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How to Be Safe with Wireless Fire & Gas Detection - A Talk with Adne Baer-Olsen of Gassecure, a Draeger AG Company

In this discussion we examine the needs and requirements of wireless fire and gas detection in a variety of domains. We discuss industry challenges and how to surmount them. Lastly we take a look into the future in order to see where the technology - and the market is heading.

Our guest:

Adne Baer-Olsen is responsible for leading the wireless solution center of excellence at Gassecure.  He supports global initiatives for wireless safety projects and applications and  works closely with end users and Team Draeger to develop new solutions in cooperation with the R&D team. He invites users to GasSecure's extensive test center wher you can do comprehensive cross technology testing - feel free to contact him for proof of concept work shops also!

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Listen in as Ted Connell of Blue Skies AI Explores Real World Applications of Artificial Intelligence including a general discussion on the evolution and opportunities for industrial / commercial AI as well as a detailed discussion of healthcare inspection applications.

A snippet of the conversation:

Jim Frazer  

What are the challenges of AI? And perhaps even before you answer that, Ted , for those of us who might not be steeped in the technology, what really is AI? 

 Ted Connell  

That's the greatest question. Because most people out there think of AI, they think of the Terminator, and Arnold Schwarzenegger going around blowing everything up. And what they were describing there is consciousness, what AI is, is math. It's not scary. It's just math. And it's like a loop. It's like plastic. And it's like electricity, AI is going to go everywhere, because it makes everything better. So, think about your brakes in your car, your ABS brakes, remember, we got ABS brakes, I can now put a couple dollars’ worth of electronics in there and make your brakes a lot better, because they're measuring how hard they're pushing in there. They're deciding when they want to push depending on what you're trying to do and how hard you're pushing your brake pedal. But we can make your brakes better. There's no consciousness in there. It's just a mathematical equation that's watching a pressure here and a pressure there and a temperature and it's doing a mathematical calculation to say what's the optimal. So that's all AI is just math trying to optimize equations.

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The only way to harmonize all data diversity at the edge is to drive a standard, open source, cloud-native edge. This edge has to be highly efficient and different from previous generation of distributed computing- this edge has to be virtualized. In this intriguing podcast, learn how ZEDEDA focused on edge virtualization to deliver visibility, control and protection for distributed edge gateways, applications and networks at the enterprise edge as a cloud-based service.

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SUMMARY KEYWORDS

data, uptake, road, organizations, analytics, customer, applications, companies, transportation, industry, verticals, digital, problem, industrial, leveraging, fascinating, sustainability, insights, people, truck

SPEAKERS

Jim Frazer, Andrew Soignier

Intro

Welcome to another episode of the smart city Podcast. Today we're broadcasting live from the ARC forum here in orange in sunny Orlando, Florida. On this episode, we'll be examining industrial analytics with Uptake Technologies. I'm very proud today that our guest from Uptake is Andrew Soignier of Uptake Technologies.  Here's here today to discuss translating underutilized data into insights that make industrial operations even smarter.

Broadcasting from Boston, Massachusetts the Smart Cities podcast is the only podcast dedicated to all things smart cities. The podcast is the creation of ARC Advisory Group Smart City practice. ARC advises leading companies, municipalities and governments on technology trends and market dynamics that affect their business and quality of life in their cities. To engage further please like and share our podcasts or reach out directly on Twitter at Smart City viewpoints or on our website at www.arcweb.com backslash industries backslash smart dash cities

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Listen in to ARC Advisory's Emerging Professionals, Dillon Fosa, Luke Martin and EJ Posa, as they discuss the value of participating in the ARC Asia, European and Americas Forum as well as the recently announced ARC Emerging Professionals Program. 

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This fascinating discussion with Nikolaj Koster, Head of Mobility at Deem, Inc. covers a broad range of topics, including:

1. Robotaxis:
     How artificial intelligence will help save the world and why your kid
     won’t need a driver’s license. Koster predicts that before the end of
     this decade , the majority of cars in our cities won’t have  a
     driver. Learn more about the role artificial intelligence is likely to
     play in our everyday life, what your futuristic trip across town might
     entail, and why we should all be excited about robots behind the wheel.

