OpenUrban is an open source user – generated web map and forum focusing on current and proposed urban development. It is a web platform for civic collaboration, a venue for debate, and an outlet and archive for information on urban development. Continue reading →

US logistics professionals are tracking the status of the so-called Highway Bill (formally the “Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act”) which is being reviewed by the US Congress Continue reading →

Researchers at the University of Glasgow are working on an urban search engine that will interrogate sensors and answer questions such as: “How crowded is the city centre?’ Sensors attached to traffic lights, lamp-posts and other city landmarks will create a vast   amount of data and Continue reading →

ICOS marks one thousand (1.000) short articles since the start of URENIO Watch on Intelligent Cities – Smart Cities – Innovation Ecosystems in 2005.   The acronym stands for Intelligent Cities Open Source, a community of developers, planners, engineers, and users working in the field of intelligent / smart cities. Continue reading →

In their efforts to manage cities more effectively and efficiently, many local administrations are turning to “urban informatics’’”the use of information and communications technology to better understand metropolitan needs, challenges, and opportunities. McKinsey conducted research to determine which applications of urban informatics were being piloted around the world and what type of impact these efforts were having. Continue reading →

Jonathan Gray argues that aspiring data journalists and civic data hackers should strive to cut back on data-driven hype and to cultivate a more critical literacy towards their subject matter. Data can be an immensely powerful asset, if used in the right way. Continue reading →