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Environmental MonitoringNorway’s NVE Selects ICEYE for Nationwide SAR Satellite Flood Monitoring

Norway has selected ICEYE to provide nationwide SAR satellite flood monitoring, delivering and analysis across mainland Norway and Svalbard.

 Mobility and TrafficSeven Northwest Harris County Emergency Districts Renew 12-Year Miovision Opticom Deal Across 437 Intersections

7 northwest Harris County ESDs extend deal to upgrade 437 intersections with cloud-based emergency vehicle preemption technology.

 WaterNew York Opens $425 Million Grant Round to Replace Lead Lines and Modernize Water Systems

New York opens a $425M water infrastructure grant round targeting lead service lines, PFAS treatment, and sewer upgrades in rural and disadvantaged communities.

 Mobility and TrafficPalermo Launches 90-Day Bus-Mounted AI Enforcement Trial on Two Key AMAT Routes

Palermo launches a 90-day AI bus lane trial with Hayden AI on AMAT collecting violation data at no cost to the city.

 WaterOfwat Backs AI For The Water Sector As Data Centre Demand Strains Supply

Ofwat's first water sector AI plan backs adoption while flagging the rising water demand of AI data centres as the regulator faces abolition.

 Mobility and TrafficSaudi Arabia Amends Traffic Law to Assign Legal Liability for Fully Autonomous Vehicles to Owners

Saudi Arabia assigns legal liability for fully autonomous vehicles to owners, extending traffic penalties and deregistration rules.

 Environmental MonitoringBezos Earth Fund Commits $26M To FireSat As OroraTech Sets The Pace In Orbit

Bezos Earth Fund's $26M FireSat grant enters a crowded orbital wildfire market where OroraTech and rivals already race on revisit time.

 SecurityAfter The Fable 5 Cutoff, DGSI Drops Palantir For France’s ChapsVision

France's DGSI swap of Palantir for ChapsVision shows European AI sovereignty turning from rhetoric into procurement policy.

 Environmental MonitoringMaricopa County Deploys Nearly 50 AI Wildfire Cameras as Arizona Builds Multi-Layer Detection Network

Maricopa County's 50 AI wildfire cameras join Arizona's network with 88 projected by end of 2026 across utilities and state agencies.

 IoT NetworksSyane And Altitude Infra Haute-Savoie Move To Build A Department-Wide IoT Connectivity Network

Syane and Altitude Infra Haute-Savoie are scaling a public IoT sensor network across 246 French communes, building on fiber infrastructure.

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