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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.

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Urban Exchange Podcast Episode 7 - Part 2: Monica Barone, CEO, City of Sydney

Preview: In part two of our conversation with Monica Barone, CEO of the City of Sydney, we discover the changing nature of city relationships with citizens, how that can shape resilience and climate action, and lead to more equitable and inclusive communities.

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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.

City of Ottawa: Driving the future of mobility and smart citiesSponsored by Accenture

We hear from Sonya Shorey at Invest Ottawa as she discusses the innovation, its impact on the community and global markets, and the importance of the ecosystem approach.

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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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Digital twins

A digital twins is a virtual representation of a physical product, service, or asset. It can be a digital replica of an individual object, such as a vehicle or building, but can also be extended to larger scales, such as entire cities. Here are just some of the latest stories, opinions on digital twins.

Blyncsy releases nationwide highway map of US roadway assets

Blyncsy releases nationwide highway map of US roadway assets

Digital twins31 Oct 2024

The data is available to all state US Department of Transportation agencies, with a view to enabling them to better address safety, maintenance, and repair work.

Utah DoT installs lidar tech at Salt Lake City intersection

Utah DoT installs lidar tech at Salt Lake City intersection

Digital twins28 Jun 2024

Powered by Seoul Robotics’ 3D Perception Engine, system uses lidar data to create a digital twin of the intersection to feed data to optimise traffic flow.

Can digital twins reduce emergency response times?

Can digital twins reduce emergency response times?

Digital twins30 Jan 2024

This is the focus of a project by New York City Fire Department and C2Smarter transportation centre, which will create a digital twin of the streets of Harlem.

StreetLight Data and TomTom partner for global mobility data

StreetLight Data and TomTom partner for global mobility data

Analytics25 Aug 2023

The partnership will enable StreetLight Data to expand its geographic reach and enable the companies to provide deeper transportation intelligence worldwide.

Digital twin jointly developed to build resilient cities

Digital twins14 Jun 2023

Hexagon and Fujitsu are collaborating to jointly develop digital twin applications for predicting and mitigating natural disasters and traffic accidents.

Luokung Technology expressway digital twin passes inspection

Luokung Technology expressway digital twin passes inspection

Digital twins04 Aug 2022

The platform, which includes an intelligent digital monitoring and early warning system for severe weather, was used for a pilot demonstration project on the Shanghai-Wuhan Expressway.

Hitachi Rail smart mobility software connects public and private hire transport

Hitachi Rail smart mobility software connects public and private hire transport

News20 Jul 2022

The Lumada Intelligent Mobility Management suite focuses on smart ticketing, flow management for people and vehicles via a digital twin and electrified mobility solutions.

Researchers to develop social digital twin tech for smarter cities

Researchers to develop social digital twin tech for smarter cities

Digital twins10 Feb 2022

The researchers are working with Fujitsu to develop a platform that delivers a broad set of solutions for a variety of social issues based on accurate simulations of the movements of people and vehicles.

West Midlands to deploy 5G-connected road sensor network

West Midlands to deploy 5G-connected road sensor network

News18 Jun 2021

The network will relay live traffic information to the regional control centre to enable swift action to be taken as queues build up while data gathered will help plan future transport development.

AI smart cameras to become the norm for smart city applications

AI smart cameras to become the norm for smart city applications

News07 Apr 2021

A report by ABI says such devices will feature deep learning models to automate and augment decision-making in applications such as intelligent traffic management.

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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.

Solar city goes live

Trina Solar’s PV modules have begun operations in the 10MW Sustainable City in Dubai, which aims to use only clean energy sources

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.

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.

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SmartCitiesWorld City Profile – Dallas

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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 end-to-end journey from data discovery to implementing complex AI models that can provide customised insight. It puts forward a blueprint for cities to use artificial intelligence to become smarter and more liveable by taking an outcomes-focused approach.

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.

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