Dreaming Out Loud – a food justice nonprofit – is partnering with the city of Washington D.C. and a half-dozen other organizations to run the Kelly Miller Farm in a way that generates revenue while Read More
A recent survey by the U.S. Conference of Mayors and the analytics firm IHS Markit examined the state of smart city projects in small cities, defined as those that have less than 150,000 residents. It Read More
ABB recently announced the successful implementation of a lithium-ion based battery energy storage system (BESS) that will be integrated with the local electricity grid in the district of Nordhavn, Copenhagen, making this Denmark’s first urban Read More
Biometrics is the measurement and statistical analysis of people’s physical and behavioral characteristics. It is usually used in physical security, relying on unique physical characteristics such as fingerprints, irises, faces, etc. to identify a person. Read More
Michigan Representative Gary Glenn, Republican, is pushing legislation to strengthen privacy protections by prohibiting utilities from selling, renting or sharing information generated by smart meters. The legislation also requires a utility to notify a customer Read More
The U.S. Department of Agriculture, noting the rise of popularity of urban farming, has created a free Urban Farming toolkit. Urban farming can help alleviate urban food deserts, make food as local and fresh as Read More
The startup incubator 1776 will add 19 startups from a diverse set of industries this March. The fellowship program – beginning March 22 and finishing in August – guides the companies as they navigate their Read More
ANAGOG creates crowd sourced information about the mobility status of users. By using smartphone sensors, ANAGOG detects the mobility status of drivers, including where they parked and predicting five minutes before they will vacate their Read More
IBM and Vermont Electric Power Company (VELCO) have joined to create Utopus Insights, a company which will specialize in smart energy products to based in Valhalla, New York and Bengaluru, India. IBM Fellow, Dr. Chandu Read More
IoT technology has the potential to greatly increase field service efficiency, increasing consumer satisfaction and reducing costs. Resolving jobs efficiently and quickly – can be difficult to achieve if personnel are unable to obtain necessary Read More
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