Sunday, November 30, 2014

Latest From Science, Technology & Medicine [11.30.14]

Smart City


"Mobile apps, sensors, and other technologies help cities handle growing challenges.  

... in the western textile city of Surat, population five million, relatively inexpensive technology is making the greatest difference. A flood warning system uses temperature, rainfall, wind speed, and other data captured by new automated weather stations, combined with information from river gauges, satellites, and other sources, to create models of the nearby Tapti River and Ukai reservoir. It cost less than $500,000 to set up, plus some land donated by the city, but the system was able to warn citizens two days before floods struck during the 2013 rainy season..... A second project, connecting health workers around the region to centralized data via the Internet and SMS, has helped the health department predict outbreaks of malaria, viral hepatitis, dengue fever, and leptospirosis and take action to prevent their spread...."


2014 Winners:
  • Barcelona, Spain: Collaborative Care Networks for Better Aging
  • Athens, Greece: Synathina, a Public Platform for Engaged Citizens
  • Kirklees, United Kingdom: Kirklees Shares
  • Stockholm, Sweden: Biochar - for a Better City Ecosystem
  • Warsaw, Poland: Virtual Warsaw - Urban Information System for Visually Impaired


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