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Hamburg deploys oneM2M smart city standards to go greener

Whether one is dealing with a manufacturing plant or a smart city, the architecture of a distributed Internet of Things (IoT) system depends on several design considerations, says Ingo Freise, software architect at Deutsche Telekom.

The IIoT journey starts with remote telemetry

The first rule of supervisory control and data acquisition (SCADA) is that communications will fail. One challenge is rising volumes of data place increasing loads on both the main server and the communications networks connected to it.

Why port cities need IoT

It’s not common knowledge that port cities often suffer from worse air quality than their inland counterparts. Residents in idyllic beach resorts and maritime trade hubs are choking on air pollution caused by a combination of large ships and high volumes of traffic on the one hand, and certain weather effects that cause toxic particles to linger in higher concentrations.

Why thermal cameras are critical to effective and safe automatic emergency braking

In recent years, the European Union (EU) has introduced a range of mandatory transport safety measures which contributed to an estimated reduction of 50,000 fatal traffic casualties across Europe per year.

Industry 4.0 will start with the self-driving network

The fourth industrial revolution is underway. What is it? How do we know it’s happening? What will it mean? And how do we prepare for it?

How investment in IoT is helping telematics and logistics companies

Streamlined processes, cost efficiency, timely and accurate data collection; the benefits to be had from technology solutions are many. In regions such as Asia Pacific, North America and Western Europe, increasing numbers of companies are incorporating IoT into their business models as they look to take advantage of the latest developments offered by digitisation, but what is the story in emerging economies? reports by David Boxshall, head of international expansion at Pod Group.

PowerChina Huadong Engineering uses BIM to create digital twin and transform ancient city of Shaoxing

Case Study – The ancient city Shaoxing, situated south of the Yangtze River in the Zhejiang province of China, has a history of more than 2,500 years. Famed for its abundant rainfall and with numerous lakes and rivers covering a 21-square-kilometre area, the city has earned the reputation of being the “Oriental Venice.”

Three steps for global IoT security

Pressing pause on innovation while standards and regulations accelerate

If there’s one word to describe the automotive industry, it’s resilient. 2020 was without a doubt its most challenging year on record, with the COVID pandemic transforming consumer spending habits and creating severe supply chain disruption.

Smart cities: Nothing new under the sun

Check out those images of the city of the future and most of them simply combine New York with the Hanging Gardens of Babylon. The electric vehicles are a rerun of what happened in 1880, says Dr Peter Harrop, chairman of IDTechEx.