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'Arima, T&T's first smart city' In the News: 📺 Arima is being connected to allow smart digital access for citizens, government and business.  This project aims to transform Arima being into a smart city with the use of 5G technology, urban renewal and improved opportunity for burgesses of the borough. Minister Beckles is working with the IDB and the Ministry of Digital Transformation to implement this futuristic project. ⬇️ Planning and Development Minister Pennelope Beckles explains at AMCHAM TT's Tech Hub Island Summit. Watch below, then share. https://lnkd.in/e_q8Aepg

This article provides a comprehensive overview of the challenges and opportunities that smart cities bring to the table.

Smart Towns and Cities have been a topic of conversation for some time now, but what makes it smart. We believe LoRaWAN may be a big player in the smart location landscape. See the link below for a brief explanation of LoRaWan and what can be done. https://lnkd.in/eggbQDyd

Reminder📣 There are still spaces for our next Smart Environment Forum on 11 July. In a world where our cities are continuously getting smarter, the technologies we use to improve urban life are also evolving. Join us to discuss how this technological infrastructure can make our cities smarter and more sustainable. Guest Speakers: Danny Adamson, Nathaniel Taylor, Richard Gonzalez, Sunil Budhdeo, Martin Andrews

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Is 5G the game-changer for smart cities we've been waiting for? The hype around 5G is huge: faster speeds, more reliability, and the potential to revolutionize our digital world. But it’s in the realm of smart cities where its impact could be truly transformative. Imagine urban environments where traffic flows are optimized in real-time, public safety is enhanced through instant data sharing, and utilities are managed with unprecedented efficiency. Yet, this bright future hinges not just on the technology itself but on how we integrate it within our urban landscapes. It requires investment, innovation, and a commitment to digital equity to ensure all areas of our cities can benefit from what 5G has to offer. As we navigate this technological evolution, let's engage in dialogue about how we can harness 5G to create smarter, more inclusive communities. The journey towards next-gen smart cities is complex but exciting — are we ready for the leap?

Smart Cities

In the future, smart cities will have advanced technologies like IoT and AI to optimize energy usage, transportation systems, and urban infrastructure in real-time. They will prioritize sustainability with widespread adoption of renewable energy sources such as solar power and efficient waste management systems. Autonomous vehicles and smart mobility solutions will alleviate traffic congestion, while data-driven governance will enhance decision-making processes for urban planning and public services. These advancements aim to improve residents' quality of life by providing efficient healthcare, education, and safety services. But a big question arises with all these upgrades, what are the loopholes of future smart cities? https://lnkd.in/g3iM4yjN

The Smart Cities Council (SCC) and Digital Twin Consortium (DTC) are joining forces to harness the power of digital twins.👯♀️ These digital replicas of real-world systems unlock a goldmine of data insights. Imagine optimizing traffic flow, predicting energy usage, and monitoring infrastructure health - all in real-time! ️ But building #DigitalTwins requires serious data analysis. That's where HEAVY.AI steps in. Our cutting-edge platform can empower cities to make data-driven decisions instantly, optimize resources with laser focus, and improve city operations across the board. 🔑 HEAVY.AI holds the key to unlock the full potential of digital twins, paving the way for a more sustainable, efficient, and livable future for our cities. Read the full article from Geo Week to learn more! ➡️ https://bit.ly/4eh8IV7

FIWARE is operating in more than 350+ cities and to showcase how #FIWARE helps cities to lift their Smart City strategies off the ground, we published four editions of our #FIWARE4Cities book - with the City of Moers inside! 👉👉👉 Grab your copy now: https://lnkd.in/dvM3YRG   In this weekly series, we present you each time one innovative city on its #digital journey and on its way to become smart(er). This time, we have City of Moers for you. Moers is a German city on the western bank of the Rhine, close to Duisburg and the border to Benelux. Belonging to the district of Wesel in the German state of North-Rhine Westphalia, the city is home to over 100,000 people. The former earldom of Moers is famous for an exciting history of over 700 years. Its citizens are proud of this diverse cultural landscape and its numerous offers for vibrant shopping and areas to relax. The castle is situated in the heart of the city centre and has evolved to be a museum and theatre today. Despite or even because of its historical background and development over the last centuries including being part of different states, Moers wants to keep the development going and is aiming to become a Smart City for the benefit of its citizens. The Smart City strategy includes a collaboration on digital transformation with the neighbour city Neukirchen-Vluyn, for a city-wide LoRaWAN-Network and an Air- Monitoring-Platform. Urban Air Quality Platform The Air-Quality-Monitoring platform was set up by FIWARE’s Gold Member Breeze Technologies. Breeze Technologies’ air quality sensors measure every 30 seconds the most common air pollutants and climate indicators (Temperature, Humidity, CO, CO2, PM2.5, PM10, NO, NO2, SO2, NH3, VOCs, O3). Data can be transmitted to the Breeze Environmental Analytics Cloud through various wireless standards, including WiFi, LTE and LoRaWAN. Sensor data is checked, filtered and calibrated in real-time to increase data quality and accuracy. The calibration works on the basis of a neural network, including more than 30 different dimensions in correcting the data, e.g. for sensor drift and influences of temperature and humidity. The Environmental Intelligence Cloud helps Breeze’s customers to interpret historic and real-time sensor data even without extensive knowledge in environmental sciences while data is aggregated understandably. The platform offers insights into which situations are critical and need to be surveyed more extensively. #SmartDataModels #technology #sustainability #SmartCities #opensource #opendata #digitaltransformation Anastasiia Holub Kseniia Chernikova Andrea Battaglia Anna Katharina Beyer Stefano De Panfilis Jesus Ruiz Lydia Montandon Tonia Sapia Rosemah Zia Fernando López Aguilar Jason Fox Hendrik Engel Andrii Baidak Vera Böhner Clara Pezuela Karen Vega Francisco Melendez Alberto Abella, PhD Laura Ileana Schipani