Results for Infrastructure
April 26, 2017
How Connectivity Supported St. Albert’s Smart City Success
The City of St. Albert has an ambitious Smart City Master Plan, and citywide broadband connectivity is the foundation that will propel the plan into reality.
Govt of Canada Announces Jury for Smart Cities Challenge
Date - April 27, 2018 Author - Infrastructure Canada
Honourable Amarjeet Sohi, Minister of Infrastructure and Communities, announced the names of the jury members who will advise on the selection of finalists and winners of the Smart Cities Challenge.
Town of High River To Operate High-Speed Internet Utility
Date - March 06, 2018 Author - High River Times
Businesses in town will have the opportunity to access services at speeds 100 times greater than what is currently offered
St. Albert Rolls Out Smart Water Meters
Date - November 29, 2017 Author - City of St. Albert
St. Albert to make it easier for the City and residents to monitor water consumption levels and provide more accurate and beneficial information
Government of Canada Launches Smart Cities Challenge
Date - November 24, 2017 Author - Infrastructure Canada
Calling on the communities of Ontario to improve the lives of Canadians through innovation, data, and technology
Canadian Cities Prepare for Smart Cities Challenge
Date - October 02, 2017 Author - Hill Times
Canadian communities are lining up to compete for millions in lucrative funding as part of a new government-organized competition designed to foster greater innovation in urban centres.
How Okotoks Became a Water Conservation Leader
Date - June 22, 2017 Author - Doug Peeples, Smart Cities Council
Okotoks has used a water infrastructure modernization project to revamp the way it manages its supply, and now has one of the lowest per capita water consumption rates on the continent.
Alberta Capital Region Moves Closer on Adopting Smart Fare
Date - June 06, 2017 Author - Metro News
Edmonton transit has picked a preferred operator to start work on a new fare system — meaning city bus riders are one step closer to electronic fare payment.
St. Albert Unveils Canada's First Electric Transit Buses
Date - May 24, 2017 Author - CBC News
The city of St. Albert is going green — both literally and esthetically — with three electric buses on routes in and around the city this week.
University of Alberta Explores Wireless Energy Transmission
Date - March 28, 2017 Author - Gordon Kent, Edmonton Journal
University of Alberta researchers have taken the first steps toward a wireless world in which houses, cars and personal devices are powered simply through contact with the ground.
St. Albert Sensor Project Takes Off
Date - March 18, 2017 Author - Doug Neuman, St. Albert Gazette
The City of St. Albert has begun the first of many pilot projects to look at what value wireless sensor networks could bring to the City and its residents
St. Albert Collaborates to Test Smart City Sensor Networks
Date - March 10, 2017 Author - City of St. Albert
The City of St. Albert has launched a Smart City sensor pilot project, which is the first pilot within a larger review of wireless sensor networks and management platforms throughout 2017.
St. Albert Maps a Digital Future (Globe and Mail Article)
Date - March 03, 2017 Author - Sharon Crowder, The Globe and Mail
St. Albert, a small Alberta city, is moving forward on an ambitious plan for growth based on early adoption of new urban technologies
'Real time' Parking Data Coming to Edmonton
Date - March 03, 2017 Author - Lynda Neufeld, CBC News
The City of Edmonton is researching technology that provides information on available parking stalls in "real time."
‘MyHEAT’ Provides Infrared Maps Where Home Heat Escapes
Date - November 25, 2016 Author - Emily Mertz, Global News
Infrared cameras fly over a city in the middle of the night, street by street, to gather heat maps of each home
Edmonton Considers Electric Vehicle Charging Station Pilot
Date - November 22, 2016
Electric charging stations, part of a pilot project called Plug 'n Go Edmonton, would power the city's electric fleet and could also be used by citizens who drive electric vehicles.
