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33 min agoAlgarve Approves €9M ERDF-Backed Smart Water Telemetry Project Across 16 Municipalities 1h agoTrapani Water Authority Asks Sicily For €95M, Including €51M For Smart Meters 2h agoValdepeñas Approves €225,523 Credit For €1.5M Red.es-Funded Smart Territory Project 3h agoVeolia-Led TransmitWater Project Maps Pipe-Break Risk From Pressure Transients In Four Spanish Networks 4h agoNicosia District Water Authority Begins 72,000 Ultrasonic Smart Meter Rollout With Cyta 4h agoMexico City Plans €48 Million First Phase Of Adaptive Traffic Signals With Transit Priority 4h agoAlbania Earmarks €33 Million In 2027 Budget For Presight-Built Smart City Surveillance 15h agoed Eléctrica Deploys NB-IoT-Connected Dynamic Line Rating on 220 kV Pyrenees Line 15h agoNyquis Raises $6.3M Seed Round For Substation Waveform Monitoring To Cut Wildfire Risk 16h agoBMF GRUP Signs Deal to Buy 100% of Romanian Smart Lighting Firm Flash Lighting Services

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9 Nov WaterGrand Chambord begins Smart Val de Loire rollout with 8,000 connected water meters

Grand Chambord installs 160 smart water meters in Bauzy, starting an 8,000-unit rollout across 16 communes to speed leak detection via LoRaWAN.

9 Nov Mobility and TrafficEstepona Advances Traffic Monitoring with New Intelligent Camera Network

Estepona opens a €970,000 tender to deploy 110 AI-enabled traffic cameras across 80 sites, adding licence-plate recognition and speed monitoring.

9 Nov Mobility and TrafficParkHelp Acquires Cleverciti to Establish Global Unified Parking Platform

ParkHelp buys Germany's Cleverciti, creating a platform monitoring over 600,000 parking spaces across 50 nations for on- and off-street guidance.

9 Nov Mobility and TrafficIPS Group Acquires Populus Technologies to Expand Smart Mobility Capabilities

San Diego-based IPS Group acquires San Francisco firm Populus Technologies to integrate curb-management software across over 100 cities.

5 Nov WasteGoogle’s Innovation Lab Tests AI Systems in Rio de Janeiro

Alphabet’s Moonshot Factory deploys four AI pilot projects in Rio de Janeiro as part of a planned $900 million Latin American data center hub.

5 Nov Waste$200 Million for AI System to Transform Waste Management in Hampton Roads

SPSA approves a $200M, 20-year contract with Commonwealth Sortation to install AI sorting systems and divert 50% of waste in Hampton Roads.

5 Nov WasteAbu Dhabi to Deploy Over 500 Connected Cleaning Vehicles Across the Emirate

Abu Dhabi's DMT will deploy over 500 connected cleaning vehicles this year, cutting carbon emissions by up to 40% across the emirate.

5 Nov WasteVeolia Rolls Out Smart Bins in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes to Improve Waste Sorting

Veolia deploys four AI-enabled smart bins in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, helping business clients analyze waste across more than 30 categories.

5 Nov Environmental MonitoringRhodes Launches €1 Million Smart Forest Protection Project

Nova funds a 1 million euro smart wildfire-prevention system on Rhodes, using AI and sensors to monitor the protected Valley of the Butterflies.

5 Nov Environmental MonitoringColombia launches national wildfire monitoring programme with Ororatech

Colombia deploys OroraTech satellite technology nationwide to track wildfires, training more than 700 national disaster-risk system members.

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