Image courtesy of @DublinChamber Dublin’s solar-powered Bigbelly bins were already smart, sending alerts when they are almost full to streamline collections. Now, they’re also being used to measure busyness in the city and to house small cell infrastructure to improve connectivity across Dublin. This is the latest example of cities repurposing existing smart infrastructure
The EPA’s Air Quality Annual report shows that while Ireland’s air quality was generally good during 2019, there are concerning localised issues. There was an exceedance of the annual average nitrogen dioxide (NO2) EU limit value at one traffic monitoring location in Dublin city centre. Air pollutants were above the WHO’s guideline values for health […]