2. Sustainability
   There’s no  denying that climate change, sustainability, and the swiftly changing
     culture around travel is top of mind these days. Find out why the emphasis
     on “going green” is both more important and exciting than ever to Koster
     and what kind of impact he believes modern mobility solutions can really
     have.

3. Safety. 94% of all road accidents are caused by human error. Let’s talk about safety and perceived  safety (how safe is safe enough) for these new mobility systems

4. Multimodal  transportation and getting our streets back from the cars. When it comes
     to aspirations to revolutionize access to mobility options of all kinds,
     Koster doesn't hold back. Enjoy a good look at the vivid picture he paints
     of a future wherein commutes are active, flexible, sustainable, and fun -
     and public spaces less needed by vehicles are repurposed for people.

5. De-ownership:     A  mobility as a service future where we just pay for the minutes and miles
     we travel

6. Private vs. public MaaS: How does private operated MaaS systems work with
     the existing city operated mass transit? 

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Austin Wilson, Velodyne Director of Intelligent Infrastructure discusses, safety, sustainability  Lidar, intelligent infrastructure & Vision Zero, including:

• What is Lidar? 
• What is Vision Zero? 
• What challenges do you see in the intelligent transportation market (VZ/safety or otherwise)  that LIDAR uniquely addresses?
• How does Lidar surmount those obstacles?
• What is Velodyne’s Intelligent Infrastructure Solution and the technology behind it?
• What benefits does Velodyne’s IIS offer?
• Can you share any details on city partners that are actively utilizing the solution to improve traffic safety and achieve Vision Zero goals?
• What kinds of technology competes with lidar-enabled infrastructure? 
• What are the challenges within the industry that you see for these existing technologies that lidar solves?
• Can you discuss how traffic safety is often "reactive" rather than "proactive" and how Velodyne Lidar is a "proactive" solution?
• Pedestrian fatalities continue to rise, despite an increase in technologies meant to protect them. Can you tell us how Velodyne’s IIS can be utilized to improve safety for vulnerable road users?
• What do you see in the future for Lidar in general and Velodyne in particular

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Join Herb Sih of Pioneer Partners  & Jim Frazer of ARC Advisory Group for an in-depth examination of;

1.       The history of public private partnerships

2.       How have P3’s changed over the past 10 years

3.       Why this change became necessary

4.       The driving forces behind this evolution

5.       How public private partnerships will change in the future

6.       The pitfalls & key challenges of public private partnerships

7.       How P3's have changed the technology landscape

8.       The most important key elements for successful public private partnerships

9.       How to create a successful public private partnership

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Listen to an insightful discussion about JBG Smith's Digital Infrastructure Platform being deployed at National Landing , VA directly from JBGS' Vardahn Chaudhry, Vice President Smart Cities & Digital Infrastructure and Adam Rashid, Senior Vice President .

U.S. Sen. Mark R. Warner (D-VA) said “I am thrilled to see this collaboration of leading private sector organizations to promote 5G deployment. American competitiveness in the deployment of 5G networks – and innovation in the emerging technologies 5G unlocks – remain key to our national and economic security interest.  As a proud Virginian, I am excited to see National Landing emerge as our first 5G community – and I look forward to wider deployment across the Commonwealth. This collaboration can be a blueprint for how digital infrastructure is deployed, and I am heartened by the prospects of the innovation this may unlock to advance our country’s competitiveness globally.”

 National Landing is a submarket nearly the size of Williamsburg Brooklyn, and an existing office density greater than downtown Austin, TX.  The submarket is in Arlington, VA and is home to Amazon’s HQ2 and Virginia Tech’s $1 billion STEM innovation campus. At full build-out National Landing will consist of over 30 million SF of mixed-use real estate, including office, residential, retail, public parks, and multi-modal transportation options. JBGS owns or controls nearly 70% of the existing and developable real estate in this submarket. 

JBGS is deploying a robust digital infrastructure platform across National Landing that is purpose-built to stimulate innovation.

