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mejiac To complement your article, I think an additional step is to plan implementations of electrical grids to allow more electrical/hybrid vehicles to drive our streets, reaching a wider scope. I'm aware...
mejiac Excellent article John. If we take all of these examples, they provide a comprehensive case study on how IT can be leverage to take cities a step forward and pave the way to a new way of running...
CitySolver Maybe in the future a BIM will be linked to a national or state network and be regulated like other polution. So if one building is not performing as it should be it will be flagged up and authorities...
Mary Jander The WSJ reports today on the growing issue of cellphone providers selling data on customers to marketing firms.
Mary Jander I'm interested in hearing whether any of our urbanites have experience or insights to share regarding our findings. Sound off here on the message board!
Mary Jander Ah, thanks, Pablo. I don't like the idea that cell companies are weighing their pricing options. That sounds like a recipe for future trouble.
Pablo Valerio Thinbluedba, that is the way I believe it should be, but in the US and other countries government agencies are using, and want complete freedom to use, the data instantaneously without supervision....
Pablo Valerio Mary, today some cities are getting some of this information as an exchange for getting mores cell permits. Others are waiting for the cell companies to define pricing. Obviously they don't want...
Davedgreat2000 Pablo, Yes I understand that...its just something that we cannot control anyway but why give them more options like GPS tracking and the like. Its a connected world we live in and turning off the...
thinbluedba I'm curious as to what and how privacy laws apply? Does it apply to the owner of this information (ie. the carriers) or the user of the data (police, private company, etc.) In Canada, I know...
Mary Jander Thanks for that link to the earlier blog that mentions Adel. I found in that blog the following comment of his that seems to fit with his perception of his job: "The primary role is to interact...
Nicole Ferraro Philly is doing some great, innovative work, as we've covered in two recent videos. Adel's role is an interesting combo of old IT and new IT; and I'm curious about whether more cities will move in...
stotheco Having your location tracked at all times = price you have to pay in order to stay connected. Does it seem too steep to you? At times, it does to me, but I need my connectivity. If only I could switch...
Mary Jander @Pablo, given that cellular operators are gathering all this data, they must believe they can sell it to cities. Do you know whether these carriers are holding cities to high prices for the use of...
Mary Jander Facebook gets everyone via the fine print, don't they? Who really knows what you're agreeing to when you click to get an app onto your smartphone? I for one had no clue that FB required permission...
Mary Jander If I lived in California, I would certainly opt in for any kind of data collection that would contribute to reduced emissions and better traffic patterns. It seems a small price to pay, especially...
Mary Jander What a great example of setting effective priorities! This CIO accepts responsibility for back-office functions, while nevertheless making it his chief task to pick front-office applications that...
Pablo Valerio Dave, since the beginning of location tracking cell phone companies have been able to log your location without GPS. They use cell triangulation! And that is something you cannot turn off, unless...
Pablo Valerio Dave, since the beginning of location tracking cell phone companies have been able to log your location without GPS. They use cell triangulation! And that is something you cannot turn off, unless...
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Pablo Valerio, International Business & IT Consultant
5/23/2013
Machine-to-machine technologies can help ease the strain on resource-constrained global cities. Or, at least, that's the idea behind Sir Richard Branson's Carbon War Room M2M ...
Adel Ebeid, Chief Innovation Officer, City of Philadelphia
5/21/2013
To innovate and connect government with residents, city officials must open and make use of their data.
Pablo Valerio, International Business & IT Consultant
5/20/2013
Using analytics, cities can leverage cellphone data to provide improved services and save money on sensors and infrastructure. However, cell operators don't make that easy. Rather, ...
Dan Probst, Chairman, Energy and Sustainability Services, Jones Lang LaSalle
5/20/2013
Dan Probst, chairman of energy and sustainability services at Jones Lang Lasalle, talks about the need for cities as the next great frontier to know and be responsible for their carbon output.
Jason Cheung, Database Architect, Vancouver, BC, Police
5/16/2013
The Boston Marathon bombings and request by officials for digital evidence from the public reminded me of a problem with law enforcement's ability to handle such requests.
