Smart City & Utility Industry News

New Project (Full-Scale)Mobility and TrafficEnvironmental MonitoringJunta de AndalucíaSandetelSpain

Seville’s Gran Vega Region Completes First Smart Mobility Network Across 12 Municipalities

Mar 23, 2026

The Junta de Andalucía has completed the deployment of a multi-municipal smart mobility network in the Gran Vega comarca of Seville province, with close to €800,000 in regional and EU funding used to install 171 connected devices across 12 towns...

Upcoming projectEnvironmental MonitoringMobility and TrafficSpain

Northern Córdoba Deploys 800+ IoT Devices Across 38 Municipalities

Mar 18, 2026

The Junta de Andalucía has invested approximately €800,000 to roll out IoT-based smart city infrastructure across 38 municipalities and two autonomous local entities in northern Córdoba province, marking a significant push to bring digital...

New Project (Full-Scale)Street LightingWasteInnovasurSpain

Murcia Awards €1.9M Contract To Build Next-Generation Smart City Platform

Mar 17, 2026

The Ayuntamiento de Murcia has awarded a €1.9 million contract to Andalusian technology firm Innovasur (Innovaciones Tecnológicas del Sur) to design and develop the municipality’s next smart city platform, a system that will bridge urban...

FundingEnvironmental MonitoringAnother EarthWakeUp Capital

Vienna’s Another Earth Raises €3.5M To Scale Synthetic Satellite Data For Climate AI

Mar 17, 2026

Vienna-based Another Earth has closed a €3.5 million funding round to expand its AI-powered platform that generates synthetic satellite imagery for environmental monitoring and geospatial analysis. The investment will support the deployment of the...

New Project (Full-Scale)Environmental MonitoringOroraTechArgentina

Río Negro Deploys OroraTech Satellite Wildfire Detection Across Patagonia

Mar 9, 2026

Argentina’s Río Negro province has launched a satellite-based wildfire monitoring system covering approximately 20 million hectares of Patagonian territory, an area roughly equivalent to half the size of Spain. The deployment, announced on 25...

New Project (Full-Scale)Environmental MonitoringClarity MovementUSA

Philadelphia Deploys 76 IoT Air Sensors Citywide With Breathe Philly Dashboard

Feb 18, 2026

The City of Philadelphia has launched a network of 76 ground-level air quality sensors across its neighborhoods, providing residents with real-time pollution data through a new public dashboard called Breathe Philly. The initiative, announced on...

Public FundingSmart CityMobility and TrafficLuxembourg

Luxembourg Reopens €5M Smart City Fund With €4M Still Available For Municipalities

Feb 5, 2026

Luxembourg’s national smart city initiative has disbursed less than one-fifth of its total budget after an initial round of project selections, prompting the government to open a second application window running through 15 March 2026. With...

FundingEnvironmental MonitoringOtherKurrant VenturesLatitudo 40

Kurrant Ventures Invests In Geospatial Startup Latitudo 40 To Expand Climate Intelligence

Jan 20, 2026

Kurrant Ventures, the investment arm of Singapore-based smart city media and advisory firm Kurrant, has made a strategic investment in Latitudo 40, a Naples-headquartered company that transforms satellite imagery into actionable climate and urban...

Project UpdateEnvironmental MonitoringMobility and TrafficSWARCOUK

North Yorkshire Expands Sensor-Based Flood Warning Network

Jan 19, 2026

North Yorkshire Council has deployed three additional electronic warning signs along the A684, extending an automated flood detection system that now covers a critical east-west corridor spanning the Yorkshire Dales. The £100,000 investment adds...

FundingEnvironmental MonitoringWaterHydrosat

Hydrosat Raises $60M to Expand Thermal Satellite Fleet and Water Intelligence Reach

Jan 17, 2026

Hydrosat, a dual-headquartered Washington D.C. and Luxembourg provider of thermal infrared satellite data, closed a $60 million Series B round on 15 January 2026 to fund constellation expansion, next-generation sensor development, and geographic...