Smart Cities & Technology

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Public office from the home office

Forced to work remotely, local elected officials are discovering best practices for holding...

The advent and benefits of self-service citizen support technology

Consumer confidence in any municipality is directly related to how that government delivers the...

California city hit with cyber attack, hacked data posted online

Updated on April 27, 2020: Hackers have leaked some of Torrance, Calif.’s city data on the...

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FCC grants temporary T-Band spectrum to NYC for pandemic

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC)’s Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau has granted New York City Special Temporary Authority to expand the capacity and coverage of the Fire Department of New York’s communications system using T-Band spectrum to support emergency medical dispatch operations during the coronavirus pandemic. “During this national crisis, public safety communications—including the […]

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GIS for smart cities: Turning data into action

To keep your municipality running smoothly, it’s useful to have a large team of public works employees in the field at all times, keeping an eye out for road obstructions and clogged storm drains. But what if instead of a hundred or so people keeping an eye out, you could mobilize an army of 50,000? […]

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Edge computing, 5G and AI — the perfect storm for government systems

On today’s government networks, the real action is at the edge. This includes establishing edge-based processing power, with onboard analytics, via systems that often are augmented by artificial intelligence (AI). In many cases, these systems are housed in modular containers that serve as their own datacenters. Some are about the size of a typical minivan, […]

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Smart cities are solar cities

Solar-produced electricity used to be reserved only for science fiction and rich environmentalists, but this is no longer the case as Smart Cities across the nation have implemented solar power systems at a record pace in recent years. Thanks to federal and state subsidies, competition between solar developers, state sustainability initiatives, and improvements in technology, […]

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Equal opportunity for the American Dream

Election season is upon us and the mayors of America have a challenging idea perfect for engineers to lead on. The U.S. Conference of Mayors has proposed an election-year policy agenda called Mayors’ Vision for America: A 2020 Call for Action. The mayors want bipartisan solutions for some of the greatest challenges facing our nation […]

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Smart cities require smarter traffic management systems

The INRIX’s 2017 Traffic Scorecard reports that traffic congestion has costed the United States, UK and Germany a combined total of $461 billion in 2017. And as more people move to large cities, the issue of traffic congestion will only increase if the current traffic management systems are not optimized. Currently, we are watching the […]

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Survey: Most citizens hold officials responsible for city technology

More than three-quarters of U.S. residents hold their elected officials responsible for keeping their city’s technology up to date and running smoothly. Conversely – more than half would fire a city leader for not upgrading to better, faster solutions. That’s according to a survey conducted by CentralSquare, a developer of public safety and administration software. The organization […]

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Unlocking mobility’s third dimension

The vast majority of travel in today’s cities is done via personal vehicles, rideshare services, buses and trains. What these modes of transportation all have in common is that they can only travel among a single plane in two-dimensional space. But what if we had vehicles that could take advantage of that third dimension, though? […]

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The ‘smart city’ triangle

What does a smart city look like? Is it seamlessly connected transportation systems leading to sleek, energy-efficient buildings running on a sustainable power grid? Is it endless sensors generating mountains of data being crunched by supercomputers in real-time to make every system run as efficiently as possible? Maybe. But maybe it could look as simple […]

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3 tips for mitigating the ransomware threat to government offices

In 2019, more than 140 local governments, hospitals, and police stations fell victim to malicious ransomware attacks. Various cities across Louisiana, Texas, and Florida are among many that have appeared in the headlines. This particularly malicious type of cybercrime has become a global issue whose reach and impact continue to grow. Recent reports claim ransomware […]

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Smart Cities & Technology

Highlights

Public office from the home office

The advent and benefits of self-service citizen support technology

California city hit with cyber attack, hacked data posted online

Article

FCC grants temporary T-Band spectrum to NYC for pandemic

Commentary

GIS for smart cities: Turning data into action

Article

Edge computing, 5G and AI — the perfect storm for government systems

Article

Smart cities are solar cities

Exclusive

Equal opportunity for the American Dream

Article

Smart cities require smarter traffic management systems

Article

Survey: Most citizens hold officials responsible for city technology

Article

Unlocking mobility’s third dimension

Article

The ‘smart city’ triangle

Article

3 tips for mitigating the ransomware threat to government offices

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