Sensors

Smart glass, green roofs and the metaverse were among the technologies changing the face of urban development around the world, in a year that saw cities continue to reinvent and revitalise themselves in the face of the pandemic.   Sharelines A city without cars or streets is announced for the Neom development Seoul plans to […]

Genk is using Nokia’s Scene Analytics technology to capture and measure excessive noise levels on a commercial street in Genk, allowing authorities to quantify concerns of residents and visitors.   AI is being used to add intelligence to event data transmitted from sensors   The Belgian city of Genk is working with Nokia to quantify […]

Italy’s second most populous city will work with Bloomberg Philanthropies to deploy low-cost sensors at schools to better understand children’s exposure to air pollution.   The monitoring network will help to develop hyperlocal data on air quality   The City of Milan is collaborating with Bloomberg Philanthropies and the Agency for Mobility Environment and Territory […]

Dassault Systèmes and NTT Communications will use virtual twin technology and big data to explore solutions to challenges related to sustainability and resilience in multiple domains including energy.   Visualisation of the flow of people in Otemachi district, Tokyo   Dassault Systèmes and NTT Communications have entered a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the aim […]

Deploying IoT has provided better data on the drains across the city and therefore immediate visibility of the assets requiring maintenance, as well as a better insight into the type of work required.   Marseille is part-way through implementation of the smart waste project   Marseille Metropole sanitation department (Seramm) plans to connect 5,000 drains […]

The information gathered will be used to detect pollution hotspots and provide a database of environmental analytics to help protect the health of Miami’s inhabitants.   The air quality network aligns with other Miami initiatives to become a green city   The City of Miami, Florida, has partnered with PlanetWatch to deploy an air quality […]

According to ABI Research, investment in transformative solutions will be driven by new urban visions and point the way to more humanised, sustainable and resilient cities.     The urban concepts propose fundamentally new infrastructure templates for city living   Investments in urban infrastructure aimed at implementing new visions for cities will reach $375bn by […]

Croydon, in south London, will be the first borough in the UK to benefit from a private public partnership, which will reportedly generate more than £6.75m in concession revenue. One of the bus shelters which will be installed and operated by Valo Smart City   Croydon Council has awarded a 10-year concession contract to provide […]

The Kingdom will use Sensoneo smart waste management solutions that are embedded with smart ultrasonic sensors to monitor waste levels, status and real-time temperature of bins.   Saudi Arabian cities like Riyadh will be able to take a data-driven approach to waste   Digital services and solutions provider STC is working with Sensoneo to provide customers […]

The Brazilian and Taiwanese cities have chosen ST Engineering as a technology partner for smart lighting- and smart mobility-based projects, respectively, that advance their overall connected strategies.     Kaohsiung City has begun work on a major rail infrastructure programme   ST Engineering has been chosen as technology partner for smart city projects in Rio […]