Departments of Homeland Security has announced $160m will be spent on creating "smart cities", utilising IoT technologies to address problems with climate change, congestion and crime. Low-cost sensors make up the backbone of the announcement, with funding coming from the The US Government, Transportation, the Census Bureau, and the Environmental Protection Agency, all of whom are interested in the data that can be gleaned from a wide array of connected devices, monitoring aspects of the city.
The US Government has announced $160m will be spent on creating "smart cities", utilising IoT technologies to address problems with climate change, congestion and crime. Low-cost sensors make up the backbone of the announcement, with funding coming from the Departments of Homeland Security, Transportation, the Census Bureau, and the Environmental Protection Agency, all of whom are interested in the data that can be gleaned from a wide array of connected devices, monitoring aspects of the city.