Internet of Things Archives - Local Government Magazine

Posts tagged with "Internet of Things"

Technology

Smart Solutions - Geographic information systems

Geospatial technologies are capturing the imagination and the headlines. But what impact are they having at local authority level? Patricia Moore looks at the science of where. Drones, driverless cars and sensor-driven cities; are we living in the future? Are cash-strapped councils accessing these smart solutions to improve performance...

Roads

Innovations in roading corridor management

When it comes to managing our local roading corridors, should councils focus on customer outcomes rather than physical assets? And what roles do big data, drones, ground-penetrating radar, early contractor involvement contracts and hardware on highways play? Patricia Moore talks with four local specialists about the roadside...

Communication

Innovations in digital engagement

Online tools designed to solicit feedback, aid civic engagement, citizen science, ideation, social research and even deliberative democracy are there for the taking. Patricia Moore scopes out some of the options. The term digital engagement is tossed about in a rapidly-evolving interconnected environment. Essentially, it refers to any...

Recreational activities<br />Parks of the future

Parks, Sport & Recreation

Recreational activities
Parks of the future

New technologies are changing how councils view and run recreational activities.  Billy Michels says they could make or break people’s relationship with fun. The Internet of Things With the internet of things, everything can be monitored: park usage; soil condition; greenery. We can find out what’s popular in a park and determine...

Technology

Alex Gelbak: Go disrupt

Many councils are just starting to deliver great digital experiences to residents on mobiles. Now, new paradigms like the internet of things, big data, personal AI, natural language processing and augmented reality mean it will soon be time to rethink everything again.  So what are smart councils doing? For the past decade, Alex...