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A National Geographic series on smart cities will showcase San Diego in an hour-long documentary scheduled to start airing on the National Geographic Channel in 60 countries beginning April 25. A Times of San Diego report says the documentary "...
Article - 04/17/2015
Active Region(s): Main, North America
Category: Built environment, Energy, Transportation, Computing resources, Connectivity
Construction season adds angst to already messy commutes. In Michigan, a combination of sensors and Bluetooth technology is helping drivers negotiate a major road construction project on a stretch of U.S. 31. IMPROVING MOBILITY Visit our one-stop...
Article - 04/17/2015
Active Region(s): Main, North America
Category: Transportation, Connectivity, Instrumentation and control
When Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti took the wraps off the city’s new multi-faceted sustainability plan, it was clear that he wasn’t going to be timid about dealing with the city’s increasing temperatures and growing population density.The new 20-...
Article - 04/15/2015
Active Region(s): Main, North America
Category: Economic development, Health and human services, Transportation, Policy and leadership
Council Lead Partner Bechtel has had a long and successful presence in Saudi Arabia, spanning almost 70 years. In an interview that recently appeared in The Gulf Online, David Welch, the company’s president for Saudi Arabia, the Middle East and...
Article - 04/10/2015
Active Region(s): Main, North America
Category: Built environment, Transportation
Council Lead Partner Microsoft and one of Brazil’s biggest universities, Federal University of Minas Gerais, have joined forces to harness data from a variety of sources to figure out if it’s possible to predict traffic jams from 15 to 60 minutes in...
Article - 04/08/2015
Active Region(s): Main, North America
Category: Transportation, Analytics, Computing resources
A new report from the Green Investment Bank (GIB) highlights 10 innovative technologies that can modernize improve the UK's urban infrastructure. As all 10 are already being used in at least one UK city or town, the GIB suggests the technologies...
Article - 04/01/2015
Active Region(s): Main, North America
Category: Energy, Transportation, Waste management, Finance and procurement
Scroll down for short takes from Council partners…Allied Telesis expands solutions for schools, hospitals, governmentsIP networking leader and Council Lead Partner Allied Telesis expanded its popular range of xSeries distribution switches. The x930...
Article - 04/01/2015
Active Region(s): Main, North America
Category: Energy, Transportation, Waste management, Connectivity
Even for people with good vision, navigating cities can be a bewildering experience. For people who are blind, the task can be absolutely terrifying. A new project, featuring work from Council Lead Partner Microsoft, hopes to change that by letting...
Article - 04/01/2015
Active Region(s): Main, North America, Compassionate Cities
Category: Wellness, Health and human services, Public safety and security, Transportation
Driving in Qatar is not for the faint of heart. Like many developed areas, there are traffic jams. Qatar, though, is also notorious for unpredictable drivers who will bully you out of their way.A new effort by Council Lead Partner Ooredoo could help...
Article - 04/01/2015
Active Region(s): Main, North America
Category: Public safety and security, Transportation, Analytics
Urban Integrated, [ui!] -- a Council Associate Partner -- has developed a cloud-based application that processes traffic-relevant data. The solution built on Microsoft Azure analyses the sensor data transmitted by traffic guidance systems at...
Resources - 04/25/2015
Active Region(s): Main, North America, Readiness Guide Online
Category: Built environment, Transportation, Analytics, Computing resources, Instrumentation and control, Examples and case studies
The Brazilian municipality of Bauru -- where soccer superstar Pelé grew up -- takes on high maintenance costs, crash safety and energy savings all in one brilliant play. Read in the case study from Council Lead Partner GE linked below how installing...
Resources - 04/22/2015
Active Region(s): Main, North America, Readiness Guide Online
Category: Built environment, Energy, Transportation, Examples and case studies
Transport for London (TfL) first introduced contactless payments on London buses in 2012 and two years later extended them to cover all modes of travel on the world’s largest contactless pay-as-you-go network – covering bus, rail, Tube and tram....
Resources - 04/22/2015
Active Region(s): Main, North America, Readiness Guide Online
Category: Payments, Transportation, Connectivity, Examples and case studies
In this video from Council Lead Partner MasterCard, Shashi Verma, Director of Customer Experience at Transport for London, discusses the contactless payment system rolled out in September 2014 across the Tube, tram, DLR, London Overground and...
Resources - 04/19/2015
Active Region(s): Main, North America, Readiness Guide Online
Category: Payments, Transportation, Connectivity
The F 015 Luxury in Motion research vehicle from Council Lead Partner Mercedes-Benz makes the future tangible with the revolutionary concept of autonomous driving. Watch this video for a preview of how the self-driving car of the future could...
Resources - 04/08/2015
Active Region(s): Main, North America, Readiness Guide Online
Category: Transportation
Explore in this video from Council Lead Partner Cisco how the Port of Hamburg leverages the Internet of Everything to connect traffic, parking, lighting, port logistics and more.
Resources - 04/01/2015
Active Region(s): Main, North America, Readiness Guide Online
Category: Transportation
Watch this video to see how Council Lead Partner Cisco is helping rail and transit operators converge their aging and disparate networks into a single IP architecture. Cisco Connected Train helps enhance the passenger experience, drive operational...
Resources - 04/01/2015
Active Region(s): Main, North America, Readiness Guide Online
Category: Transportation
This Connecting cities: Emerging markets report from Council Lead Partner MasterCard was developed to kickstart a dialogue about taking collaboration and new partnerships in urban mobility and development to the next level and to ensure we build...
Resources - 04/01/2015
Active Region(s): Main, North America, Readiness Guide Online
Category: Payments, Transportation, Research, publications and web sites