Securing Australia’s Smart Cities: Cyber-resilience Must Be a Priority for Local Government
As Australian councils embrace the promise of smart cities, integrating sensors, Internet of Things devices, and digital systems into transport, water, energy, and public...
Christchurch City Council (New Zealand) deploys Itron Smart Streetlighting Solution
With a population of more than 395,000 (as of June 2023), Christchurch City is the largest urban centre in the South Island of New...
SCS Schréder – The Smart City Solution provider
Can you tell us a bit about Schreder and how SCS fits into the company?
SCS, founded in 2018, works in the Smart City Space...
Introduction to Automated Vehicles
IPWEA Australasia President Rita Excell was recently invited to present in an American Public Works Association webinar on Automated Vehicles.
Excell, who is also...
Rebuilding communications after a disaster: Inside the fight to reconnect Tonga
On January 15, 2021, Hunga Tonga–Hunga Ha'apai - a volcano located 65 kilometres north of Tongatapu, Tonga's main island - spectacularly erupted, killing at...
Maximising value: how to track assets effectively
With the increasing advent of sophisticated asset-tracking software, fleet management has a key new tool in keeping tabs on an organisation’s vehicles and other...
Focus Shifts to Decorative Lighting
Much of the Australian and New Zealand street lighting portfolio has been converted to LEDs. The focus is now shifting towards the more challenging...
Zhaga Smart City Sensor Awards Winners Announced
The global lighting industry’s Zhaga Consortium has recently announced the winners of its inaugural Smart City Sensor Awards.
Zhaga has recognised that nothing beats the...
A bright future: how smart LED lighting is being innovated in Australia
From improving civic safety to lowering emissions, the adoption of smart LED lighting in Australian cities has a host of benefits and is proving...
Standards Australia releases major update to AS/NZS 4282 which addresses the control of obtrusive...
AS/NZS 4282 is the shared Australian and New Zealand standard establishing requirements for the control of the obtrusive effects from outdoor lighting. It achieves...
