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We hear a lot of buzz about microgrids – localized power systems with the ability to self-supply and operate independently of the main grid. We hear about them because many believe they are the best way to guarantee power – even during natural...
Article - 09/26/2014
Active Region(s): Main, North America
Category: Energy, Connectivity, Instrumentation and control
When it comes to ranking the world's top global cities, there has been little change. New York, London, Paris, Tokyo and Hong Kong top the Global Cities Index from A.T. Kearney – the same spots those cities held last time, and two times before that....
Article - 09/19/2014
Active Region(s): Main, North America
Category: Economic development, Health and human services, Connectivity
Lighting vendors offer dozens of smart street light options that promise to save cities money as well as collect useful types of data. But how do municipal officials figure out which option is right for them?A trip to the new Danish Outdoor Lighting...
Article - 09/17/2014
Active Region(s): Main, North America
Category: Energy, Connectivity
When a gunman was roaming through the halls of Virginia Tech in 2007, students frantically texted 911 for help. It seemed like a good way to contact police. They could talk to police silently. Their voices wouldn’t alert the gunman where they were...
Article - 09/10/2014
Active Region(s): Main, North America
Category: Public safety and security, Telecommunications, Connectivity
By Brendan O’Brien, CiscoSmart Cities. The Industrial Internet. The Internet of Everything. These terms have been thrown around quite a bit in the past year, but there haven’t been a great number of real-world examples demonstrating how these...
Article - 09/03/2014
Active Region(s): Main, North America
Category: Built environment, Connectivity, Instrumentation and control
Just over 30 years ago, notes Council Lead Partner Qualcomm, there were barely enough mobile subscribers in the entire world to fill even a modest-sized stadium. Since then, invention has helped change the world. Today, there are more than 7 billion...
Resources - 09/19/2014
Active Region(s): Main, North America, Readiness Guide Online
Category: Connectivity
SWAN, the Smart Water Networks Forum (a Council Advisor) explores the benefits smart water technologies can provide cities and their water customers. This video features five innovative solutions: customer metering, leakage detection, energy...
Resources - 09/16/2014
Active Region(s): Main, North America, Readiness Guide Online
Category: Water and wastewater, Connectivity, Instrumentation and control
What is a smart water network and how can it help your city? This short video from the Smart Water Networks Forum (SWAN) -- a Council Advisor -- provides a basic overview about the value of smart water networks.
Resources - 09/16/2014
Active Region(s): Main, North America, Readiness Guide Online
Category: Water and wastewater, Connectivity, Instrumentation and control