Visitors to Dublin can enjoy some extra help touring the city after Dublin City Council announced the launch of a new augmented-reality (AR ) mapping feature that allows users of the Dublin Discovery Trails app to open up a 3D map of the capital on their device and allow them to explore the city in a new, innovative way.
DiscovAR Dublin uses new open Google Maps technology to form an interactive 3D map where users can be transported into the city to interact with the map to uncover Dublin landmarks, museums and attractions. Users can also learn more about the history and significance of locations such as the Guinness Storehouse, EPIC - the Irish Emigration Museum and 14 Henrietta Street.
Read more: IE: Visitors to Dublin can plan virtual reality city centre tours in advance
Tier is offering a package of two-wheel options, including e-bikes and cargo bikes through a single app, aimed at increasing a mode-shift away from cars.
Shared micromobility operator Tier has launched two services in Ireland which it reckons lay the groundwork for a “multi-model” future.
The services integrate nextbike by Tier push bikes, Tier e-bikes as well as cargo bikes through a single operator app in the city of Limerick and town of Navan.
Read more: IE: Micromobility services launched in Limerick and Navan
TIP OpenWifi is being trialled by Dublin City Council to expand the free-to-use Wi-Fi network in the city centre and beyond as part of the WiFi4EU programme.
A partnership between Dublin City Council and Virgin Media Business to provide free Wi-Fi in the city centre is trialling a new open-source network architecture that enables multi-vendor interoperability.
Read more: IE: Dublin free Wi-Fi initiative is now trialling an open-source network
The Irish government has approved the Digital Connectivity Strategy for Ireland, to bring digital technologies to all homes and businesses nationwide.
"Ireland is committed to a fast-paced digital transformation. The availability of high-speed, reliable, digital connectivity will support the delivery of Ireland's economic and social ambitions, and will position Ireland at the forefront of European and global digital developments," the government said in a statement.
Read more: Ireland ok's delivery of digital technology to all homes, businesses
As semiconductors and data continue to reshape our lives, smart infrastructure, where tech meets the material world, is rebuilding our environment - Jason Walsh asks what comes next?
When the computer revolution really started to pick up steam in the 1970s it was quite common to hear predictions of how central processing units (CPUs) would revolutionise and re-shape everything around us, from factories to buildings, and even the towns and cities that we lived in. The predictions were not quite wrong – robotics certainly transformed manufacturing, for example – but the time scale was slightly off.
Read more: IE: Future-proof: How close are we to having smart cities?