Dublin City Council, IE
City Council in Eastern and Midland Region
Ireland
Dublin City Council, IE accelerates the potential of drones across Ireland
Dublin City Council launched a multi-pronged effort to identify how local government can utilize drones in areas such as civil defense, emergency response, public safety and environmental monitoring. Led by DCC’s Smart Dublin team, it is establishing a network across multiple government agencies at local and national level to inform policymakers on potential opportunities and best practices emerging around the world.
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Dublin City Council, IE expands Discovery Trails mobile app with an augmented reality feature
The Dublin Discovery Trails app was introduced in January 2023 for in-person visits to the city's destinations. Peel X developed the DiscovAR Dublin feature with Google Maps as an immersive experience for users worldwide. Travelers and virtual visitors navigate a 3D city map, select buildings to explore, and learn about Dublin's rich history. DiscovAR Dublin promotes the city as a tourist destination and makes its attractions accessible.
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Dublin City Council, IE brings local attractions to life with Doors into Docklands AR mobile app
Dublin City Council and Fáilte Ireland collaborated on an augmented reality experience for destinations along the River Liffey. The app offers main, extended, and accessible routes ranging from 3.75 kilometers to 5 kilometers for the Doors into Docklands trail. App users download all of the necessary data at the trail's origin. Doors into Docklands presents narrations by costumed actors, animations about engineering projects, and immersive experiences in historical buildings.
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Dublin City Council, IE evaluates environmental impacts of housing retrofits with IES digital twin
Project partner IES developed a digital twin of three housing blocks on Dominick Street Lower. This model established energy and emissions baselines for each block. City officials sought simulations of four retrofit strategies to reduce the environmental impacts of houses dating back to the 1960s. Proposed strategies ranged from shallow retrofits to full renovations. The project identified deep retrofit as the most effective strategy for achieving emission reductions over 60 years.
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Dublin City Council, IE engages young residents in smart city design with Academy of the Near Future
City officials worked with CONNECT and Smart Docklands on educational activities related to smart city technology. An initial pilot taught 1,000 Transition Year students about IoT devices, connectivity, and other concepts. This pilot was followed by a Design Your Future City challenge that asked 21 participants to solve local problems with technology. Future plans include an Optimisers program for local council employees and a citizen science project at 25 schools.
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Dublin City Council, IE and Virgin Media pilot TIP's OpenWiFi system for free public Wi-Fi
The Telecom Infra Project (TIP) developed the OpenWiFi system with 100 service providers and manufacturers. OpenWiFi offers a flexible and open-source solution where users select solutions based on consumer needs rather than a single vendor's products. Dublin and Virgin Media will build a Wi-Fi 6 network for public access using equipment from Edgecore, HFCL, and NetExperience. The pilot will experiment with additional technology for optimization based on community needs.
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Dublin City Council, IE BirdWatch Ireland conducts migratory birds survey with help from residents
Dublin City Council's Parks, Biodiversity, and Landscape Services partnered with the non-profit organization BirdWatch Ireland to conduct the Dublin City Swift Survey. The survey invites residents to help stop the decline of Swifts, small migratory birds, by recording and reporting the presence of Swifts in their area. This active engagement from the community will be used to build awareness of the unique bird species and direct conservation efforts where they are most needed.
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