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Minneapolis and Seattle Secure $14.8M SMART Grant to Enhance Urban Curb Management

Jan 13, 2025

The U.S. Department of Transportation has awarded $14.8 million in Stage 2 funding to Minneapolis and Seattle through the Strengthening Mobility and Revolutionizing Transportation (SMART) Grants Program. This grant builds upon the $2 million each...

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Gridware Raises $26.4 Million to Enhance Power Grid Monitoring

Jan 12, 2025

Gridware, a company specializing in power grid monitoring, has raised $26.4 million in Series A funding led by Sequoia Capital. The funding will support the production of its Gridscope devices and expand its monitoring platform, which provides...

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Smart Meters in the UK Get Security Upgrade

Jan 12, 2025

SEALSQ has secured a multi-year, multi-million-dollar agreement to supply its VaultIC 408 secure microcontroller for millions of smart meters in the United Kingdom’s Smart Metering Implementation Programme (SMIP). The project aims to install...

New Project (Full-Scale)Mobility and TrafficINRIXU.S. DoTUSA

Philadelphia to Enhance Curb and Right-of-Way Management with Digital Tools

Jan 11, 2025

Philadelphia is set to enhance its curb and right-of-way (ROW) management by implementing INRIX’s latest cloud-based solution, IQ Road Rules. This initiative is supported by a Strengthening Mobility and Revolutionizing Transportation (SMART)...

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The City of Elmira Deploys Gunshot Detection Cameras to Combat Violent Crime

Jan 11, 2025

The City of Elmira has taken a significant step in enhancing public safety with the deployment of advanced gunshot detection cameras. Installed in late December, the system is designed to help police quickly identify and respond to shooting...

New Project (Full-Scale)Mobility and TrafficYunex TrafficUK

Yunex Traffic to Provide Advanced Traffic Cameras for Newcastle City

Jan 11, 2025

Yunex Traffic has signed a framework agreement with Newcastle City Council to supply and maintain a cutting-edge Automatic Number Plate Recognition (ANPR) enforcement camera system. The initiative aims to improve traffic flow, enhance bus service...

New Project (Pilot)VideosurveillanceWasteFrance

Orléans Métropole to Combat Illegal Dumping with AI-Powered Cameras

Jan 11, 2025

By March 2025, Orléans Métropole will roll out an experimental initiative to tackle illegal dumping more effectively. Ten AI-enabled cameras will be installed in participating municipalities to identify and report offenders swiftly. Already, towns...

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Microsoft Announces AI Tool for Remote Biodiversity Monitoring

Jan 11, 2025

Microsoft’s AI for Good Lab has unveiled SPARROW, a solar-powered AI tool designed to monitor and protect Earth’s biodiversity in remote areas. Equipped with advanced sensors and low-energy edge GPUs, SPARROW collects and processes data from...

New Project (Full-Scale)Environmental MonitoringEarthSenseUK

Brighton & Hove Launches One of UK’s Largest Air Quality Monitoring Networks

Jan 11, 2025

Brighton & Hove City Council has launched one of the UK’s most extensive real-time air quality monitoring networks by installing 50 EarthSense Zephyr® sensors across Sussex. The majority of these, 40 units, are placed in Brighton &...

New Project (Full-Scale)Mobility and TrafficNetherlands

Amsterdam Halts Plans for Smart Traffic Lights Amid Privacy and Security Concerns

Jan 11, 2025

Amsterdam’s ambitious plans to deploy ‘smart traffic lights’ to tackle congestion and streamline traffic flow have been officially abandoned following mounting concerns over privacy, data protection, and cybersecurity risks. The innovative...