OnDemand Panel Debate: Clearing the air: strategies for enhancing urban air quality

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OnDemand Panel Debate (11 Dec): Going behind the scenes of Dallas’ smart city initiatives

SmartCitiesWorld gets up close and personal with the City of Dallas and its innovative smart city strategies. Panellist from City of Dallas, National League of Cities and Ubicquia. Watch OnDemand

Cities Climate Action Summit 2024: going green in the built environment

The SmartCitiesWorld Summit, which takes place 26-27 June, will act as a call to action for cities to make the transformation of the built environment a central part of their climate action strategies.

Green, active and integrated: mobility in focus at Cities Climate Action Summit

From accelerating electric vehicle infrastructure to promoting active and shared modes of transport, the Cities Climate Action Summit (26-27 June) strives to unlock sustainable mobility solutions for a cleaner, healthier future.

Smart Cities Reports

SmartCitiesWorld City Profile 2024 – City of Madrid

Discover how the city of Madrid is innovating to become a smarter, more sustainable city that’s able to deliver improved services to residents and visitors alike.

SmartCitiesWorld City Profile –Shenzhen

SmartCitiesWorld City Profiles explore the city of Shenzhen, designated as China’s first special economic zone and a role model of urban modernisation. Find out more about Shenzhen’s smart city strategy in this 16-page report.

Podcasts

Urban Exchange Podcast Episode 12 – Metropolitan Area of Guadalajara and Visa – Innovation in the urban mobility sector

The Urban Exchange brings together the Metropolitan Area of Guadalajara’s Diego Marquez and Visa’s Jose Rodriguez to talk through the transformative role of urban mobility policy and technology in the Mexican city.

Podcast: in conversation with Marc Hannis, Principal, Innovation Fund, Ofwat

Marc Hannis is the latest guest on the SmartCitiesWorld podcast, talking about the need for more innovation and collaboration in the water sector.

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Cities Climate Action Summit 2024 – meet the exhibitor: AppyWay

AppyWay will show cities why they need to adopt dynamic and data-driven kerbside management systems to optimise the use of kerb space and reduce congestion.

No more pedalling the cycle lane myth: for a less congested London, we need fewer cars

Lime’s Alan Clarke explains how the UK capital can move away from private vehicles towards a lifestyle where city-dwellers can move seamlessly between different modes of public transport.

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SmartCitiesWorld City Profile 2024 – City of Madrid

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AI in Utilities Management for Cities Trend Report 2024

Trend Series

Discover how AI is transforming utilities with improved efficiency, reliability, and sustainability, enhancing operations and customer service.

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Panel discussion: Using AI to create value in cities for communities and workforce

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Urban Exchange Podcast Episode 23 - Identifying urban solutions at the intersection of climate, health, and equity

Urban Exchange Podcast

Tune into the latest Urban Exchange podcast, where guests from the city of Buenos Aires City Government and Yale University discuss the links between climate, health and inequity.

Latest Urban Exchange Podcast

Urban Exchange Podcast Episode 23 - Identifying urban solutions at the intersection of climate, health, and equity

Urban Exchange Podcast

Tune into the latest Urban Exchange podcast, where guests from the city of Buenos Aires City Government and Yale University discuss the links between climate, health and inequity.

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The latest news on air travel challenges and solutions for smart city projects across the world.

EHang completes debut passenger flight over Bangkok

EHang completes debut passenger flight over Bangkok

Air Travel12 Nov 2024

With permission from the Civil Aviation Authority of Thailand, it is also planning to conduct tests in various other regions such as Phuket and Koh Samui.

AI lidar used to improve airport safety and efficiency

AI lidar used to improve airport safety and efficiency

Air Travel24 Oct 2024

Indoor Lab transitions to 4D lidar with planned deployments at JFK airport’s Terminal One, along with mass transit and smart infrastructure integrations.

Atlantic Aviation prepares for eVTOL operations in New York

Atlantic Aviation prepares for eVTOL operations in New York

Air Travel21 Oct 2024

This project will include a utility upgrade and Atlantic expects to facilitate technology-agnostic eVTOL operations from the East 34th Street heliport.

Joint venture to progress advanced air mobility in Milan

Joint venture to progress advanced air mobility in Milan

Air Travel16 Oct 2024

Skyports Infrastructure, SEA Milan and 2i Aeroporti are partnering to help accelerate an AAM ecosystem across the Italian city and wider Lombardy region.

Schiphol Airport teams with Ericsson on private 5G network

Schiphol Airport teams with Ericsson on private 5G network

News09 Oct 2024

Partnership is aimed at driving Schiphol’s digital transformation to a future-ready airport with robust digital infrastructure that supports next-gen services.

Advanced air mobility revenue to near $6bn by 2030

Advanced air mobility revenue to near $6bn by 2030

Air Travel02 Oct 2024

Juniper Research report recommends vendors exploring partnerships with existing mobility-as-a-service providers as a key early growth strategy in the sector.

EHang completes first electric air taxi flight in Brazil

EHang completes first electric air taxi flight in Brazil

Air Travel26 Sep 2024

The ongoing test and trial flight campaigns for the EH216-S in Brazil will allow EHang to accrue a vast amount of data, information, and operational experience.

Vaisala to build weather resiliency at Indonesian airports

Vaisala to build weather resiliency at Indonesian airports

Air Travel06 Sep 2024

Technology to be used in the modernisation project includes aviation weather observing tech and a wind shear alert system, combining radars and wind lidars.

