centered on the Read More
The Hague in the Netherlands is launching a year-long drone detection project. Most of the city is designated as a ‘no-fly zone’ in order to protect nature reserves, ministries, embassy buildings, and the airport. The Read More
One of the best aspects of smart cities is the diversity of perspectives, experiences, and motivations that each person brings. People from all around the world consider an endless amount of approaches to integrate connected Read More
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