Researchers at MIT have created an open-source version of a low-cost, mobile pollution detector that could enable people to easily track air quality. The detector – called Flatburn – is part of a larger project, Read More
The City of Chicago’s Digital Equity Council recently published its new digital equity plan – which includes new initiatives to install public Wi-Fi, use city assets to boost broadband, and encourage the uptake of federal Read More
The Seoul Metropolitan Government (SMG) in Korea will be using drones to conduct roof inspections of its hanok buildings. Hanok buildings are traditional to Korea, and feature roofs made by connecting rice and wheat straws. Read More
While the topic of smart cities is vast and broad, the one thing that almost everyone who works in the sector can agree upon is that there is no one accepted definition of a smart Read More
The City of Tampere in Finland and Tieto – a Nordic IT services and software company – are conducting a pilot project to test an illuminated crosswalk sign. The lamp-post type sign is equipped with Read More
The city of Sofia in Bulgaria recently announced a pilot project for a digital system to be installed on city’s buses. The system will gather information about traffic, road infrastructure, potholes, street signage, garbage cans, Read More
Dublin, Ireland recently introduced a series of new Augmented Reality (AR) apps to enhance visitors’ experiences around the city. As part of the Dublin Discovery Trails, ‘Doors into Docklands’ will bring back the history of Read More
Smart city enthusiasts like to use information to measure progress. Of course this is mostly focused on ICT-enabled activities that track everything from air quality to energy usage across a municipal system. Apart from analytical Read More
Athens, Greece has completed its three-year program to make 100% of its municipal services available online. A total of 207 digital services are now available on the city’s platform. The project was launched in February Read More
The city of Las Condes in Chile will soon be launching its Urban Monitor Centre, which will serve as the city’s ‘brain’ for data collected from the sensors and cameras located throughout the city. The Read More
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