Designer and provider of acoustics and air pollution simulation software for environmental modelling, SoundPlan, is calling on the bodies responsible for setting noise standards around the world to ensure that they implement and maintain high quality standards with thorough test procedures and scenarios.
According to SoundPlan, the USA’s Federal Highway Administration’s Traffic Noise Model (TNM) is identified as an example of poor practice in this arena. When testing the standards SoundPlan software engi
Waze, the free, real-time crowd-sourced traffic and navigation app powered by the world’s community of drivers, is to partner with Transport for London (TfL), which will provide its real-time government-reported construction, collision and road closure data from its open API to Waze for the app to confidently and accurately provide information to drivers to enable them to plan their journeys. It is hoped that this will be the first of many British collaborations.
The Waze Connected Citizens Program is d
Current by GE is partnering with Nokia to bring smart city technology to Canada. The firms say cities will have access to digital technology to improve challenges such as parking, traffic management, public safety enhancements and monitor air quality.
Through the agreement, Nokia will have access to Current by GE’s open data CityIQ platform, which will repurpose outdoor street lighting to collect data and distribute insights to cities. The combined digital solution is also expected to enable app develop
