US: Pennsylvania: Philadelphia Launches Smart Streetlight Pilot Program to Collect Data in Real Time
Philadelphia expects its streetlight project to yield multiple benefits, saving time and money and improving city services.
As cities around the country seek to leverage smart technology, Philadelphia is continuing its efforts to collect data to address inequality. The city’s recently announced smart streetlight pilot is another tool employed to level the playing field for all of the city’s residents.
The Bengaluru Smart City Limited (BSCL) has received applications from nearly 1,000 graduates for 62 intern posts so far under the Urban Learning Internship Programme of the Union government.
The maximum response has been received from civil engineers and computer science graduates who will get first-hand experience working with Smart city teams on various public infrastructure development projects.
The Yang Dipertua Negeri of Melaka, Tun Mohd Ali Rustam urged the state government to expedite digitalisation in an effort to transform Melaka into a smart city.
He said hence, the empowerment of smart applications, digital content and state public data analytics needed to be intensified to improve governance and delivery of the state government.
Faisalabad city police have chalked out a comprehensive plan to launch “Smart City Project” in addition to constituting “FCCI-Police Liaison Committee” to improve the overall law and order situation in the district.
Addressing the business community in Faisalabad Chamber of Commerce & Industry (FCCI) here Sunday, the City Police Officer (CPO) Ghulam Mubasshir Mekan paid best tribute to the supportive role of business community and hoped that this cooperation will continue in the future for the best interest of this city and its real stakeholders.
Network surveillance cameras equipped with the right software act as critical sensors to capture visual data from around cities and record events of interest.
Ever since the rise of popular games such as “The Sims” and “Second Life”, virtual worlds have received attention, and the potential new “metaverse” has reinvigorated consumer imaginations about the potential for virtual worlds. While far removed from gaming, the use of virtual modeling can be beneficial in helping smart cities achieve their objectives more quickly.