US Ignite shares $6M in NSF funds with cities for smart city app store
Smart cities have long been a concept, but now more financial muscle is being added to bring them closer to reality.
Cities across the country are hoping to use Internet of Things technology to find greater efficiencies in operating their transportation, water, sewer, traffic, parking and street lighting operations. Some cities are also building apps to generate revenues through wired and wireless networks, sometimes supported by online advertising.
On Monday, US Ignite, a nonprofit group devoted to fostering Internet apps with public benefits announced it had won a $6 million grant from the National Science Foundation to build testbeds for smart gigabit applications in 15 U.S. cities.
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