Mary Jander, Managing Editor, UBM’s Future Cities
5/16/2013
Everyone's talking "green" these days -- but when it comes to datacenters, talk is often where it stops.
Mary Jander, Managing Editor, UBM’s Future Cities
5/13/2013
The terms "analytics" and "big-data" are ubiquitous these days; and like many other buzzwords, they seem to switch meanings, depending on who's using them.
Jason Cheung, Database Architect, Vancouver, BC, Police
5/16/2013
The Boston Marathon bombings and request by officials for digital evidence from the public reminded me of a problem with law enforcement's ability to handle such requests.
Pablo Valerio, International Business & IT Consultant
5/20/2013
Using analytics, cities can leverage cellphone data to provide improved services and save money on sensors and infrastructure. However, cell operators don't make that easy. Rather, ...
Adel Ebeid, Chief Innovation Officer, City of Philadelphia
5/21/2013
To innovate and connect government with residents, city officials must open and make use of their data.
Dan Probst, Chairman, Energy and Sustainability Services, Jones Lang LaSalle
5/20/2013
Dan Probst, chairman of energy and sustainability services at Jones Lang Lasalle, talks about the need for cities as the next great frontier to know and be responsible for their carbon output.
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mejiac To complement your article, I think an additional step is to plan implementations of electrical grids to allow more electrical/hybrid vehicles to drive our streets, reaching a wider scope. I'm aware...
mejiac Excellent article John. If we take all of these examples, they provide a comprehensive case study on how IT can be leverage to take cities a step forward and pave the way to a new way of running...
CitySolver Maybe in the future a BIM will be linked to a national or state network and be regulated like other polution. So if one building is not performing as it should be it will be flagged up and authorities...
Mary Jander The WSJ reports today on the growing issue of cellphone providers selling data on customers to marketing firms.
Mary Jander I'm interested in hearing whether any of our urbanites have experience or insights to share regarding our findings. Sound off here on the message board!
Mary Jander Ah, thanks, Pablo. I don't like the idea that cell companies are weighing their pricing options. That sounds like a recipe for future trouble.
Pablo Valerio Thinbluedba, that is the way I believe it should be, but in the US and other countries government agencies are using, and want complete freedom to use, the data instantaneously without supervision....
Pablo Valerio Mary, today some cities are getting some of this information as an exchange for getting mores cell permits. Others are waiting for the cell companies to define pricing. Obviously they don't want...
Davedgreat2000 Pablo, Yes I understand that...its just something that we cannot control anyway but why give them more options like GPS tracking and the like. Its a connected world we live in and turning off the...
thinbluedba I'm curious as to what and how privacy laws apply? Does it apply to the owner of this information (ie. the carriers) or the user of the data (police, private company, etc.) In Canada, I know...
Mary Jander Thanks for that link to the earlier blog that mentions Adel. I found in that blog the following comment of his that seems to fit with his perception of his job: "The primary role is to interact...
Nicole Ferraro Philly is doing some great, innovative work, as we've covered in two recent videos. Adel's role is an interesting combo of old IT and new IT; and I'm curious about whether more cities will move in...
stotheco Having your location tracked at all times = price you have to pay in order to stay connected. Does it seem too steep to you? At times, it does to me, but I need my connectivity. If only I could switch...
Mary Jander @Pablo, given that cellular operators are gathering all this data, they must believe they can sell it to cities. Do you know whether these carriers are holding cities to high prices for the use of...
Mary Jander Facebook gets everyone via the fine print, don't they? Who really knows what you're agreeing to when you click to get an app onto your smartphone? I for one had no clue that FB required permission...
Mary Jander If I lived in California, I would certainly opt in for any kind of data collection that would contribute to reduced emissions and better traffic patterns. It seems a small price to pay, especially...
Mary Jander What a great example of setting effective priorities! This CIO accepts responsibility for back-office functions, while nevertheless making it his chief task to pick front-office applications that...
Pablo Valerio Dave, since the beginning of location tracking cell phone companies have been able to log your location without GPS. They use cell triangulation! And that is something you cannot turn off, unless...
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