A search engine is an internet program that collects and organizes content according to a user’s query. For instance, a person who performs a search engine search for “restaurants near me” would (ideally) see a list of websites that belong to restaurants in that person’s area. While search engines are extremely complex programs, it isn’t …
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Strange but true: there has previously been little physical, digital, or theoretical connection between smart homes and smart cities. But that is changing. Governments, businesses, and citizens are increasingly seeing the smart home as the obvious missing link in the creation, expansion, and improvement of smart cities. Smart homes – benefits for the individual Smart …
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The pandemic has changed the way governments approach smart cities – likely permanently – a new report shows. ESI ThoughtLab’s “Smart City Solutions for a Riskier World,” released March 30, reviewed 167 cities worldwide and found that 81% of respondents said the pandemic and its repercussions were the biggest disruptions not only of 2020 but …
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“This virus may become just another endemic virus in our communities and this virus may never go away.” – WHO executive director Mike Ryan, May 13. Vaccine or not, we have to come to terms with the reality that COVID-19 requires us to rethink how we live. And that includes the idea of smart cities that use …
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When cars sit in traffic or at stoplights, they waste gas. Larger vehicles like tractor trailers use more fuel than cars when they idle and when they’re getting back up to speed after stopping at a red light. In fact, the Department of Energy estimates that more than 6 billion gallons of gasoline and diesel combined are …
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Purpose: An Emergency Operations Center, or EOC, is a central command and control facility responsible for carrying out emergency management, and ensuring the continuity of operation. Key campus emergency personnel and senior management are trained in Incident Command and their roles and responsibilities. The campus EOC is responsible for the strategic overview and coordination of …
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Yesterday’s science fiction is today’s science fact. Real-life technological advancements in sensors, inference engines at the network’s edge and artificial intelligence and machine learning are adding remarkable intelligence to cities. And those cities are about to get even smarter. Thanks to an infusion of support at the federal level, public-private partnerships and the continued development …
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Social networking is the use of Internet-based social media sites to stay connected with friends, family, colleagues, customers, or clients. Social networking can have a social purpose, a business purpose, or both, through sites like Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, and Instagram. Social networking has become a significant base for marketers seeking to engage customers. Despite some stiff …
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With the expansion of urbanisation, countries all over the world are developing ambitious technology driven large-scale smart cities that are fully monitored and controlled. This is done through unified platforms that incorporate smart electricity, water and gas meters, smart street lighting, smart waste management and smart parking among other IoT applications. The success of such …
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Implementing IoT system in home and city leads them to become as smart home and smart city. Smart home or smart city make life quite easier and smarter. A smart home system can be something that makes our life quite easy. Starting from energy management where the power controls system in the AC appliances where …
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