Companies developing autonomous maintenance robots and visitor traffic analysis pattern technology have been named as the winners of the most recent Connected Colorado (C²) Challenge.
Snowbotix and CityData.ai have earned the chance to implement their innovations with the City of Colorado Springs.
Colorado Smart Cities Alliance
The Challenge, run annually by the non-profit Colorado Smart Cities Alliance, creates a streamlined pathway for global innovators to connect with Colorado’s state and local governments, helping jurisdictions discover, evaluate and acquire breakthrough solutions.
The 2024 C² Challenge, which launched in June of last year, sought ways new technology could help address four specific problems faced by Colorado communities: Missing Middle Affordable Housing, Infrastructure Asset Analysis, Public Park and Open Space Usage, and Crime Prevention.
CityData.ai’s CityParks solution will empower the City of Colorado Springs to measure and understand visitation trends and movement patterns across any park, trail, open space, or any custom-defined geofence to answer questions such as: How many people are visiting? Where do they come from? How long do visitors stay? What are the demographics and density heatmaps for these visitors? These are the key insights required to understand how facilities are being used, allowing proactive identification of maintenance, accessibility and security issues.
Snowbotix’s Integrated Inspection and Maintenance Management of Infrastructure solution is designed to tackle the complexities in analysis and maintenance of infrastructure assets using autonomous robots for detection and response. Colorado Springs plans to test in several areas including airports for snow removal and parking garages for sweeping.
Read more: smartcitiesworld.net
