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Smart Cities – Seeing the Invisible and Doing the Impossible

Daniel Burrus

By sheer definition, the word “impossible” connotes something that simply cannot be done. As these tech developments give us greater insight into how the many different facets of our cities truly function, both local leaders and major companies are gaining the Foresight to come up with myriad solutions, thus creating “smart cities.”.

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Using KPIs to measure smart city progress

Axis Communications Sustainability Blog

There is a wide range of definitions for “what makes a smart city”. Another question that’s at least as important is “how do you create a city smart”. Because no matter what it means to you, a city needs a strategy to achieve that goal. Key steps towards smarter, safer cities.

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Using KPIs to measure smart city progress

Axis Communications Sustainability Blog

There is a wide range of definitions for “what makes a smart city”. Another question that’s at least as important is “how do you create a city smart”. Because no matter what it means to you, a city needs a strategy to achieve that goal.

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Using KPIs to measure smart city progress

Axis Communications Sustainability Blog

There is a wide range of definitions for “what makes a smart city”. Another question that’s at least as important is “how do you create a city smart”. Because no matter what it means to you, a city needs a strategy to achieve that goal. Key steps towards smarter, safer cities.

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Report says smart lampposts can assist Covid response and recovery

Envirotec Magazine

A quarter of these have been converted to run on energy saving LEDs, with more than 10 million lamp columns already set up as smart lampposts. A street light column, by definition, has electricity running to it, which can power additional sensors, mounted alongside the lamp. Globally, there are 326 million street lights.

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Qualcomm’s 2023 Corporate Responsibility Report: Future Focused Research and Development

3BL Media

265/HEVC standard (deployed to support Ultra High Definition 4K and beyond video) and the next generation H.266/VVC We are also a leading innovator in video, audio and speech compression technologies and system-level solutions enabling featurerich, high-quality experiences in imaging, audio and vision intelligence.

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DISTRIBUTECH International announces Host Utility, partnerships to support navigation of the energy transition

Renewable Energy World

Going hand in hand with our innovative initiatives around electric, smart, and shared mobility, DISTRIBUTECH International’s conference program will offer insightful sessions around topics such as Smart Cities, DERMS, and Grid Modernization Technologies. CESA is the definitive voice of energy storage in California.