Oracle joins buildingSMART Webinar on BCF 3.0
August 6, 2021
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On August 9, 2021, Oracle joins in in buildingSMART Launch Webinar on BCF (BIM Collaboration Format) 3.0.
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New study “Mobility as a Service” on user-centric and climate-friendly travel in cities
July 28, 2021
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‘The Innovative Mobility Landscape: The Case of Mobility as a Service’, published by the International Transport Forum (ITF) and the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD), examines how Mobility as a Service (MaaS) can reshape travel in cities.
UCLG report “Towards the Localization of the SDGs”
July 22, 2021
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The report “Towards the Localization of the SDGs”, facilitated by UCLG, provides an analysis of LRGs’ efforts to respond to the pandemic in cities and territories worldwide, as well as their connections with the SDGs under review.
United Nations releases “Resource Guide on Artificial Intelligence Strategies”
July 20, 2021
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UNDESA, UNESCO, and UN Office of Secretary-General’s Envoy on Technology released their Resource Guide on Artificial Intelligence Strategies. WGIC partner WFEO contributed to this document.
OGC API Virtual Code Sprint July 2021
July 16, 2021
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The Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC) invites software developers to the July 2021 OGC API Virtual Code Sprint, to be held from July 21st to July 23rd, 2021.
ITU: a message to the 21st Century for 50 years now
July 15, 2021
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ITU Telecom World started out life in Geneva in 1971, with “a message to the 21st century”. In 1971 ICT was all about telecoms; voice over a fixed infrastructure, run by national operators out of government departments.
ITU points to AI for human-centric disaster risk reduction (VIDEO)
July 12, 2021
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International cooperation will be vital to reduce global disaster risks, agreed the participants at a recent workshop on Artificial Intelligence (AI) for natural disaster management convened by the International Telecommunication Union (ITU), the World Meteorological Organization (WMO), and UN Environment (UNEP).
OGC seeks Public Comments on Zarr and CoverageJSON
July 6, 2021
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Zarr can represent very large array datasets in a simple, scalable way, and is compatible with cloud object storage – making it ideal for analysis-ready geospatial data. CoverageJSON has been demonstrated to be an effective, efficient format, friendly to web and application developers. Both are considered for OGC adoption.