News
Scaling Smart City Tech Could Help Clear Regional Obstacles
San Mateo County, Calif., is set to lead a smart city project through a new IoT lab aimed at deploying the technology on a regional scale.
Mobility
Parking availability for electric vehicles and disabled parking spots
Problem #1: Drivers with disabilities may voluntarily limit their mobility to certain areas because they are not sure if they can park their car near where they need to go. Problem #2: Drivers with electric vehicles may leave those cars at home and drive their gasoline powered vehicles instead because Read more…
Health and Wellness
Localized Air Quality and Environmental Monitoring
Problem: Air quality varies from location to location, even within blocks of each other. People who are very sensitive to air quality may be affected negatively, as they go from one area to another. The current air quality monitoring system, provided by the Bay Area Air Quality Management District, was Read more…
Government Efficiency
Real time tracking and monitoring of mobile assets
Problem: Inability to track equipment and assets that move from location to location. This results in lost assets, as well as inability to productively deploy assets to where they are most needed in real time. Solution tested: Roambee Asset tracking sensors and beacons, Location monitoring dashboard Questions to be answered: Read more…
Government Efficiency
Optimized waste collection
Problem: Waste bins are over filling, or waste collectors are coming on days when the trash bins are still empty. This results in inefficient collection of trash and unnecessary driving (and vehicle emissions. Solution being tested: Waste bin sensors; Waste bin collection analytics Questions to be answered: Are we collecting Read more…
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San Mateo County Opts for a Regional Approach to Technology
In San Mateo County, Calif., we recognize that we must continuously leverage new technology to better engage with our residents, including providing more and better information and delivering our core services more effectively. Part of the mission of the Information Services Department (ISD, the technology department within the county) is to connect citizens both to each other and to their government.
Mobility
People and Mobility Patterns
Problem: Urban planners have limited awareness of how pedestrians, visitors and commuters move around within a city and selected areas. This lack of understanding results in services that don’t match people’s expectations, suboptimal citizen engagement and experiences. Questions to be answered: How many people are visiting in a particular area? How Read more…