South Bronx has launched its first community-owned and operated air quality monitoring network in response to ongoing air pollution issues. The initiative, led by South Bronx Unite in partnership with QuantAQ, will see 25 sensors being deployed...
In the US, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s National Integrated Heat Health Information System, in collaboration with CAPA Strategies, is accepting applications from organizations interested in taking part in the 2024 Urban...
Yotta Capital Partners, with Sofiouest and BNP Paribas Développement backing them, has become the majority shareholder of BH Technologies. The move seeks to boost BH Technologies’ growth and innovation in environmental management, particularly in...
Nîmes, France, has opened its urban hypervision operational centre, which had a cost of over one million euros and is located in a 600m² area within the technical services centre. The facility uses 1,300 surveillance cameras, including 469 in city...
The Swedish capital, Stockholm, is collaborating with Populus to implement the Mobility Manager platform, to enhance the management of its electric bike, moped, carsharing, and other shared mobility services. With the project, the city is looking to...
In the US, Newport, Rhode Island, and Manhattan are implementing AI-based ‘noise camera’ systems to curb vehicle noise pollution. Newport’s system, which includes pole-mounted and mobile units, uses traffic cameras combined with...
Wildfire detection solutions are really taking off. We’ve seen Cornell University is installing PurpleAir sensors across 28 New York counties to monitor wildfire particulates in collaboration with the Environmental Protection Agency. Ukiah,...
National Highways is investing £15.4m to modernize and expand its network of road weather stations across England. In partnership with Vaisala, the project aims to upgrade 125 weather stations by 2025 and introduce around 100 additional ones...
South Korean web giant Naver has secured a $100 million project to create digital twins of five Saudi Arabian cities, with the aim to improve urban infrastructure and simulate disaster scenarios. Announced during President Yoon Suk-yeol’s visit to...
With EPA support, Front Range counties in Colorado are expanding air quality monitoring in response to concerns like Denver’s “brown cloud”. Federal grants of over $625,000 will fund additional purple air monitors, and data will be available...
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