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BRE signs agreement with Chilean university

The agreement builds on earlier work between BRE and Chile, including with IDIEM, a research and development centre that carries out testing and quality control materials used in public works in Chile.

Design principles for smart cities

The Australian Digital Built Environment Principles mark an important step in the adoption of digital technologies to improve the design and operation of the nation's cities and infrastructure.

Interview with CEO of Geospatial Corporation

SmallCapVoice.com, Inc. and Geospatial Corporation announced today that the Company’s CEO, Mark Smith, is featured in an audio interview at Smallcapvoice.com.


What Exactly is a Smart City?

According to the United Nations, two-thirds of the world’s population will live in urban areas by 2050, leading many—from engineers to political leaders—to concentrate on developing smart-city initiatives.

‘Smart Cities’ official theme for Middle East Electricity 2017

The event – scheduled to take place from February 14 to 16 at the Dubai World Trade Centre in Dubai, UAE -- will focus on the future of Smart Cities, and the innovations which are ...

The Making of a Smart City: Austin, Tex.

Austin, Tex., is one of the finalists in the USDOT’s Smart City Challenge competition, which encourages cities across the country to think about how they can make infrastructure better using Autodesk InfraWorks 360 building information ...

Less than a fifth have heard of smart cities

A new survey has revealed a substantial number of the UK public are unaware of smart cities…

REPL to form JV with Chinese firm for smart city projects

Realty and infrastructure consultant REPL will form a join venture with China based- Beijing Jian Investment & Development (Group) Company to work in the areas like urban planning and smart city projects.

Gartner Predicts Spurt in IoT Usage by 2016

Smart homes are but one aspect of smart cities, which include the introduction of connected devices in transportation, utilities and commercial buildings, such as the new one with 8,000 smart lights in NY being constructed ...

Smart Cities to Use 1.6 Million Connected Things in 2016

"Smart commercial buildings will be the highest user of Internet of Things (IoT) until 2017, after which smart homes will take the lead with just over 1 billion connected things in 2018," said Bettina Tratz-Ryan, ...