The potential of smart city technology is so vast that it can be difficult to know where to start. That’s why Ken Thompson and his Global City Teams Challenge (GCTC) action cluster are focused on Read More
There is a commonly held belief that smart people ask the right questions. Jonathan Ha and Barak Epstein with Smart Austin hosted a Meet Up on January 13 at Austin City Hall and did exactly Read More
A number of universities and colleges in the United States are offering training in the technology needed to run smart cities. Heinz College at Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania has master’s degree program that Read More
The Canadian company, Miovision Technology has launched a new venture called Miovision Labs in order to take advantage of the massive data sets collected by the company’s intersection controls that are used in 13,000 cities Read More
Uber is offering the data generated by its ride-sharing app to urban planners and researchers, allowing them the opportunity to monitor and improve upon existing infrastructure. Named Uber Movement, the website offers data which has Read More
A research consortium led by the New York University (NYU) Tandon School of Engineering has been selected by The U.S. Department of Transportation to become a Tier 1 University Transportation Center (UTC). As the winner Read More
With funds from the US Department of Agriculture and the National Science Foundation, an interdisciplinary team of Arizona State University researchers is working to create a model that will examine the effects of urban farming Read More
City of Things is a collaborative project between the City of Antwerp, Flanders and imec which plans to turn Antwerp into a living lab in which businesses, researchers, local residents, and the city itself will Read More
The City of Milwaukee is seeking to accelerate smart city plans, focusing on increasing the number of smart buildings which would feature smart heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) systems in addition to motion-sensitive lights. Read More
The City of Chicago’s Array of Things urban sensor initiative has recently launched a new pilot project working with storm water management. The paved surfaces and infrastructure in the urban environment means that fallen rain, Read More
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