BERLIN and BOSTON, April 11,
2017 /PRNewswire/ --
- San Diego deploys largest
Internet of Things platform from Current powered by GE, using
device management technology by San
Diego-based company
The City of San Diego's
recently announced Smart City platform, from Current, powered by GE
(NYSE: GE), will be supported by technology from a local company:
San Diego-based Proximetry, which
was recently acquired by relayr, Current's CityIQ platform, powered
by Predix*, GE's platform for the Industrial internet of Things,
will use relayr's Proximetry technology for device management in
San Diego.
"San Diego companies are
powering the Internet of Everything so it comes as no surprise that
our smart streetlight network includes Proximetry device management
from a local partner, relayr," says San
Diego Deputy Chief Operating Officer David Graham. "Current's CityIQ platform is
empowering city decision-makers and residents to improve the way we
live, make us more safe and help the environment."
Along with a 14,000-street light upgrade to Current LED
technology, 3,200 CityIQ sensor nodes will be deployed across the
city beginning in July. The universal nodes will use sensors to
collect valuable metadata from the environment that can be used to
improve parking, air quality, emergency response times and more.
"GE is bringing the best technology together to make this
installation a success," said Austin
Ashe, General Manager of Intelligent Cities, Current. "When
we discovered the local talent and capabilities of Proximetry, we
immediately wanted their technology running on our platform to give
us enhanced performance."
Josef Brunner, CEO of relayr,
stated, "With our offices in San
Diego, the home and birth-place of our newly acquired
Proximetry device management technology, we are proud to be a part
of the San Diego Smart City efforts. Working also with the Cities
of London and Paris, and other cities on their Smart Cities
Internet of Things initiatives, I can say from first hand, that
San Diego is one of the fastest
and first cities to execute on this promise on such a large
scale."
In terms of the benefits of the solution, the city estimates
cost reduction of power alone at $2.4
million annually. Added to this are the savings in fuel
consumption and traffic accidents, due to faster and more efficient
parking and less traffic congestion, as well as cost savings due to
expected crime reduction. And there are long term benefits to be
measured from better air and environmental quality on lowering
health care costs.
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About relayr
relayr, based in Boston and
Berlin, is a rapidly growing
Enterprise IoT company, providing the enterprise middleware, device
management and data analytics for the digital transformation of
industries. As a thought leader in enterprise IoT, relayr develops
sustainable IoT solutions, based on the OpenFog IoT reference
architecture and it's own stack. It's Proximetry device management
technology is deployed across multiple industries, and supports the
GE Predix technology stack.
relayr addresses the central challenge of the Internet of
Things, digitizing physical objects, with an end-to-end development
solution consisting of an IoT cloud platform that communicates from
Any-to-Any (any service, any software, any platform, any sensor);
open source software development kits; and a team of IoT experts to
support rapid prototyping and implementation.
About Current, powered by GE:
Current is the digital engine for intelligent environments. A
first-of-its-kind startup within the walls of GE, Current blends
advanced energy technologies like LED and solar with networked
sensors and software to make commercial buildings and industrial
facilities more energy efficient & productive. Backed by the
power of Predix™, GE's platform for the Industrial Internet, and a
broad ecosystem of technology partners, Current is helping
businesses and cities unlock hidden value and realize the potential
of their environments. http://www.currentbyge.com
About GE:
GE (NYSE: GE) is the world's Digital Industrial Company,
transforming industry with software-defined machines and solutions
that are connected, responsive and predictive. GE is organized
around a global exchange of knowledge, the "GE Store," through
which each business shares and accesses the same technology,
markets, structure and intellect. Each invention further fuels
innovation and application across our industrial sectors. With
people, services, technology and scale, GE delivers better outcomes
for customers by speaking the language of industry.
http://www.ge.com
Contact
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