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Council Lead Partner National Grid is rolling out a new energy management platform to some of its gas and electric customers in the northeastern United States, helping them to cut their energy costs and helping the utility better manage the load...
Article - 07/30/2014
Active Region(s): Main, North America
Category: Energy, Citizen engagement, Connectivity
It seems like an odd assortment of issues, but Chicago officials say the Internet of Everything is helping them solve everything from crime and traffic congestion to staffing challenges and pest control.Chicago got a chance to show off this week at...
Article - 07/25/2014
Active Region(s): Main, North America
Category: Built environment, Public safety and security, Transportation, Analytics, Connectivity, Examples and case studies
Television shows that profile most wanted criminals and ask for the public’s help in finding them have been around for decades. But a new app takes that concept into the modern age.The app is called Facewatch ID, and it lets residents see the faces...
Article - 07/25/2014
Active Region(s): Main, North America
Category: Public safety and security, Computing resources, Connectivity
In a day where business people can meet with nearly anyone, anywhere in the world, over the Internet, you might think that tourism is a bad investment. But Council Lead Partner MasterCard finds investing in tourism is actually one of the better...
Article - 07/18/2014
Active Region(s): Main, North America
Category: Economic development, Payments, Transportation, Connectivity
Australia is spending billions of dollars to build tunnels designed to whisk drivers under Sydney’s clogged roads. And it’s raising and extending tolls. Even still, traffic is forecast to get worse – not better.So what is left to do? Build new...
Article - 07/18/2014
Active Region(s): Main, Australia - New Zealand, North America
Category: Built environment, Transportation, Connectivity
Fort Collins, Colorado is the first city in the world to offer a new mobile web app from Council Associate Partner Siemens to its utility customers. One utility official calls it the "heart and soul" of their smart grid efforts.The Energy Engage...
Article - 07/16/2014
Active Region(s): Main, North America
Category: Energy, Citizen engagement, Connectivity, Citizen engagement strategies and tools
Kansas City's municipal no-kill animal shelter has so many pets it's had to convert bathrooms, closets, locker rooms, the basement and the employee break room to find space for them, according to an AP report. In India the stray dog problem has been...
Article - 07/11/2014
Active Region(s): Main, North America
Category: Built environment, Health and human services, Connectivity, Instrumentation and control
While gigabit fiber networks are certainly speedy, the process of getting one for your city most certainly is not. Google Fiber is in just three cities now. Nine other metro areas are under consideration. More than 1,100 cities are on the waiting...
Article - 07/09/2014
Active Region(s): Main, North America
Category: Connectivity
Scroll down for the latest short takes from Council members…S&C Electric wins $11 million Devens, Mass. solar project: Council Lead Partner S&C Electric, a global leader in renewable energy integration, will design and build a 3.6 MW solar...
Article - 07/09/2014
Active Region(s): Main, North America
Category: Energy, Computing resources, Connectivity, Security and privacy
Scroll down for short takes from Council members:Cisco partners on Asia's first IoT innovation hub: Networking giant Cisco announced a strategic engagement with Electronics City Industries Association to develop Asia’s first end-to-end Internet of...
Article - 07/04/2014
Active Region(s): Main, North America
Category: Energy, Health and human services, Analytics, Connectivity
Under the CoolNYC program, eligible Con Edison customers can get free modlets – short for modern outlets – that let them control their air conditioners when they are away from home.For the utility, the problem is that many of its customers leave...
Article - 07/04/2014
Active Region(s): Main, North America
Category: Energy, Connectivity, Instrumentation and control
In the Smart Cities Readiness Guide, we encourage cities to consider cloud computing and the advantages it offers to governments large and small. One of those advantages, of course, is cost savings. As you'll read in this story, there are multiple...
Article - 07/02/2014
Active Region(s): Main, North America
Category: Computing resources, Connectivity, Security and privacy
This video customer experience montage is hosted by Oracle Vice President of Customer Experience Strategy, Brian Curran, and features executives from City of Atlanta 311, Land O' Lakes and New York Stock Exchange. Oracle is a Council Associate...
Resources - 07/25/2014
Active Region(s): Main, North America, Readiness Guide Online
Category: Computing resources, Connectivity, Security and privacy
California and many other regions continue to suffer from drought. What if you applied cellular technology—similar to that used in smartphones—in water management systems to improve water quantity, quality and cost. Council Lead Partner Qualcomm has...
Resources - 07/02/2014
Active Region(s): Main, North America, Readiness Guide Online
Category: Water and wastewater, Connectivity
Improved sensor technologies and firmware applications (that measure, for example, pressure, water quality, and flow), big data analytics tools (leveraged from other industry sectors), and embedded machine-to-machine (M2M) communication and...
Resources - 07/02/2014
Active Region(s): Main, North America, Readiness Guide Online
Category: Water and wastewater, Connectivity, Instrumentation and control