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Smart CityCieza City Council Launches Esri-Based Digital Twin To Guide Urban Planning And Public Services

Cieza launches an Esri-based digital twin with Strategia and Kalidad SIG to simulate urban scenarios and optimize municipal services in Murcia.

 EnergyColumbia, Missouri Weighs $42 Million Ameresco-Led Smart Meter Overhaul For Electric And Water

Columbia, Missouri weighs a $42M Ameresco AMI project replacing 106,000 electric and water meters, with a council vote expected in September.

 Mobility and TrafficMilan Smart Mobility Startup Ulisses Closes €1.09M Seed Round

Milan startup Ulisses closes a €1.09M seed round to scale its IoT asset tracking platform across rail, logistics, and smart parking.

 WaterBarcelona’s Water Authority Taps Aganova to Inspect 75 km of Catalonia’s Critical Transmission Mains

Barcelona's ATL awards Aganova a 24-month contract to inspect 75 km of Catalonia's drinking water transmission mains using inline acoustic technology.

 Mobility and TrafficAutomated Bus Lane Enforcement Gains Legal Ground in Britain

Cities in England and Wales can now deploy VCA-certified bus-mounted traffic enforcement system to tackle violations.

 Mobility and TrafficItaly Finally Has a Smart Road. Here Is What That Actually Means

Italy designates the 22-kilometer A56 Tangenziale di Napoli as its first official Smart Road, deploying 217 cameras and V2X antennas for connected vehicles.

 EV Charging1,500 New Public EV Chargers Coming to Oxfordshire in Largest County Rollout to Date

Oxfordshire awards Connected Kerb and EZ-Charge contracts to deploy 1,500 public EV chargers, doubling county capacity with £3.6m LEVI funding.

 WasteWhy AI Alone Won’t Stop The £4.7m Laughing Gas Blast Problem At UK Waste Plants

Veolia reports over £4.7m in blast damage from discarded laughing gas canisters at UK waste plants, as operators push for retail sales bans.

 Environmental MonitoringNew Zealand’s Waitangi Forest Gets First AI-Powered Wildfire Sensor Network

Spark and Dryad deploy New Zealand's first AI wildfire sensor network at Waitangi Forest, with 250 solar IoT sensors for early fire detection

 Street LightingSchréder Absorbs EdgeMachines to Embed Edge AI Into Urban Lighting

Schréder acquires EdgeMachines to bring edge AI urban sensing in-house, serving 20+ cities via existing street lighting infrastructure with no new network investment.

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