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The smart cities collaboration across major cities in New Zealand has become a thing of envy, to others across the Tasman. When I visited the NEC smart cities studio on Wellington last year, I was first introduced to the work being pioneered across...
Article - 04/11/2017
Active Region(s): Australia - New Zealand
Category: Public safety and security, Instrumentation and control
Around the world, there has been very little relief from drought, according to the latest analysis from the National Integrated Drought Information System. With no relief and a bleak forecast, more cities are looking for innovative solutions to...
Article - 08/07/2015
Active Region(s): Main, Australia - New Zealand, North America
Category: Water and wastewater, Instrumentation and control
Developers working on Saudi Arabia’s next smart cities are also getting smart about the construction of them. The same mobile technologies that help the smart cities operate are also helping to make development easier and at less cost.They’re...
Article - 09/05/2014
Active Region(s): Main, Australia - New Zealand, North America
Category: Built environment, Analytics, Computing resources, Instrumentation and control
"A crisis is a terrible thing to waste" goes the old joke. So is an earthquake. “The rebuilding of Christchurch following the 2011 earthquakes presents an extraordinary opportunity to fit the city with sensors and hardware, to collect data that will...
Article - 09/11/2013
Active Region(s): Main, Australia - New Zealand, North America
Category: Built environment, Health and human services, Water and wastewater, Citizen engagement, Instrumentation and control, Policy and leadership
Kalgoorlie-Boulder, Australia is a semi-desert, arid area, with low rainfall. It is situated 600 km east of Perth, has a population of about 35,000 people and has no locally available, natural water supply. All the water is piped from Perth.The...
Resources - 10/16/2013
Active Region(s): Main, Australia - New Zealand, North America, Readiness Guide Online
Category: Water and wastewater, Instrumentation and control, Examples and case studies
As part of a "Smart Grid, Smart City" project, Ausgrid -- one of Australia's state-owned, electricity infrastructure utilities -- ran a pilot program to show how smart network infrastructures can help it create a new, more efficient system for...
Resources - 03/12/2013
Active Region(s): Main, Australia - New Zealand, Readiness Guide Online
Category: Energy, Instrumentation and control, Examples and case studies