There was a great article in Scientific American whose lead headline was: “Officials pressure wireless companies so first responders and residents can communicate and save lives.” The date of the article was 2019. What has happened since? Natural and man-made disasters continue to topple cellphone towers or knock entire networks offline. In 2021, the Colorado …
WHY IT’S IMPORTANT FOR THE UNITED STATES TO MAINTAIN ITS TECHNOLOGICAL EDGE Ever hear of AIAC? I didn’t until about a year ago. In my continuing quest to learn as many irritating acronyms as possible, I figured it out. It stands for Artificial Intelligence Accelerator Chips. I figured out the Artificial Intelligence part, as I …
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(+ 5G Private Network & AI) One of my clients, EUCAST Global Inc., through its Korean affiliate, sent over a demo of a Digital Twin that I thought was very cool. What you are looking at is a building that has been dimensionally scanned, along with exits, stairwells, and corridors. The Digital Twin, through its …
NOW THIS IS A COOL IDEA Clean energy is the right decision. Quit arguing. Harnessing the power of the sun is the right thing to do. Full stop. If you want to argue, go write your own article. SOLAR CAPTURE CAN BE MORE EFFICIENT There have certainly been advancements in solar panel technology over the …
Full disclosure. My client is SunFleur LLC, a startup company with a great idea to utilize their solar technology for agriculture. SunFleur’s patented solar panel system has shown a dramatic increase in solar retention over standard solar panel placement. How and why is the subject of another article (plus it’s patented and proprietary so they …
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Stay with me. This is a meandering article about economic development, to Gaza, to truck drivers, to logistics. The common thread is artificial intelligence (AI). It just takes me a while to get to the point. I was recently speaking on data integration for economic development organizations and was struck by how much data was …
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Just kidding. This article is really about how to help police and emergency responders reduce crime and provide aid to the public by leveraging AI (FN1). As cities are trying to figure out how to work within budget, and make everyone safer, shouldn’t there be some consideration about how to leverage that which is available …
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(also referred to as a three-legged stool) There are people far smarter than me so if you want to talk about the technical side of these topics, such as FDD, TDD, BIM, and RAID, then stop reading (FN 1). I hate PowerPoints, but I like this one so much that I am inserting it below. …
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Source: Pinterest I always wanted to create a zombie mobile when the “you know what” hits the fan. I didn’t create this but thought it was cool. Use your imagination and envision one packed with communication technology. I tried to get someone to draw me a zombie mobile, but all I got was weird looks, …
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It’s not that I woke up and said farms need solar panels. Frankly, breakfast was my first thought… I just happened to drive by a farm and wondered why there weren’t more farms with solar panels, given rising energy costs and declining profits. Yes, it’s the initial capital cost, energy credits, etc., but stay with …