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Join Tim Shea ARC Senior Analyst on this fascinating podcast for answers and insights on: How are drones utilized for autonomous operations? What benefits do drones provide? What are details of the drone supplier market? What are specifics of the drone service provider market? What's a snapshot of the drone competitive landscape? What drone applications are up and coming? What obstacles exist...

Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure is being implemented at an unprecedented rate, and now with government incentives spurring installations that rapid growth continues its acceleration. In this captivating Smart City podcast, the ARC Advisory Group team discusses, in detail, answers to the following questions: What are the basics and who are the stakeholders in the Electric Vehicle transitio...

What are the practical applications of AI in smart cities today that can actually benefit citizens? In our latest Smart City Podcast, we interviewed Seth Dobrin, chief AI officer for IBM , and Graham MacDonald, CIO and VP of technology and data sciences at the Urban Institute about their collaborative AI-based approach to mitigating the adverse effects of gentrification in American cities and comm...

Listen to market analyst Rick Rys interview Emesent CEO Stefan Hrabar about their unique LIDAR based technology called Hovermap. This technology can be used for challenging autonomous drone mapping applications without the need for GPS. -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Would you like to be a guest on our growing podcast? If you have an intriguing, thought...

The ARC Smart City Podcast is back and this time we interview Andre Ristaino who is managing director at ISA, the International Society of Automation . Those in the world of smart cities may not be familiar with ISA, but most of those in the power and energy industry probably are. ISA creates and administers industrial and OT level standards that apply to critical infrastructure and manufacturing....

Vehicle Electrification has been gaining serious momentum lately for personal and commercial vehicles alike. Fleets are electrifying to reduce TCO and carbon footprint, improve driver/customer experience, and comply with a growing body of regulation. Private drivers mostly charge their vehicles at home, but rely on public charging networks to extend their range. Networks and fleets alike use softw...

In this most recent episode of the ARC Smart City Podcast, we sit down with Sachin Gangwar and Yuvarajan U of Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) to talk about the value of smart city platforms, particularly about the impact of COVID-19 as a catalyst for digital transformation and increased adoption of IoT platforms for smart cities.  TCS has its own smart city platform called IUX , which offers a com...

In this latest  ARC Smart City Podcast, Larry O'Brien of the ARC smart cities team interviews Sanjeet Pandit, global head of smart cities and smart connected spaces at Qualcomm Technologies.   Our conversation covers a broad swath of smart city technologies and applications, from smart city platforms to 5G and IoT.  We talk about Qualcomm's capabilities and the technologies they offer, b...

ARC transportation analyst Eddie Fidler sits down with James Cater, program lead for Electric Vehicles at Eversource, to discuss the utility’s ongoing efforts to boost EV adoption in New England through the Make Ready Program, among others. -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Would you like to be a guest on our growing podcast? If you have an intriguing, thou...

Jim Frazer VP Smart Cities at ARC Advisory Group, is joined by Larry O'Brien ARC's VP of Cybersecurity as well as Richard Rys Senior Energy Analyst  and Eduard Fidler, ARC's Transportation Analyst for a discussion on the most impactful Smart City technologies in 2021.  -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Would you like to be a guest on our grow...

Jim Frazer explores twenty political factors that are driving Smart City projects and initiatives worldwide. In addition he discusses the upcoming ARC Smart City Forum's special FREE ticket offer for members of the ARC Smart Cities community. Please register for that here: https://bit.ly/3oIcpZJ -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Would you like to be a...

In this episode ARC smart city team analysts Eddie Fidler, Jim Frazer, Larry OBrien, and Rick Rys discuss changes to US transportation policies with the incoming administration and how these changes will affect smart city sectors including energy storage, drones, autonomous and connected vehicles, drones, vehicle electrification and mobility. -------------------------------------------------------...

