Computer scientists Charlie Catlett and Rajesh Sankaran were chatting in Chicago's Berghoff Cafe in 2012 when they began sketching on napkins an idea for high-tech data sensors that would sit atop ...

Argonne National Laboratories has partnered with the University and the City of Chicago to create a network of 500 sensors throughout the city to collect data on air quality, noise, and weather. The ...

For a number of years now, Smart Cities and Big Data have been heralded as the future of urban design, taking advantage of our connected, technological world to make informed decisions on urban design ...

Two recent stories in Digital Journal discussed smart cities and the increase in urban flooding brought on by climate change. Ken Hanley introduced readers to Chicago’s new technology being used to ...

Chicago will install 50 location-based sensor devices around the city this July and August, and 450 more by the end of 2018. The Chicago Tribune reports that the project, named the Array of Things, ...