Here partners with Citi Logik for UK smart cities analysis

Here technologies has partnered with Citi Logik to help cities in the UK manage their environments without relying on hardware infrastructure. Here is to integrate its real-time traffic and speed data with the mobility company’s CitiAnalytics tool, which helps cities better understand traffic jams, air quality and people movement. Dieter Lange, director sales, Europe, Middle East, Africa and Russia, says City Lojik’s analytics can help cities “improve urban planning, relieve congestion and curb pollution
August 23, 2019 Read time: 1 min

7643 Here technologies has partnered with Citi Logik to help cities in the UK manage their environments without relying on hardware infrastructure.

Here is to integrate its real-time traffic and speed data with the mobility company’s CitiAnalytics tool, which helps cities better understand traffic jams, air quality and people movement.

Dieter Lange, director sales, Europe, Middle East, Africa and Russia, says City Lojik’s analytics can help cities “improve urban planning, relieve congestion and curb pollution for better quality of life”.

Here says real-time traffic data analyses data from a mix of sources to provide an accurate depiction of real-world traffic conditions while speed data delivers information from a database of GPS data points.

CitiAnalytics is available to all cities and local authorities in the UK, with plans to launch the technology internationally as well.

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