Smart Cities
Transforming our Urban Spaces
By 2030, 60 percent of the world’s population will live in cities. As our cities get larger and more complex, we have an opportunity to use new “smart” technologies to cut energy consumption, lower operational costs, decrease air pollution, protect water supplies, and deliver new services to offer citizens a better quality of life.
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Smart water quality monitoring can help detect drinking water contaminants in flooded areas
Water management strategies that account for changing climate conditions and extreme weather events can help reduce risks to water security.
Shining a light on smart street lighting networks
Intelligent street lighting is recognized by many city leaders as a first step toward the development of a smart city and can help cities increase energy efficiency, keep residents safe, improve sustainability, and attract new businesses.
Over 90% of the world’s children breathe toxic air every day. Smart and sustainable future cities can help.
According to the World Health Organization (WHO), 7 million people die each year due to exposure to air pollution, a problem that extends to the majority of countries around the world.
How cities can prevent water leaks and save money using smart technologies
Water loss from aging, failing pipes, faulty metering and theft often means lost revenue for utilities and higher rates for consumers. We can do better.
Cities are getting smarter about connected lighting
Connected street lighting is making cities safer and more energy efficient.
New study offers key consumer insights into smart city topics
Would you like to live with smart city technology? If so, what technology would you like to see implemented in your smart city?
World’s largest vertical garden boasts 33,500 square feet of plants
The largest vertical garden in the world is a green giant in Colombia's densely populated capital city of Bogotá that's helping residents breathe.
How smart cities are building the future
Smart cities are coming. Municipal governments around the globe are employing big data and Internet-of-Things applications to improve many aspects of daily life.
Oklahoma will deploy 250K smart streetlights
Oklahoma Gas & Electric will use the IPv6 IoT platform from Silver Spring Networks to roll out smart streetlights in the state, which could lead to improved safety and lower costs.
Energy is the new new internet
If you’re not paying attention to what’s going on in energy, you should. This time it’s the “enernet,” not the internet, that will transform our lives.
5 trends for the smart energy home of the future
TAKE 5: These five trends from CES are informing the smart energy home of the future.
These smart cities are building infrastructures for the 23rd century
STREET SMART: As urban populations grow, there becomes an increased need to revamp our infrastructures. These smart cities are building the urban centers of the future. Did yours make the list?
4 common entry points to a smart city
Smart city growth is on the rise, with the smart city industry projected to be a $400 billion market by 2020, spread out over 600 smart cities worldwide.
The race for smart cities from the leading edge of tech
As with any new market, there are startups, large companies, corporations, organizations and other groups leading the way forward for smart cities.
This startup combines solar, lighting, WiFi, energy storage, and EV charging into a single unit
TOWER OF POWER: A smart city will require smarter infrastructure. The Totem Power platform combines solar power, communications, energy storage, and EV charging, taking the concept of a utility pole to a whole new level.
The future smart city will be built around you and the Internet of you
SMART APP: How can the “Internet of things” save citizens from being stranded on their morning commute? By placing YOU at the center of making a city truly smart.
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Smart Cities Council: Livability, Workability, Sustainability
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