Archer Aviation unveils plans for LA air taxi network

Archer Aviation unveils plans for LA air taxi network

Air Travel13 Aug 2024

Archer’s planned network includes take-off and landing locations at LA International Airport, Orange County, Hollywood Burbank, Long Beach, Van Nuys and more.

Switzerland to deploy drones-as-a-service network

Switzerland to deploy drones-as-a-service network

Air Travel13 Aug 2024

Nokia Drone Networks solution will include 300 Drone-in-a-Box units and will be used in emergency response, perimeter protection and infrastructure inspection.

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What is ‘Smart City’ and why do we need them?

Smart city is the framework based on Information and Communication technologies that enable the development of sustainable practices to address the urbanisation challenges. Leveraging the technology is one of the foremost pillars of ‘smart cities’ in order to increase efficiencies and improve the quality of resident’s life and the city’s services.

SmartCitiesWorld City Profile – Dortmund

In this edition, we focus on Dortmund in western Germany. With around 600,000 inhabitants, Dortmund is the eighth-largest city in Germany and the gateway to the Rhine-Ruhr region in the heart of Europe.

Are you going to Smart City Expo, Barcelona in Nov 2024?

Are you going to Smart City Expo, Barcelona in November? If so, just let us know and we’ll be able to invite you to a number of exclusive events!

AI used to monitor and optimise Swedish road infrastructure

Computer vision and machine learning specialist, Univrses, will work with the Swedish Transport Administration to digitise and manage roadside infrastructure.

ST Engineering to provide smart city platform for Lusail City

The company will build and operate a smart city platform with citywide network connectivity for the Qatar city using advanced AI and data-driven technologies.

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Guest Opinions

How Northern Ireland’s spirit of enterprise is pioneering the future of travelSponsored by Invest Northern Ireland

Whether by land, sea or air, Invest Northern Ireland explains how the region’s businesses are shaping a greener, ...

Is the IoT a trojan horse for smart cities?

Last month, the City of Atlanta faced one of the most significant cyber-attacks mounted against a major city anywhere ...

Smart cities can change the world – if we radically rethink the approach

Tom Goodwin has high hopes for how smart cities could improve our lives. To get there, though, he says we need to think ...

Ten Gigabit Adelaide, by Richard Threlfall, Partner & Global Head of Infrastructure KPMG International

What is special in Adelaide is the vision of the City of Adelaide authority which encompasses both business and public ...

Road pricing and its contribution to a 'smart' environment with the help of asset finance, by Gary Thompson, UK Sales Director, Siemens Industries and Markets for Siemens Financial Services

Road pricing can work particularly well in small cities where a high concentration of traffic is an issue in a ...

Every Smart City Deserves a Smart Airport, says Richard Van Wijk, head of Aviation Practice, Nokia

Just like a smart city, at the heart of any smart airport are communications networks

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Urban Exchange Podcast Episode 23 - Identifying urban solutions at the intersection of climate, health, and equity

Urban Exchange Podcast

Tune into the latest Urban Exchange podcast, where guests from the city of Buenos Aires City Government and Yale University discuss the links between climate, health and inequity.

Latest Urban Exchange Podcast

Urban Exchange Podcast Episode 23 - Identifying urban solutions at the intersection of climate, health, and equity

Urban Exchange Podcast

Tune into the latest Urban Exchange podcast, where guests from the city of Buenos Aires City Government and Yale University discuss the links between climate, health and inequity.

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Special Reports

Why start-ups aren’t the only game in town for advanced air mobility

Why start-ups aren’t the only game in town for advanced air mobilitySponsored by Bristow Group

Smart City Expo: think digital, think green, think inclusion

Smart City Expo: think digital, think green, think inclusion

How the holistic approach is central to the Covid-19 recovery

How the holistic approach is central to the Covid-19 recovery

City Profiles

Smart Cities Reports

SmartCitiesWorld City Profile 2024 – City of Madrid

Discover how the city of Madrid is innovating to become a smarter, more sustainable city that’s able to deliver improved services to residents and visitors alike.

Smart Cities Reports

SmartCitiesWorld City Profile 2024 – San Diego

Delve into the latest City Profile from SmartCitiesWorld, focusing on how the City of San Diego is innovating through policy and technology to best serve its communities.

Smart Cities Reports

SmartCitiesWorld City Profile – Dallas

Discover how the City of Dallas is pushing ahead with its smart city efforts with the latest new-look City Profile from SmartCitiesWorld.

Research

White Paper: A blueprint for using AI to create smarter cities

White Paper: A blueprint for using AI to create smarter cities

This white paper maps the journey from data discovery to implementing AI and computer vision models for urban use cases to gain customized insights.

White Paper: Building truly sustainable cities

White Paper: Building truly sustainable cities

This white paper covers how connected systems can help cities build sustainability and wellbeing into their indoor and outdoor spaces. We look at the scale of the decarbonisation challenge faced by cities, how cities can use connected technologies to create greener buildings and the vital role of retrofitting. We includes detailed analysis of the energy and cost-savings that energy efficiency programmes can bring in cities.

City data spaces: A guide to building and operationalising data services

City data spaces: A guide to building and operationalising data services

How data spaces are transforming data sharing, and establishing new frameworks to create data services to improve urban services and liveability.

Webinars

OnDemand Webinar: The IoT is rapidly overhauling how logistics and transportation industries operate

OnDemand Webinar: The IoT is rapidly overhauling how logistics and transportation industries operate

OnDemand WEBINAR: How Atlanta is pioneering partnerships to fund smart city projects

OnDemand WEBINAR: How Atlanta is pioneering partnerships to fund smart city projects

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