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In a bid to improve traffic flow and road safety for pedestrians and cyclists, the City Council of Glasgow, Scotland is working with transport technology company VivaCity.  VivaCity will provide sensors at two key intersections Read More

The city of Auckland, New Zealand has introduced a NZ$50 (~US$30) weekly fare cap across its public transport network. The fare cap applies to bus, train, selected inner-harbor ferry services, and the Te Huia train Read More

Outreach workers in the City of Reno, NV can now use a mobile app in a bid to optimize their efforts when working with the city’s unsheltered individuals. The new app – Direct Resource Outreach Read More

Valencia, Spain is testing a beach cleaning robot this summer. The device called PlatjaBot – is a caterpillar-type vehicle that can collect up to 10 centimeters of soil at a time and sift through it Read More

The California Governor’s Office of Business and Economic Development (GO-Biz) recently announced it will award $27 million to support data system development and interoperability across five ports in the state. This is the first-ever state-level Read More

At Smart Cities Connect, there is never a shortage of innovative, impactful ideas and the Fall Conference and Expo was no exception. Each session buzzed with interesting exchanges about new technologies designed to support city Read More

For the fourth consecutive year, an in-person or online short course in Sustainable Urban Food Production is being offered by the University of Florida’s Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences (UF/IFAS). Any interested persons are Read More

The global economy is more and more dependent on wireless and digital technologies built on the interoperability afforded by technical standards. The average person encounters these standards from the moment they turn off their Wi-Fi—enabled Read More

Insights ‘The Journey to IoT Maturity’ An increasing number of cities are implementing smart city technology to enhance city operations. From smart lighting to smart parking to environmental monitors, city leaders are installing thousands of Read More

The police department of the city of Chula Vista, CA (CVPD) is being lauded for the accountability and transparency of its drone program. CVPD pioneered an innovative concept in public safety drone operations called Drone Read More