Last week, we shared how hyperlocal forecasting benefits city management. The technology can also improve transportation operations – an industry where weather can cause expensive…
Improving City Services with Accurate Weather Forecasting
Current weather forecasts can alert you to potential flooding or icy conditions in your city, but they can’t warn of black ice or flooding on…
Smart Parks: The Benefits of Combining Technology and Natural Spaces
Drawing visitors to open spaces and justifying city spending are two challenges facing public parks. IoT and connected technologies can equip public areas with the…
Robots & VR Make for a Wild Ride
If you frequent amusement parks, you’re probably familiar with variations of fast, quick, and express passes, which allow you to skip long wait lines. These…
Self-Repairing Cities Powered by IoT
You’ve heard of smart cities, but what about self-healing cities? The UK is undertaking a project to make cities self-repairing and free from street work…
Accessible IoT for Greater Independence and Mobility
IoT can provide convenience for many consumers. But for people with disabilities, IoT can mean the ability to care for themselves and live in independence.…
Law Enforcement & IoT: Part I – Smarter Sensing and Facial Recognition
IIoT is providing law enforcement with new tools to fight crime, increasing efficiency and community safety. Sensors & Facial Recognition Microphones placed around a city…
Delivering Holiday Cheer, One Package at a Time
With the holiday season, it’s comforting to track our packages as they travel the mail system. Bar codes are scanned at checkpoints as they pass…
IIoT Gives New Meaning to Fire Power
Firefighters face a variety of risks when responding to a fire, including burns, smoke inhalation, heat exhaustion, and being crushed by collapsing structures. And firefighters…