Sidewalk Labs is a new type of company that works with cities to build products addressing big urban problems.
Source : Sidewalk Labs
Étiquette : digital city
Tous ces panneaux (une vingtaine dans la métropole lilloise) reçoivent leurs informations à afficher par radio, selon un langage particulier, envoyé depuis un émetteur central. J’écoute comment (l’émetteur) parle, et je parle ensuite le même langage que lui, mais je parle plus fort (en envoyant un signal radio plus puissant)
By improving urban technology, it’s possible to significantly improve the lives of billions of people around the world. With Sidewalk, we want to supercharge existing efforts in areas such as housing, energy, transportation and government to solve real problems that city-dwellers face every day. – Larry Page
Source : Sidewalk Labs
We also tried correlating the data with known air quality indicator data in London and found that pleasant nature-related smells were suppressed by air pollution
Source : Ready for a smellfie? Photo tags map the smellscape of a city – tech – 29 May 2015 – New Scientist
Helsinki doesn’t want your identity, or your money, or your data—indeed the only warning before you hit “accept” is a reminder that public networks are insecure, so be careful out there. All it wants is to get you online. Fast.
Source : Helsinki’s free, city-wide Wi-Fi network is faster than your home internet – Quartz
Yelp World Map (Paris – Branché)
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