THE City of Greater Geelong has been recognised for its use of progressive expertise to boost and uplift its Smart City initiatives by the Municipal Association of Victoria (MAV).

The metropolis was a finalist in three classes on the MAV Technology Annual Conference Awards for Excellence, which celebrated the achievements of Victorian councils.

A venture utilizing specifically designed good sensors and irrigation infrastructure in Eastern Park for shielding gray-headed flying foxes received within the Emerging Technology class and was extremely counseled within the Collaboration or Partnership class.

It goals to scale back the chance of dehydration, warmth stress, and dying throughout the colony by monitoring temperature and humidity ranges and cooling the surroundings when required.

The venture is supported by the Victorian authorities by way of a $100,000 contribution.

The metropolis’s Unlocking Data-Driven Transport Innovations venture was additionally extremely counseled within the Data and Insights class.

This venture integrates massive knowledge, laptop imaginative and prescient, synthetic intelligence, and digital twin capabilities to assist the town to raised perceive the area’s transportation challenges together with the have an effect on of street closures, main occasions, climate, and infrastructure developments.

Geelong mayor Trent Sullivan stated it was thrilling the town had been acknowledged for its embrace of digital expertise.

“Utilising progressive expertise helps us tackle challenges starting from biodiversity to move and supply extra environment friendly companies to our rising neighborhood.

“This is simply one of many methods we’re working in direction of the neighborhood’s Clever and Creative imaginative and prescient.

“The Geelong area is constructing a global repute as a forward-looking good metropolis.

“We’ve additionally been named a Top7 Smart Community of 2023 and final 12 months’s International Smart City of the Year alongside Barcelona City.

“This is reflective of the smart tech efforts from across the community, from the education and manufacturing sectors to community groups.”

For extra details about the town’s Smart City initiatives, pilots and initiatives below means or accomplished within the area, head to geelongaustralia.com.au/smartcity

For extra details about the MAV’s expertise initiatives, head to mavdigital.com