The prophecy of our current energy crisis is in many respects old news. You may recall Jimmy Carter’s 1977 plea to the american public http://bit.ly/YLYgK then interpreted as a tedious history lesson. The tone of the speech was indeed…
UDD Urban Water Hacking + Innovative Devices
UDD participated in a collective Water Hackathon at the Parson Design and Technology Lab, hosted by Internet of Things and Ushahidi. The goal put our collective minds together and hack a robust low-cost water quality monitoring device. We worked with…
UDD + Partners considered for Rockefeller Cultural Innovation Grant
UDD and partners, Gaia Institute, Green Map and NYC Soil & Water Conservation District have been selected from over 400 applications for consideration of a Rockefeller Cultural Innovation Grant. Without question we are excited about our…
Why Detroit Matters
This week at UDD we’ve been confronted with that nagging design question, is North America lagging behind the rest of world in its ability to address pressing problems creatively? The history of design, as our unnamed colleague put it,
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Water Now!
Weeks of Collaboration and Wonderful Minds at Work.
UDD and our partners, Green Maps, NYC Soil & Water Conservation and Gaia Institute are excited about our combined effort to research waterfront accessibility in underserved communities.
How Data Makes Life Easier For People In London
Governments do it, cities do it too: Open Data is a way to put information to work that has been hidden in databases before. The London Datastore is a good example.
NYC Road Map for the Digital City
NYC releases its Digital Road Map. The Smart NY City awaits…
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New York City runs the most advanced municipal Open Data initiative on the globe, with over 350 government data sets that serve as the backbone for independently created
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Visual.ly
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Share: Pitch Interactive
Recently featured in MoMA’s Talk to Me exhibit, Pitch Interactive is doing some nice work in data visualization.
New, Real-Time Traffic Management System To Reduce Congestion In Midtown Manhattan
Cameras, Microwave Motion Sensors and E-ZPass Readers Provide Real-Time Information Used in Wireless Adjustments to Traffic Signals Wireless System Made Possible Through the Investment in the City’s High-Speed, Mobile Data Network – NYCWiN
Urbanflow Helsinki
Urbanflow, a joint effort of Nordkapp.fi and Urbanscale.org envisions an operating system for cities. The scenario explored in the video revolves around situated urban screens and their potential uses.
