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Data — and the ability to act on it in real-time — is the very bedrock of a smart city. But what’s an efficient way to build the data infrastructure you need? San Diego provides a great roadmap.San Diego is using its street lights as a springboard....
Article - 03/09/2017
Active Region(s): Main, North America
Category: Analytics, Computing resources, Instrumentation and control
When the water supply is short -- as it is now in regions around the world due to drought -- many fingers get pointed at groups that appear to be the biggest water wasters. But at least some of those fingers should be pointed at municipal water...
Article - 06/03/2015
Active Region(s): Main, North America
Category: Water and wastewater, Analytics, Computing resources, Instrumentation and control
Many smart city benefits come from sensors that are connected to the Internet, providing managers with key information they can use to optimize city services. But now thanks to advances in communications and other technology, the sensors themselves...
Article - 05/08/2015
Active Region(s): Main, North America
Category: Analytics, Computing resources, Connectivity, Instrumentation and control, Interoperability
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
China's economic growth in recent decades has raised the living standards of hundreds of millions of Chinese citizens and led to China becoming the second largest economy in the world. But that growth has come at a cost. More and more cars clogging...
Article - 07/09/2014
Active Region(s): Main
Category: Built environment, Energy, Health and human services, Analytics, Computing resources, Instrumentation and control
Scroll down to read about some interesting developments involving Council members.GE tapped for historic solar storage project in AfricaThe government of Equatorial Guinea selected Council Global Partner GE to provide the energy storage system for a...
Article - 06/13/2014
Active Region(s): Main, North America
Category: Energy, Health and human services, Computing resources, Instrumentation and control
We told you earlier about Microsoft's powerful foray into smart building management. It is impressive for its ability to work with myriad devices and myriad building management systems. That kind of integration is oh-so-difficult but oh-so-necessary...
Article - 06/25/2013
Active Region(s): Main, North America
Category: Built environment, Energy, Analytics, Computing resources, Connectivity, Instrumentation and control
One of the greatest challenges faced with Big Data analytics of sensor data is acquiring the sensor data in a scalable, reliable and consistent manner. This white paper from Gartner and Council Associate Partner OSIsoft discusses a strategic...
Resources - 08/10/2015
Active Region(s): Main, North America, Readiness Guide Online
Category: Analytics, Computing resources, Instrumentation and control
Learn in this video from Council Associate Partner Bit Stew Systems how its revolutionary information processing engine, MIx Core™, enables complex event processing, advanced analytics and sophisticated machine intelligence for utilities and the...
Resources - 06/18/2015
Active Region(s): Main, North America, Readiness Guide Online
Category: Energy, Analytics, Computing resources, Connectivity, Instrumentation and control
Thousands of manufacturers, energy companies, and utilities rely on the PI System from Council Associate Partner OSIsoft to collect, analyze and share real-time sensor data to build their mission-critical operations intelligence infrastructure. One...
Resources - 05/14/2015
Active Region(s): Main, North America, Readiness Guide Online
Category: Water and wastewater, Analytics, Computing resources, Connectivity, Instrumentation and control
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
Fast-growing, future-focused cities like San Jose, California are leading the way in harnessing the power of the Internet of Things (IoT) and smart technologies to help them manage sustainability challenges. San Jose deployed a platform using...
Resources - 04/02/2015
Active Region(s): Main, North America, Readiness Guide Online
Category: Health and human services, Water and wastewater, Computing resources, Connectivity, Instrumentation and control
Watch this video from Council Lead Partner IBM to learn about some of the intriguing ways that IBM Watson -- the super computer -- is benefiting smart cities.
Resources - 04/02/2015
Active Region(s): Main, North America, Readiness Guide Online
Category: Public safety and security, Water and wastewater, Computing resources, Instrumentation and control
Council Lead Partner Qualcomm is at the forefront of innovations in mobile robotics making robots smarter and enhancing their connectivity. Its Snapdragon Rover featured in this video showcases the state-of-the-art computing platform that provides...
Resources - 11/13/2014
Active Region(s): Main, North America, Readiness Guide Online
Category: Computing resources, Connectivity, Instrumentation and control
ThyssenKrupp Elevator wanted to gain a competitive edge by focusing on what matters most to their customers: reliability. Watch the video to see how the company drew on the potential of the Internet of Things (IoT) to develop smarter elevators.
Resources - 07/17/2014
Active Region(s): Main, North America, Readiness Guide Online
Category: Built environment, Computing resources, Instrumentation and control
In a typical year, over 35 million passengers and 96 thousand tons of cargo pass through the Barcelona El Prat Airport. AENA is responsible for airport operations, and its smart airport solution boasts a dynamic, intelligent infrastructure. The...
Resources - 03/06/2014
Active Region(s): Main, North America, Readiness Guide Online
Category: Built environment, Transportation, Computing resources, Connectivity, Instrumentation and control, Examples and case studies