The Center for Innovative Technology (CIT) in Virginia has announced that four contracts have been issued to build Stafford’s technology test bed. The public-private partnership will develop the state’s first ground-up “smart community.” The test Read More
A new study by the UK’s Defense Science and Technology Laboratory (DSTL) – ‘Future Cities Trends and Implications’ – examines global trends in city development and how the changing face of cities and increasing urbanization Read More
The Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) Science and Technology (S&T) Directorate – working with the City of St Louis, the Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC), and the T-REX Innovation Center (T-REX) – has completed the final Read More
The Bay Area Air Quality Management District (BAAQMD) has partnered with Aclima – a San Francisco-based company which builds Internet-connected air quality sensors and the software to analyze the extracted data – to use mobile Read More
The city of Auburn Hills, Michigan – working with the German automotive technology supplier Continental – has created a Smart City Mobility and Transportation Hub to test and improve traffic flow, add convenience, reduce pollution, Read More
The City of Dortmund in Germany plans to co-manage a new data hub company – DOdata – with the local energy utility, DEW21. DOdata will combine sensor technology (Internet-of-Things) and intelligent data services in a Read More
VSBLTY Groupe Technologies Corp., a retail software technology company, and Energetika, an international provider of “intelligent lighting” solutions, have begun deployment of a $10 million smart city security contract to help keep Mexico City’s neighborhoods Read More
The Seoul Metropolitan Government has announced that it will invest 102.7 billion won ($85.8 million US) over the next three years to establish the S-Net (Smart Seoul Network) – a 4,237-km independent communication network to Read More
Manhole explosions can become a problem in cities in the winter as they usually occur when a mixture of melted snow and road salt washes into them, leading to the cables arcing. In America’s biggest Read More
By guest author Bill Maguire, Connected Communities LLC As the “smart city” movement takes off, new initiatives are popping up all over the country as communities prepare for new wireless networks and innovations like driverless Read More
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