Internet of Things (IoT) – Open Data Aha!

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NEC and Bristol Is Open commit to long-term partnership to develop the open programmable city – collaboration seeks to create open solutions to urban challenges

Posted on February 9, 2016 by

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Tokyo, Bristol, February 9, 2016 – NEC Corporation today announced it has signed a long-term partnership agreement with Bristol Is Open, an ambitious smart city initiative in the UK. Bristol Is Open is a joint venture between Bristol City Council…

Big data in ranching and animal husbandry

Posted on January 20, 2016 by

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Another big part of the food supply comes from ranches and farms that raise and slaughter various livestock. While ranching is sometimes bundled with agriculture, I discussed farming in Big Data in Agriculture, so we’ll focus on ranching this time…

The Data Briefing: 2016 Trends That Could Affect Federal Government Data

Posted on January 13, 2016 by

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Many IT pundits predict 2016 will be a major tipping point in data and related technologies. Here are just a few predictions: 1) The Internet of Things—The number of devices that can connect to the Internet increases, especially in consumer…

Open Infrastructure Night – Open Data and Open IoT

Posted on January 13, 2016 by

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Monday February 1st, 6.30 – 8.30pm The Manchester Escalator 231 Deansgate Manchester M3 4EN Sign up here If you believe some of the tech press 2016 is the year that the Internet of Things will take over – billions of…

What is a smart city?

Posted on January 5, 2016 by

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How can data, technology and smart infrastructure be used to future-proof our cities? What’s the role of citizens in shaping their design and development? Find out about all this and more by registering for our Free Online Course! It’s…

Every Industry Will Be Disrupted By Open Data Within 10 Years

Posted on December 24, 2015 by

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At an Internet Of Things conference this year I gave a speech on why traditional business models will be disrupted by IOT and Open Data. One such example I used was the car insurance industry, and how I believed that…

Rotterdam launches open LoRa network for Internet of Things

Posted on December 11, 2015 by

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Last week, The Things Network — 010 was launched. This is an open LoRa network for the Internet of Things (IoT) in Rotterdam. It took only six weeks to get commitment from the parties involved for the purchase and placement…

Nominet’s IoT Tools: breaking down the silos

Posted on December 8, 2015 by

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Today sees the Oxford Flood Network map going public. We’ve been working on this community-based project for over a year now and thought it was a good time to explain the technology that is behind it. Nominet’s IoT Tools When…

Big is beautiful – This week’s data dump

Posted on December 4, 2015 by

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The beautiful world of big data is getting bigger (and brighter) by the day. We take a look at some of the more colourful developments and discussions from the last week. Big Bang Data Big data is so big it’s now…

Glasgow turns to smart lights, apps and Uber-style services to evolve as smart city

Posted on November 18, 2015 by

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Scottish city embraces IoT and open data

Tagged with: Apps, Colin Birchenall, Glasgow, Internet of Things (IoT), Roland Moore-Colyer, Scotland, Smart Cities, smart lights, Uber, V3.co.uk