Smart City Projects

Phoenix

Bill Gates' Smart City

•  Mt. Lemmon Holdings purchased land in southwestern Arizona from Belmont Partners.
• The company is a subsidiary of Cascade Investment LLC, Bill Gates' investment company.
• The property will be used to develop a 24,800-acre smart city that will include homes, schools, offices, and commercial establishments.
• The development will have features such as "high-speed public WiFi, self-driving cars, and high-tech manufacturing facilities."
• The invested fund is around $80 million.

Charlotte

Microsoft-Charlotte Smart City Deal

•  Microsoft has inked a three-year contract with the city of Charlotte for a smart city project.
• As part of this collaboration, the two entities plan to develop a smart city that will focus on manpower development, the internet of things elements, and innovative technologies.
• The partners will deploy pioneering programs in these five divisions: "upward mobility, smart transit systems, public Wi-Fi, public safety infrastructure, and safer neighborhoods."

Nashville

Multi-channel 311 Communications System

• Nashville will deploy a "multi-channel 311 communications system" that will enable its constituents to "share ideas, thoughts, and suggestions with the Metropolitan Government through a single portal."

Miami

SMART Plan

• The Miami-Dade County is set to overhaul the city's transportation sector and deploy smart city innovations.
• It is also planning on spending $1.5 billion to upgrade the Miami International Airport.
• The county is involved in various public-private partnership deals to deploy these upgrades.

Baltimore

One IT Enterprise

• The city of Baltimore's "One IT Enterprise" will enable the logical centralization of various IT operations and divisions to bring down costs, enhance efficiency, and optimize operations.

Data and Analytics Hub

• The city is also planning to establish a data and analytics hub to build its capacity to consolidate scattered data into one central database.
• The users can then utilize the data to accomplish their intended purpose.

IoT-Enabled Smart City

• The city is also planning to implement an IoT-powered innovation that will enhance the living standards of its inhabitants.
• The new technology is also expected to improve the delivery of various services to Baltimore's residents, companies, and visitors.

Baltimore Tech Center

• Baltimore is also building a physical and virtual facility that can allow users to see and immerse themselves into virtual worlds.

Sydney

Sydney Science Park Greenfield Project

•  Sydney-based developer Celestino, in partnership with the research department of the University Technology Sydney, is working with around 30 firms to campaign for the funding of their planned "$5 billion Sydney Science Park greenfield project."
• The project is touted as the first smart city in the country that will be built from scratch.
• The project will be built on a 280-hectare piece of land that is located around three kilometers north of the upcoming western Sydney airport.
• The smart city will feature connected traffic lights, autonomous vehicles, smart roads that can capture rainwater, and connected aged care homes.

Melbourne

Northern Melbourne Smart Cities Network

• The Northern Melbourne Smart Cities Network aims to leverage data to transform the city.
• The project aims to establish an "IoT-based Smart Cities LoRaWAN network" to enable the progress of its smart city plans for the City of Whittlesea, Moreland City Council, Banyule City Council, Mitchell Shire Council, and Nillumbik Shire Council.
• The network will include five types of sensors that can capture data from the various aspects of city living.
• This can then enable the various councils to track and improve their operations.
• This can also pave the way for the delivery of new services.

Brisbane

Brisbane Smart Poles project

• The Brisbane Council has just purchased 20 smart poles as part of its "Smart Poles" project.
• The initiative will enable the installation of multiple types of sensors and equipment to capture and transmit data through a high-bandwidth network.
• The data will then be evaluated to generate insights that can help the city in improving its operations.