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If you aren’t the person who’s snapping and posting selfies everywhere you go, you may find the trend a bit annoying. Police, however, aren’t tired of selfies. In fact, they want us to snap more of them. It turns out, they’re a huge help in cracking...
Article - 08/27/2014
Active Region(s): Main, North America
Category: Public safety and security, Computing resources, Connectivity
CityNext, the smart cities initiative from Council Lead Partner Microsoft, just celebrated its first anniversary and the company is using the occasion to highlight some of its key results so far.The initiative brings together partners, solutions,...
Article - 08/22/2014
Active Region(s): Main, North America
Category: Built environment, Energy, Health and human services, Public safety and security, Connectivity, Instrumentation and control
It’s a common problem in many cities. People walking on the sidewalks are so engrossed with what’s on their smartphone screens that they don’t see traffic around them. And people texting in their cars don’t notice pedestrians.One day, the...
Article - 08/20/2014
Active Region(s): Main, North America
Category: Public safety and security, Connectivity, Instrumentation and control
By George Karayannis, LEED APWe continue our series on the new ISO 37120 Smart City standard with a look at the sixth of 17 themes defined in the standard -- fire and emergency response indicators. As previously described, ISO 37120 includes 46 ‘...
Article - 08/20/2014
Active Region(s): Main, North America
Category: Smart City Concepts, Public safety and security
After a disaster, inspectors may have to put their lives at risk to get a close look at damage to buildings and critical infrastructure to keep the public safe. But thanks to German researchers who have developed an inspection drone, soon they may...
Article - 08/01/2014
Active Region(s): Main, North America
Category: Built environment, Public safety and security, Instrumentation and control