Smart City & Utility Industry News

Upcoming projectMobility and TrafficEnvironmental MonitoringHewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE)USA

Town of Vail Adopts HPE-NVIDIA AI Platform for Safer, Smarter Municipal Services

Oct 29, 2025

The town of Vail, Colorado has agreed to implement a new smart-city platform from Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) that aims to enhance public-safety, sustainability and administrative functions. Vail will deploy HPE’s agentic AI infrastructure,...

FundingEnvironmental MonitoringSenseNet

SenseNet Raises $14 M to Accelerate AI-Powered Wildfire Detection

Oct 24, 2025

Vancouver-based startup SenseNet, which develops an integrated solution combining ground gas sensors, wide-angle AI cameras and satellite/weather feeds for early wildfire detection, has reportedly raised US $14 million in a Series A funding round...

New Project (Full-Scale)Environmental MonitoringEarthSenseUK

Birmingham City Council to Equip Schools with Air Quality Sensors

Oct 19, 2025

Birmingham City Council has launched a scheme to deploy 376 real-time air quality sensors at schools across the city, provided free of charge by environmental monitoring specialist EarthSense. The project will install one sensor on the exterior...

PartnershipEnvironmental MonitoringOroraTechUSA

Larimer County Deploys OroraTech Satellite System to Boost Wildfire Response

Oct 14, 2025

Larimer County in Colorado has launched a pilot program in 2025 to integrate OroraTech’s Wildfire Solution platform into its emergency services operations. The county will receive near-real-time wildfire alerts, AI-based fire spread modeling, and...

New Project (Full-Scale)Environmental MonitoringEnergyXcel EnergyPano AIUSA

Xcel Energy Deploys AI Cameras to Detect Wildfires in Minnesota

Oct 14, 2025

Xcel Energy is rolling out artificial intelligence–driven wildfire detection cameras from Pano AI in Minnesota, aiming to install 38 camera systems in high-risk zones near its power lines. Two units have already been installed in Mankato and Clear...

New Project (Full-Scale)Environmental MonitoringAmazon Web ServicesSpain

Zaragoza to Deploy AI-Based Sensor Network in €14M Resilience Project

Oct 14, 2025

The city of Zaragoza is launching a municipal-wide environmental risk management scheme that combines a sensor network across ravines and urban areas with an artificial intelligence platform to process real-time data. The initiative is backed by a...

New Project (Full-Scale)Environmental MonitoringPurple AirUSA

Santa Barbara County Expands Community Air Quality Monitoring

Sep 16, 2025

The Santa Barbara County Air Pollution Control District (APCD) is launching a program to install about 150 PurpleAir air quality sensors at schools, government buildings, and nonprofit facilities across the county. The initiative, approved in June...

PartnershipEnvironmental MonitoringThe Idaho Department of LandsOroraTechUSA

Idaho Becomes First US State to Deploy Statewide Satellite Wildfire Detection System

Sep 12, 2025

The Idaho Department of Lands is partnering with OroraTech USA to deploy a statewide satellite-based wildfire detection and monitoring system, making Idaho the first U.S. state to implement such technology across its entire territory. The system...

New Project (Full-Scale)Environmental MonitoringPampa 4Argentina

Córdoba Deploys Smart Sensor to Prevent Suquía River Floods

Aug 25, 2025

Córdoba (Argentina) has installed its first smart flood sensor in the Suquía River as part of the Smart River initiative led by CorLab and BID Lab. Developed by local startup Pampa 4, the system combines IoT sensors with LoRaWAN connectivity to...

New Project (Full-Scale)Environmental MonitoringVerizonHyfiUSA

Chicago Rolls Out Hyfi Verizon-Backed 5G Flood Monitoring Network

Aug 12, 2025

Chicago has installed 50 solar-powered, 5G-connected floodwater sensors in flood-prone areas as part of a project with Verizon, startup Hyfi, and the non-profit Center for Neighborhood Technology. The rollout follows severe flash flooding in July,...