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PacifiCorp Expands Wildfire Monitoring with New Medford Facility

Aug 11, 2025

PacifiCorp has launched a Wildfire Intelligence Center in Medford, Oregon, as part of its 2025 Wildfire Mitigation Plan, aiming to enhance early fire detection and response. Since opening in May, the center has monitored 863 fires in Oregon, with 71...

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Conway Invests in Flood Sensors to Boost Real-Time Monitoring

Aug 6, 2025

The city of Conway, South Carolina, is installing five new river sensors to improve real-time flood monitoring in flood-prone neighborhoods. The $26,000 investment includes equipment from North Carolina-based Green Stream Technologies, which...

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Dubai Deploys AI-Powered On- and Off-Street Parking System Covering 36,000 Spaces

Aug 6, 2025

Dubai has launched a fully autonomous, AI-driven parking system spanning over 36,000 on-street and off-street spaces across key communities. The initiative is led by Parkonic, the UAE’s leading smart parking operator, in partnership with Salik...

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Divonne-les-Bains Deploys Vizzia Cameras to Tackle Illegal Dumping

Aug 6, 2025

Divonne-les-Bains has launched a targeted enforcement initiative to address the persistent issue of illegal dumping by installing smart cameras provided by Vizzia. These automatic trigger devices, strategically placed across key areas of the city,...

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North Carolina Rolls Out 2,500 AI-Enabled Traffic Signals in Statewide Upgrade

Aug 6, 2025

North Carolina has implemented 2,500 artificial intelligence-powered traffic signals across intersections in what is currently the largest live statewide deployment of its kind in the U.S. The system, developed by transportation technology firm Flow...

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New Air Quality Monitoring Initiative Aims to Enhance Community Resilience in Pajaro Valley

Aug 6, 2025

A new air quality monitoring project in California’s Pajaro Valley is expanding environmental data coverage with the deployment of around 25 PurpleAir sensors near schools in the North Monterey County and Pajaro Valley Unified School Districts....

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Kalamazoo Upgrades Downtown Recycling with Smart Waste Units

Aug 6, 2025

Kalamazoo, Michigan is expanding its downtown recycling network by deploying 26 new Bigbelly smart waste and recycling units this fall, replacing 58 conventional bins. Funded by the Downtown Economic Growth Authority, the upgrade brings the citywide...

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Artificial Intelligence boosts wildfire detection in Cyprus

Aug 6, 2025

The Municipality of Paralimni-Deryneia in Cyprus is deploying a network of 15 AI-powered fire detection stations to strengthen wildfire monitoring efforts. Developed by Neuranet Solutions the FireWatch AI system claims to detect smoke or fire within...

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Dublin Launches Digital Twin of 3,000 City-Centre Buildings to Support Net Zero Goals

Aug 6, 2025

A new 3D Urban Energy Model of the Dublin Town Business Improvement District has been unveiled by IES, offering a detailed digital twin of over 3,000 buildings in the city centre. Commissioned by Dublin Town, the organisation representing more than...

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Richmond Launches Smart Traffic Signal Project to Boost Transit and Emergency Response

Aug 6, 2025

The City of Richmond has unveiled a centralized traffic management initiative designed to improve public transit efficiency and emergency response times. The project called the Centralized Transit Signal Priority (TSP) and Emergency Vehicle...