Tag: Smart Cities
STREAMLINING BUILDING PROJECTS WITH SLAM TECHNOLOGY
With greater pressure on engineers to deliver innovative building designs more efficiently, new digital technology can be hugely beneficial in keeping costs to a...
Planning for Smart Cities and New Urbanism
By Niek Veraart and David Reel
New urbanism has been changing the design of communities for the past 30 years. Today, in many cities and...
Crucial Geospatial Technology Trends in Future
Geospatial technology is present and therefore the expanse of its reach in several fields is growing. Most technologies need a spatial element and it...
Not Your Father’s Prefab
Technology, the housing crunch, and the rise of smart cities are putting prefab back on the global map
By Nilesh Gupta
Prefabricated construction technologies have gained...
Smart transformation triggers robust cycle of economic growth in cities
ESI ThoughtLab released key findings from a worldwide benchmarking study of 136 cities that found that smart city investments trigger a robust cycle of economic growth by unlocking savings and attracting businesses, residents, and talent.
StreetLight Data closes funding to accelerate data-driven mobility analytics
StreetLight Data, Inc. closed $10 Million in Series C funding to accelerate development of its proprietary StreetLight InSight, an online SaaS tool designed for Smart Cities and the transportation industry.
Smart Cities Council announces 2018 Readiness Challenge Grant winners
Smart Cities Council, the sector’s largest coalition, announced the winners of its 2018 Readiness Challenge Grants. Birmingham, Ala.; Cary, N.C.; Las Vegas; Louisville/Jefferson County, Ky.; and the Commonwealth of Virginia will receive mentoring as well as tailored products and services to accelerate their smart city initiatives.
AT&T offers structure monitoring for railways and roadways
AT&T is testing a new structure monitoring solution that will help improve the safety of roadways and railways. This comes in addition to its smart cities work with several U.S. spotlight cities and its recently launched digital infrastructure solution.
Gannett Fleming employee contest brings smart cities solutions to light
Helen Pappas, CHMM, bested 25 Gannett Fleming colleagues in the company’s inaugural Innovation Challenge, which focused on the development of smart cities solutions that harness data analytics and intelligent design to improve the livability, workability, and sustainability of communities.