Automatic Vehicle Location (AVL) technology has been successfully trialled across South Australian fire management vehicles, helping to provide real-time...
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New software helps keep public transport safe
Eliza Booth, , Asset Management, Communications and connectivity, News, Risk management, Safety, Smart Cities, Smart communities, Spotlight, Technology, 0Researchers at the University of Wollongong’s SMART Infrastructure Facility have developed and demonstrated artificial intelligence (AI) software that is...
New data privacy tool keeps COVID data safe and secure
Eliza Booth, , Big Data, Communications and connectivity, Government, News, Safety, Smart communities, Spotlight, Technology, 0A new data privacy tool developed by industry professionals is helping ensure key datasets – such as COVID-19 tracking...
Virtual reality firefighting training boosts skills and safety
Eliza Booth, , Disaster Management, News, Project, Risk management, Safety, Skills and training, Smart Cities, Smart communities, Spotlight, Technology, VIC, 0An innovative, state-of-the-art virtual reality (VR) training program is set to be rolled out in Victoria, which will simulate...
More funding drives smart, economic bushfire recovery
Eliza Booth, , Asset Management, Disaster Management, Funding, News, QLD, Safety, Smart Cities, Smart communities, Spotlight, Technology, 0Queensland councils will share in $8.9 million of funding for a range of projects to help drive the economic...
QR technology helps keep Tasmania’s markets safe
Eliza Booth, , Communications and connectivity, News, Risk management, Safety, Smart Cities, Smart communities, TAS, Technology, 0New smart technology safety measures are set to launch as Tasmania’s Own Market welcomes back larger crowds and more...
Innovative COVID app boosts tracking abilities
Eliza Booth, , Communications and connectivity, News, Safety, Smart Cities, Smart communities, Technology, VIC, 0An innovative new app created by Victoria’s epidemiologists and public health data experts is helping to boost tracking abilities...
NT releases new COVID-safe check-in app
Eliza Booth, , News, NT, People, Risk management, Safety, Smart communities, Spotlight, Technology, Wellbeing, 0The Northern Territory Government is helping local businesses and organisations stay safe by releasing a new COVID-safe check-in system...
Better COVID-19 communication for CALD communities
Eliza Booth, , Communications and connectivity, News, Safety, Smart communities, Software, Spotlight, Technology, 0Western Health and the CSIRO have developed a new, free mobile app that will help support integral COVID-19 screening...
Smart sensors make independent living safer for Australians
Eliza Booth, , Communications and connectivity, News, Risk management, Safety, Smart Cities, Smart communities, Spotlight, Technology, 0Older Australians who are living at home independently will soon be able to send real-time data to their healthcare...
How the pandemic is accelerating the rise of smart cities
Eliza Booth, , Asset Management, Condition monitoring and maintenance, Industry Insight, News, Risk management, Safety, Smart Cities, Smart communities, Spotlight, Technology, Trends, 0Experts at the University of NSW have taken a look at how the COVID-19 pandemic is likely to accelerate...
Sydney Trains implement real-time passenger capacity alerts
Eliza Booth, , Communications and connectivity, Congestion, Intelligent Transport Systems, News, NSW, Rail, Risk management, Safety, Smart Cities, Spotlight, Technology, 0To assist with physical distancing and passenger occupancy, Sydney Trains and Metro have implemented a new notification option available...
VR technology helps improve pedestrian safety
Eliza Booth, , Asset Management, Condition monitoring and maintenance, News, Risk management, Safety, Smart Cities, Smart communities, Technology, 0In a new research project from the University of South Australia (UniSA), planned upgrades to roads and pedestrian areas...
Heavy vehicle driving simulator helps improve road safety
Eliza Booth, , Congestion, News, Risk management, Road, SA, Safety, Smart communities, Software, Technology, 0New state-of-the-art virtual reality training software will soon assist heavy vehicle drivers learn how to navigate the South Eastern...
$8.3 million funding for airborne fire-mapping technology
Eliza Booth, , Asset Management, Condition monitoring and maintenance, Disaster Management, Drones, News, Risk management, Safety, Technology, WA, 0Western Australian communities and firefighters are set to benefit from a new multimillion dollar investment into high-tech fire mapping...
Community CCTV network helps fight crime
Eliza Booth, , Asset Management, Communications and connectivity, News, Safety, Smart Cities, Spotlight, Technology, WA, 0The Western Australian police force has encouraged members of the community to sign up for its state-wide integrated CCTV...
Venue check-in app launches in NSW
Eliza Booth, , Communications and connectivity, Disaster Management, News, NSW, Risk management, Safety, Smart Cities, Smart communities, Technology, 0A new check-in app has been launched in NSW that allows patrons to check-in at venues across the state...
Griffith University develop flood monitoring sensor network
Eliza Booth, , Asset Management, Condition monitoring and maintenance, Disaster Management, Internet of Things, Internet of Things (IoT), News, Risk management, Safety, Smart Cities, Smart communities, Software, Spotlight, Technology, 0The Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) has awarded Griffith University researchers a $400,000 grant to develop a...
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