National Landing digital infrastructure platform will be the first of its kind in the nation and will be a blueprint for innovation districts across the globe going forward. The component parts of the platform include:

• Fiber – Redundant/ubiquitous fiber with pre-wired fiber connections to nearly all buildings, public areas, and street furniture.
• Edge Data Centers – Two urban edge data centers, acting as easy on-ramps to the cloud, locations for edge computing, and hubs for carriers & data aggregation.
• Ubiquitous outdoor & Indoor 5G (MmWave and Mid-band) – True 5G at the mid and high band, allowing for Massive IoT Connection, Multi-gigabit speeds, and ultra-reliable low latency across the submarket.
• Private Licensed Spectrum – JBGS controls 70MHz of private CBRS mid-band spectrum and will offer it to innovative users to enable private 5G networks for testing and scaling products on private secure cellular wireless networks.

Taken together, the JBGS digital infrastructure platform enables and unlocks the potential of the 4th Industrial Revolution and industries including Internet of Things (IoT), Artificial Intelligence, Cyber Security, and Cloud/Edge computing.

While other innovation districts have focused on building clusters for traditional “placed-based” innovation, in National Landing we are combining traditional place-based innovation with the digital infrastructure required for the industries that are at the forefront of our nation’s economic growth, competitiveness, and national security.

With JBGS' digital infrastructure platform as the foundation for innovation for industry 4.0, JBGS is inviting, creating, and curating partnerships with key technology ecosystem participants to accelerate innovation in this city of the future. 

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EvariLUX– The Convergence of Regional Illumination Photometers with Geographic Information Systems, A Discussion with Fritz Feiten, Streetlighting Consultant at Ameresco

Join Fritz Feiten and Jim Frazer, former Illuminating Engineering Society Roadway Lighting Committee Chair as they discuss EvariLUX, an innovative 3D approach to planning, visualizing and implementing outdoor lighting applications. EvariLUX overlays IESlight output files, which are unique to each fixture type, onto a three dimensional map. This confluence of datapoints allows a very intuitive visual containing insights such as the actual predicted light level on the pedestrian crosswalk or on your own front door keyhole. The varying heights of poles, spacing of poles, and varying elevations and grades of roads and sidewalks creates a true 3D representation, where under lit and overlit conditions can be quickly observed and corrected.

What exactly is EvariLUX?

EvariLUX™ is a suite of tools to understand and analyze regional illumination photometrics within a Geographic Information System (GIS). EvariLUX is similar to bringing illumination data into Google Earth. EvariLUX strives to overcome the challenge of comprehensively understanding lighting design across an entire project area. 

EvariLUX uses IES files and onsite elevation data to creates 2 primary outputs: and illumination surface and illumination volumes. An illumination surface is displayed using points and contours across the project area. Illumination volumes represent the 3D space illuminated above 1 lux.

For one EvarlLUX application,  Evari GIS Consulting completed a field audit of more than 60,000 streetlights across the City and empowered City staff to choose between 11 luminaires to install at each location. (Evari GIS Consulting did not make any decisions about which luminaires to use or where they should be installed.) 

Illumination Points and Contours

Illumination  points and contours provide a complete picture of the seamless underlying values within the illumination surface. The values on the ground are created using real world-elevation.

In order to pass as much information as possible, the points and contours are represented by their value, rounded and optimized for performance at different scales.

Represented numerically and pictorially are illumination contours - lines of equal illumination levels. Illumination contours and points represent the same underlying illumination surface values in different ways. Like the illumination points dataset, this illumination contour dataset covers all areas above .02 lux. A typical dataset can have over 250,000 individual lines ranging from 0 to 100+ lux.

Illumination Volumes are also represented as the 3D space where light is above 1 lux. The illumination volume uses the IES file to determine the lighting conditions after the fixture is installed.

 Illumination Volumes across a project

 Many illumination volumes are typical in even a small neighborhood. Each volume is created individually using the prescribed IES file and the on-site elevation.

 A typical dataset can leverage a variety of different IES files identified earlier across the entire street light count. EvariLUX can use 12, 30 or a hundred different IES files.

 For more information on the EvariLUX solution and related services from Evari GIS, please visit them at http://evarilux.com/

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