“We don’t need AI or big data to tell us with much greater detail how screwed we are as a city or as a planet,” Rohit Aggarwala said at Cornell Tech’s Urban Tech Summit last week.
City leaders don’t need artificial intelligence-driven technologies to tell them they have a climate change problem, at least in the eyes of Rohit Aggarwala, New York City’s chief climate officer.
Once several were damaged, local officials decided they needed to clarify what these sensors were and weren’t. Last year, the town posted a small sign beneath many clarifying their function.
Not everyone welcomed, or perhaps understood, the sensors.
“People at first thought they were cameras,” Morrisville Mayor TJ Cawley said. “So, people were damaging them because they didn’t want to be filmed.”
Weiterlesen: US: Morrisville, N.C., Clarifies Function of Data Sensors
The city of San Diego unveiled the first of more than 50 brand new kiosks scattered through downtown on Friday, aiming to help people better navigate the area and interact with local businesses.
Known as the Interactive Kiosk Experience, these wayfinding touchscreens have myriad features, encompassing transit, dining, entertainment, safety resources and city services.
The dual-sided kiosks, which are operated by IKE Smart City, can be found in 15 other cities across the country, including Houston, Miami, Atlanta and Baltimore.
Weiterlesen: US: California: San Diego adds ‘smart city’ interactive kiosks to downtown
Strategic collaboration seeks to accelerate adoption of smart city projects in the US with engineering solutions across mobility, sustainability and tech.
The Colorado Smart Cities Alliance (CSCA) has announced a strategic collaboration with L&T Technology Services, an engineering, digital and R&D services provider.
This partnership aims to drive innovation and technology integration in smart city development projects across the state of Colorado.
Weiterlesen: US: Colorado Smart Cities Alliance enters strategic partnership
The pilot aims to modernise the current system to protect vulnerable road users who are walking, biking and using transit while improving transit operations.
The City of Chicago Department of Transportation (CDoT) and the Department of (DoF) have announced the launch of the Smart Streets Pilot programme to enforce illegal parking.
The initiative using camera technology to enhance enforcement of parking and standing violations in bus and bike lanes downtown. It aims to modernise the current system to protect vulnerable road users who are walking, biking and using transit while improving transit operations.
Weiterlesen: US: Illinois: Chicago launches Smart Streets Pilot programme