Descartes Labs Uses AI To Map City Canopy
Planting trees in cities is a low-tech strategy to help fight the effects of climate change and the urban heat island effect. Trees have also been shown to be a boon for public health by Read More
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Fukuoka, Japan To Deploy Autonomous DragonFly Pods
The Japanese city of Fukuoka plans to deploy the autonomous DragonFly Pods from robotics and visual intelligence company, PerceptIn, in September of 2019. The pods – electric low-speed small vehicles (LSEs) – are typically used Read More
Bangkok CyberTech District Provides Startup Ecosystem
The National Innovation Agency (NIA) of Thailand and True Digital Park have partnered to launch the Bangkok CyberTech District – an innovation district based in the Punnawithi area of Bangkok. The center is designed to Read More
Future of Privacy Forum Publishes Privacy Principals for Facial Recognition Technology
The Future of Privacy Forum (FPF) – a Washington, DC-based think tank and advocacy group focused on issues of data privacy – recently published resources to help businesses and policymakers understand and evaluate consumer-targeted facial-recognition Read More
AI Machine Monitors Quality in Produce Processing
A team led by Professor Yongsheng Gao – from Griffith University’s School of Engineering and Built Environment and the Institute for Integrated Intelligence Systems – has developed an artificial intelligence machine that ensures the consistent Read More
San Diego Adds Additional 1000 CityIQ Sensors and Lighting Controls
The city of San Diego, California in partnership with General Electric subsidiary Current, continues its work to become “the world’s largest smart city IoT sensor platform” by installing new digital applications to improve parking, traffic Read More
Sweden Rolls Out Noppera-Bo Technology to Simplify Data Redaction from CCTV
Technology from Noppera-Bo Technologies Ltd – a joint venture by Castlebridge and Altada companies – will be used in a project in Sweden “to ensure the roll out and deployment of ‘smart city’ systems can Read More