Jim Frazer explores twenty environmental factors that are driving Smart City projects and initiatives worldwide. In addition he discusses the upcoming ARC Smart City Forum's special FREE ticket offer for members of the ARC Smart Cities community. Please register for that here: https://bit.ly/3oIcpZJ -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Would you like to b...

Jim Frazer explores twenty economic social factors that are driving Smart City projects and initiatives worldwide. In addition he discusses the upcoming ARC Smart City Forum's special FREE ticket offer for members of the ARC Smart Cities community. Please register for that here: https://bit.ly/3oIcpZJ -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Would you like to...

Jim Frazer explores twenty technological factors that are driving Smart City projects and initiatives worldwide. In addition he discusses the upcoming ARC Smart City Forum's special FREE ticket offer for members of the ARC Smart Cities community. Please register for that here: https://bit.ly/3oIcpZJ -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Would you like to b...

Jim Frazer explores twenty social factors that are driving Smart City projects and initiatives worldwide. In addition he discusses the upcoming ARC Smart City Forum's special FREE ticket offer for members of the ARC Smart Cities community. Please register for that here: https://bit.ly/3oIcpZJ -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Would you like to be a gue...

ARC Virtual Forums have become “must attend” events for industrial operations and IT management.  And now the most influential gathering of thought leaders and technology evangelists in our industry, The ARC Industry Forum, is going virtual for 2021 and expanding to incorporate parallel Smart Cities and Supply Chain Management Programs. Companies and public agencies mean different things when they...

In the last episode of the year, we go out on a high note with a great discussion on the value of smart city platforms with Nokia -- a formidable smart city platform provider with its Integrated Operations Center .  This discussion includes Arnaud Legrand, who leads Nokia's public sector marketing efforts, and Danial Mausoof, global head of enterprise sales.  We discuss a range of topics, fro...

 ARC interviews Greg Dearwater from CORYS and discusses operator training in difficult market conditions in the refining and nuclear business. The discussion includes new trends and developments in 3D modeling (Virtual Reality) for console and field operators. Greg describes includes how to include scenarios that challenge operators for abnormal situations. ----------------------------------------...

In this episode ARC smart city team analysts Eddie Fidler, Jim Frazer, Larry OBrien, and Rick Rys discuss changes to US energy policy with the incoming administration and how these changes will affect smart city sectors like power, energy management, and mobility. -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Would you like to be a guest on our growing podcast? If you...

Vehicle Electrification has been gaining serious momentum lately for personal and commercial vehicles alike. Fleets are electrifying to reduce TCO and carbon footprint, improve driver/customer experience, and comply with a growing body of regulation. Private drivers mostly charge their vehicles at home, but rely on public charging networks to extend their range. Networks and fleets alike use softw...

In this podcast, we talk with Anthony Veri of solution provider Integrated Network Concepts .   Anthony has a wealth of knowledge and experience helping end-users select and install smart city platforms, and we talk about a range of issues, from the impact of COVID-19 and how it is accelerating digital transformation in smart cities to the selection, specification, and value proposition of smart c...

George Thomas discusses challenges and opportunities of the Smart City ecosystem with a particular focus on the three pillars of successful projects, the end-users, the suppliers and the finance community. Included is a detailed discussion of co-innovation as well as the structured facilitation required between these communities ion order to make collaboration projects scalable and repeatable. ---...

Amir Hirsch describes the dramatic impacts of streetlighting controls that go far beyond the control of lighting. Energy, water, and transportation systems and solutions are examined in-depth in this insightful podcast! -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Would you like to be a guest on our growing podcast? If you have an intriguing, thought provoking topic y...

ARC's Vice President, Infrastructure and Smart Cities, Jim Frazer sits down with Katie Patrick, Environmental Engineer & Dr. Melissa Wiley, Data Analyst, City of Gainesville, Florida. In order to discuss initiatives with in the Smart City ecosystem, for mitigating our collective environmental impact and how we can all get involved.  --------------------------------------------------------...