A standardised data platform for all IoT applications across Newcastle’s smart cities program will be implemented by NNNCo.
The City of Newcastle has signed up to a single smart cities Internet of Things (IoT) enterprise platform from the National Narrowband Network Company (NNNCo), the company has announced.
Read more: AU: New South Wales: Newcastle smart city moves forward with standardised data platform
In Ridley Scott’s 1982 sci-fi film Blade Runner, the “future” is set in 2019. In this version, the grey skies are littered with flying cars called “spinners”. Flying cars may not yet be a reality yet but there have been groundbreaking developments in the field of connected vehicles in recent years.
In the words of Peter Schwarzenbauer, board member of BMW AG, “We are currently experiencing the biggest change the automotive industry has ever seen. It all comes down to whether we believe we can earn as much money in the future from mobility services as we can from selling cars.” This concept of new mobility which has seen ridesharing platforms and connected vehicles emerge is challenging the traditional assumptions of automakers. If they are to deliver on their vision of new mobility they first must convince consumers to get on board, and digital identity will play a key role.
Read more: AU: Digital identity: Driving towards a connected future
The city of Palmerston in Australia has selected smart city data applications provider Telensa to deploy an intelligent street lighting system.
The deal is part of an LED streetlight upgrade project and will replace 5,000 streetlights with wirelessly connected LEDs.
The LED streetlights will be controlled via a central management system which will be hosted by Amazon Web Services.
Read more: Australian city lays smart city base with LED initiative
ASX listed artificial company SenSen Networks (ASX: SNS) has launched a smartphone app for city council staff that it says will contribute to the development of smart cities by making operations related to civic compliance, asset management, traffic data collection and analysis, security and surveillance more affordable, accessible and versatile.
It claims the app, GeminEYE, does this by using proprietary AI-powered process automation software that can pull information from video, sensors and other data points to automate labour intensive processes.
Read more: AU: SenSen launches GeminEYE: AI smartphone app for smart city management
The City of Prospect is a small municipality in the state of South Australia with a population of only 20,000, but it has big ambitions that are being recognized internationally.
For the sixth time in eight years, Prospect was listed in the Top 21 Intelligent Communities in the world by the New York-based Intelligent Community Forum (ICF).