SmartBlockPHL – a part of the SmartCityPHL program in Philadelphia, PA – is a pilot project created with the goal of attaining a dynamic understanding of the urban environment. The city, Comcast, US Ignite, and Read More
Washington, DC will use funding from the Affordable Connectivity Program to launch an open-access infrastructure initiative to bring affordable high-speed internet to neighborhoods in need. The Community Internet Program (CIP) will give Internet Service Providers (ISPs) Read More
The Caddo Parish Animal Services and Mosquito Control (ASMC) in Caddo Parish, located in the northwest of Louisiana, is now using drones to combat mosquito populations. Historically, ASMC has used eight mosquito trucks for mosquito control Read More
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) is partnering with the interagency National Integrated Heat Health Information System (NIHHIS), data analytics specialist Capa Strategies, and community groups to map the hottest parts of 14 US Read More
The City of Scranton, PA has entered into a three-year smart city partnership with Rubicon Technologies – a provider of software-based solutions for waste and recycling. The City’s goal is to digitize operations and gather Read More
K.C. Digital Drive in Kansas City, MO has received a grant from the National Science Foundation and is partnering with US Ignite to install special sensors to test air quality along Troost Avenue – a Read More
Shared micro mobility operator Voi – which runs e-scooters in Norway’s capital city of Oslo – has partnered with Drover AI to deploy its PathPilot technology. PathPilot uses machine-learning and computer vision to identify whether Read More
Hugo – a self-driving autonomous robot delivery vehicle – will be tested in the city of Boras, Sweden. The test run will explore how the deliveries and returns of goods can be streamlined, made more Read More
The complexity of creating a smart city is growing, compounded by the 1 billion gigabytes of data per day that is generated from connected (IoT) devices. Government leaders report being increasingly stressed about how to Read More
The City Council of San Diego has approved the creation of a Privacy Board which will advise on the protection of resident and visitor privacy, the acquisition and use of surveillance technologies, and the security of Read More
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