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Rome Turns to Satellites and AI to Catch Illegal Dumping Under ESA-AMA Pilot

Rome’s municipal waste utility AMA and the European Space Agency have begun ingesting very-high-resolution satellite imagery directly into the city’s waste-management operations centre to identify illegal dumping sites, monitor ground...

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DigitalBridge and Aberdeen Launch Velian From Equans E-Mobility Unit

Equans Infra & Mobility, the Dutch entity holding electric vehicle charging concessions owned by energy services group Equans, has been sold to a joint vehicle controlled by DigitalBridge Group (NYSE: DBRG) and Aberdeen Investments. The...

New Project (Full-Scale)Upcoming projectStreet LightingSecuritySouth Korea

Seoul’s Residential Areas Deploy Smart Poles to Close Safety Gaps

Two Seoul districts completed or broke ground on smart pole deployments in May 2026, combining CCTV surveillance, LED emergency alert systems, and public Wi-Fi into unified street infrastructure designed to reduce crime blind spots and improve...

New Project (Full-Scale)Environmental MonitoringSan Antonio River Authority (SARA)USA

Bexar County Deploys $21M NextGen Flood Warning System

Bexar County officially launched its $21 million NextGen Flood Warning System on May 19, 2026, replacing a decade-old beacon-based infrastructure with a network of sensors, automated road gates, and predictive modeling software designed to compress...

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Harris County Advances $2M Roadway Flood Warning System

Harris County is moving forward with a sensor-based roadway flood warning network funded by a $2 million federal grant awarded in 2022, with engineering work now underway and pilot installations targeting the region’s most vulnerable...

New Project (Full-Scale)Mobility and TrafficWestern Cape Department of InfrastructureBentley SystemsSouth Africa

Western Cape Government Deploys AI Solution to Monitor 5,000 km of Roads

The Western Cape Department of Infrastructure in South Africa has adopted Bentley Systems‘ AI-powered Blyncsy platform to monitor roughly 5,000 kilometres of strategic provincial roads, making the province the first jurisdiction on the African...

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Dubai’s DEWA Deploys Agentic AI in Daily Operations

Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) has become the first government entity in the UAE to adopt Microsoft 365 Copilot Cowork, integrating agentic AI directly into employee workflows across the organisation. The move, announced on May 20,...

New Project (Full-Scale)Environmental MonitoringThailand

Pattaya Installs AI Flood System With Over 100 Sensor Nodes

Pattaya City is deploying an AI-powered intelligent water management system designed to predict, monitor, and communicate flood risks in real time, with a first operational phase expected by July 2026 and a full 100-point sensor network in place by...

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