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Mary Jander Great question. I know this report mentions Barcelona, Calgary, Edinburgh, and Rio, among others. But if you start searching, you'll see an awful lot of plans, groups, studies, and general hopes...
Davedgreat2000 Mary, thank you great information. I wonder how many cities are actually doing this in the US, England?
Davedgreat2000 Mary, thank you great information. I wonder how many cities are actually doing this in the US, England?
Mary Jander Daved, the Miami-Dade project is ongoing, and results are planned. Here is a writeup that gives a couple of projections, such as saving $1M annually in water costs. I think it will take awhile to...
Mary Jander Thanks for your comment, Danny. Clearly, the landscape of smart cities isn't as slick as a vendor's promo brochure depicts it. But there is a lot going on here, and as you point out, the variety...
DannyDicks Thanks for the post Mary. My view when I had completed research for the report was that no one group really currently owns a dominant chunk of the smart city market, because it isn't really a single...
Davedgreat2000 The Video with Miami Dade CIO shows there nerve center with people sitting in cubicles with 5 or 6 computer monitors on their desks. I have a hard enough time looking at two computer screens, but...
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...
karlL Please find the soapnut trees (Sapindus Mukorossi) on either side of the kiosk.
michaeljackson The New 2020 Samsung Galaxy Note....its taken screen size to a whole new level.
richheap New iPad Mega derided as 'hardly pocket-sized'.
Mary Jander An opportunity for crane operators to help citizens help themselves.
bulk I would have to say, the way the stairs are lines might be an issue as well...
richheap It looks smart, but you try getting inside!
bulk The idea of a smart building has gone too far...
richheap Gulliver's Tablet
Nicole Ferraro I don't know of anything that sophisticated, PeterJ. The closest we've been able to come, I think, is having cell service providers send out text alerts. Otherwise people are taking it upon themselves...
Nicole Ferraro I don't know of anything that sophisticated, PeterJ. The closest we've been able to come, I think, is having cell service providers send out text alerts. Otherwise people are taking it upon themselves...
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4/22/2013
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2/22/2013
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Devon Carrow-Sperduti attends his second grade classes, goes to the school library, and participates in recess -- through a robot. The implications for cities are fascinating.
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Mary Jander Great question. I know this report mentions Barcelona, Calgary, Edinburgh, and Rio, among others. But if you start searching, you'll see an awful lot of plans, groups, studies, and general hopes...
Davedgreat2000 Mary, thank you great information. I wonder how many cities are actually doing this in the US, England?
Davedgreat2000 Mary, thank you great information. I wonder how many cities are actually doing this in the US, England?
Mary Jander Daved, the Miami-Dade project is ongoing, and results are planned. Here is a writeup that gives a couple of projections, such as saving $1M annually in water costs. I think it will take awhile to...
Mary Jander Thanks for your comment, Danny. Clearly, the landscape of smart cities isn't as slick as a vendor's promo brochure depicts it. But there is a lot going on here, and as you point out, the variety...
DannyDicks Thanks for the post Mary. My view when I had completed research for the report was that no one group really currently owns a dominant chunk of the smart city market, because it isn't really a single...
Davedgreat2000 The Video with Miami Dade CIO shows there nerve center with people sitting in cubicles with 5 or 6 computer monitors on their desks. I have a hard enough time looking at two computer screens, but...
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...
karlL Please find the soapnut trees (Sapindus Mukorossi) on either side of the kiosk.
michaeljackson The New 2020 Samsung Galaxy Note....its taken screen size to a whole new level.
richheap New iPad Mega derided as 'hardly pocket-sized'.
Mary Jander An opportunity for crane operators to help citizens help themselves.
bulk I would have to say, the way the stairs are lines might be an issue as well...
richheap It looks smart, but you try getting inside!
bulk The idea of a smart building has gone too far...
richheap Gulliver's Tablet
Nicole Ferraro I don't know of anything that sophisticated, PeterJ. The closest we've been able to come, I think, is having cell service providers send out text alerts. Otherwise people are taking it upon themselves...
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