Researchers at Michigan Technical University (MTU) are calling for standard metrics to measure the health of smart grid power networks in order to improve cyber security. Smart meters, management systems for distributed energy resources like Read More
Urban Roots, a London, Ontario startup, is dedicated to growing food in downtown areas without access to fresh food. Heather Barnes and Graham Bracken, two of the founders, were inspired by the Michigan Urban Farming Read More
The city of Bradford, England is launching two new networks this week that will be jointly run by Bradford Council, Digital Catapult Yorkshire, the University of Bradford and ODI Leeds. They will include a LoRaWAN Read More
If ever there was a time for Mexico City to lead the charge in finding new ways to access water, it’s now. While the capital city’s water crisis is pronounced, the growing need for fresh Read More
San Diego joins an exclusive club of top global smart cities with the announcement of the largest city-based Internet of Things platform in the world. More than 3,200 smart sensors will be deployed through city Read More
Austin has recently taken a few big steps in its quest to become a smart city. In addition to a quick win as being one of five US metros awarded the Smart Cities Council Challenge Read More
In Chula Vista, California, sustainability has traditionally been a marker of leadership and success. In 2012, Chula Vista was the first jurisdiction to completely retrofit their full streetlight inventory to LED technology, resulting in significant Read More
The city of Louisville, Kentucky recently debuted a new service on the IFTTT platform – a web-based service where users can create chains of simple conditional statements, known as applets, that are triggered based on Read More
Kansas City recently unveiled a public data portal that allows residents to view traffic data and find open parking spots along the city’s downtown streetcar line. The 2.2-mile (3.54 km) smart district runs along the Read More
The city of Canberra, Australia has recently replaced 868 parking meters with 145 solar powered pay and display parking machines. Single-space meters served the city for more than 40 years, but these older parking meters Read More
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