Smart City & Utility Industry News

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City of Falls Church Launches $10M Smart Cities Program

Aug 25, 2024

The City of Falls Church, in partnership with Virginia Tech’s Transportation Institute, has officially launched the first phase of its $10 million Smart Cities Program, aimed at transforming the city into a model for future urban innovation. The...

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AI Cameras Enforce Parking on Transit Lines in California

Aug 23, 2024

AI cameras developed by Hayden AI are targeting illegally parked vehicles on all Alameda-Contra Costa (California) Transit lines, to improve bus lane enforcement. The new bus-mounted camera system is issuing warnings, with $110 fines set to start on...

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Vancouver Partners with Infinitii for Water Data Monitoring

Aug 23, 2024

Infinitii AI, a provider of predictive analytics for smart city infrastructure, has secured a three-year contract with the City of Vancouver. This agreement will provide the city with Infinitii flowworks’ real-time data monitoring software, which...

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Australia 1 million NB-IoT Smart Water Meter Project Secured by TPG Telecom

Aug 23, 2024

Australian telco TPG Telecom has secured a ten-year contract to deploy 1 million NB-IoT Smart Water Meter for South East Water, Victoria’s government-owned corporation. Valued at $87 million, the project will see the installation of  narrowband...

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Soria Receives €1.5 Million Subsidy for Water Cycle Digitalization

Aug 22, 2024

The city of Soria in Spain has been granted €1.5 million in European funds to enhance the digitalization of its water cycle, complemented by nearly €500,000 of local funding. This initiative aims to optimize water usage across all phases of the...

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Niagara Falls Approves $6.6M LED Streetlight Upgrade

Aug 22, 2024

Niagara Falls, New York, has approved a $6.6 million contract to takeover and upgrade its street lighting to energy-efficient LEDs, involving the installation of smart city technology with sensors for real-time data collection. This move, managed by...

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Peachtree Corners Partners with Juganu for Smart Lighting Deployment

Aug 22, 2024

Peachtree Corners has announced a partnership with Juganu to install innovative smart lighting across the city and within the Curiosity Lab. This initiative marks Juganu’s first comprehensive smart city lighting implementation in the U.S. The...

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Rogers and SenseNet Launch Wildfire Detection in 10 Canadian Communities

Aug 22, 2024

Rogers and SenseNet have partnered to introduce advanced wildfire detection technology to 10 Canadian communities, starting in Alberta and British Columbia. The rollout will continue through early spring, with the goal of expanding the network...

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Lancaster Expands Air Quality Monitoring with New Sensors

Aug 22, 2024

Lancaster City Council has bolstered its air quality monitoring with the addition of 14 new EarthSense Zephyr sensors, funded by the Department of Environment, Food and Rural Affairs. The city already operates an automatic monitoring station;...

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South Africa Scales Up Low-Cost AI-Powered Air Quality Monitoring

Aug 22, 2024

South African scientists have developed a cost-effective air-quality monitoring system called Ai_r produced by The South African Consortium Of Air Quality Monitoring (SACAQM), utilizing IoT and AI technologies. The system consists of small sensor...