St. Albert Streetlights Being Converted to LED Technology
Date - October 24, 2016 Author - City of St. Albert
In St. Albert, more than 5,800 or 95 per cent of their existing High Pressure Sodium (HPS) streetlights will be converted to LED technology beginning October, 2016
Self-Driving Vehicles Could Impact Edmonton Strategy
Date - October 19, 2016 Author - Elise Stolte, Edmonton Journal
Self-driving taxis and buses may be coming to Edmonton sooner than expected and are prompting even die-hard LRT enthusiasts to rethink their position.
Connected Vehicle Project Marks a Milestone in Edmonton
Date - September 16, 2016 Author - City of Edmonton
ACTIVE-AURORA project now testing a variety of connected vehicle applications on roads in Edmonton, as part of the ACTIVE Test-Bed
St. Albert First in Canada to Buy Electric Transit Buses
Date - March 04, 2016 Author - Business Wire
The City of St. Albert today announced that it has taken steps to become the first municipality in Canada to order long-range all-electric buses to deploy on city streets for public transit use.
St. Albert Installs Air Quality Monitoring Station
Date - November 04, 2015 Author - City of St. Albert
Installation of St. Albert’s air quality monitoring station in Salisbury Park will begin on November 9th, 2015
Calgary Launches App to Find Parking Spots
Date - December 19, 2012 Author - CBC News
The Calgary Parking Authority launched a new iPhone app on Wednesday with added features beyond paying for parking.
The Alberta Broadband Toolkit
Date - February, 2017 Author - University of Alberta
The Understanding Community Broadband: The Alberta Broadband Toolkit is intended to assist municipalities and community groups in Alberta in developing local broadband solutions.
Smart Cities Readiness Guide
Date - December, 2016 Author - Smart Cities Council
The Smart Cities Readiness Guide® is the first collaborative and comprehensive framework for a smart city, against which cities can assess their readiness to innovate
City of St. Albert's Smart City Master Plan
Date - November, 2016 Author - Smart City Alliance
The City of St. Albert has approved an innovative and unique strategy which sets out a vision of how the community can grow as a Smart City
The Future of Smart Buildings
Date - December, 2010 Author - Siemens
A study on the future of building technology shows that requirements are undergoing lasting changes.
Municipal Innovators Conference
September 19 – 21, 2018
The Municipal Innovators Conference is coming to Calgary, September 19-21, 2018.
Smart Cities Workshop - Banff
November 7, 2017
On November 7th 2017, as part of the 2017 Cyber Summit, Smart Cities experts and practitioners from municipalities, universities and industry will meet to discuss key concepts and implementations.
Cyber Summit 2017
November 07 – 09, 2017
Cyber Summit 2017 will focus on the issues surrounding technology disparities and how they affect different regions, and different sectors.
ITS World Congress 2017
October 29 – 02, 2017
The ITS World Congress brings together global leaders in intelligent and transformative transportation to showcase and evaluate the latest innovative concepts, active prototypes, and live systems.
Harvard University Course - Future Cities
September 21 – 22, 2017
Learn how to build collaborative eco-system that will provide for a sustainable journey to sustainable cities.
Fort Saskatchewan Innovation Conference and Showcase
September 19, 2017
Showcase of the latest development and application of innovative research and sustainable solutions within Alberta's Heartland over one day.
Harvard University Course - Digital Buildings
June 28 – 28, 2017
Learn how to leverage the Internet of Things in order to make buildings more efficient, sustainable, productive, and future-ready.
Connected+ IoT Conferencee
June 20 – 21, 2017
Connected+ is Canada’s #1 IoT Conference & Expo returning June 20-21 alongside Big Data Toronto and AI Toronto at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre.
ITS Technology Workshop for Municipalities
May 9, 2017
"Next Generation ITS - Are we ready?"
Municipal Information Systems Conference 2017
March 20 – 22, 2017
The MISA Prairies Annual Conference and Trade Show is the principle municipal information technology conference in the Prairies.
NEXT GENERATION ITS: Connectivity, Proximity and Mobility
May 01 – 04, 2016
19th annual conference and exhibition of the Intelligent Transportation System Society of Canada, showcasing innovative systems and technologies from Alberta.
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