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When crime rates skyrocket, cities may be tempted to dramatically increase police patrols or surveillance efforts. Durham, North Carolina, however, decided to fight crime with data. And the city appears to be winning the fight.The city launched...
Article - 09/17/2014
Active Region(s): Main, North America
Category: Public safety and security, Analytics
People generally like to be near the water, so it’s no surprise that many of the world’s largest cities are coastal cities. But as global temperatures, and therefore sea levels rise, many of those cities are becoming threatened by the very thing...
Article - 09/12/2014
Active Region(s): Main, North America
Category: Built environment, Public safety and security, Analytics
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
Dissecting ISO 37120: How safe is your city? (Hint: run the numbers on homicides and response times)
By George Karayannis, LEED APWe continue our series on the new ISO 37120 Smart City standard with a look at the 10th of 17 themes defined in the standard -- safety indicators. As previously described, ISO 37120 includes 46 ‘Core’ (must report) and...
Article - 09/10/2014
Active Region(s): Main, North America
Category: Public safety and security, Security and privacy
Technology gadgets that help the vision impaired navigate unfamiliar spaces and environmental watchdogs sniff out sources of pollution are among the ideas swirling around a break-through computer chip developed by Council Lead Partner IBM.Called...
Article - 09/10/2014
Active Region(s): Main, North America
Category: Built environment, Public safety and security, Computing resources
What are the toughest challenges facing the traffic industry? Council Associate Partner Siemens has identified five that it thinks could be solved with some innovative thinking. Toward that end, it is inviting the general public and university...
Article - 09/05/2014
Active Region(s): Main, North America
Category: Public safety and security, Transportation, Citizen engagement