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Royal Oak, MI Creates a Smart Park

Royal Oak, MI Creates a Smart Park

May 19, 2015 | Comments Off on Royal Oak, MI Creates a Smart Park

By Mike McConnell, mike.mcconnell@dailytribune.com, @mmcconnell01 on Twitter

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Royal Oak has kicked off a crowdfunding effort to raise money to build a small “smart park” in a pedestrian plaza next to a downtown parking deck with public WiFi, solar-powered digital charging stations, covered bike parking, a children’s area and more.

The city’s Downtown Development Authority and the head of the annual Arts. Beats & Eats event have already contributed $10,000 each. Donations to the park can be made online at rosmartpark.com.

Royal Oak needs to raise $60,000 by the time the campaign ends June 16 in order to qualify for a matching grant from the Michigan Economic Development Corporation. That would raise a total of $120,000 to build the park.

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Connect Michigan – Broadband infrastructure Interactive Map

Connect Michigan – Broadband infrastructure Interactive Map

February 14, 2015 | Comments Off on Connect Michigan – Broadband infrastructure Interactive Map

Michigan Connects TM – Michigan’s most comprehensive source of fiber optic data, is a connection point for businesses, economic developers, planners and consumers seeking information about Michigan’s rich broadband resources. This interactive mapping application uses Esri ArcGIS for Server technology (with the ArcGIS API for Flex) and offers open access to extensive GIS capabilities to publish and share geographic data, maps, analyses and models.

The app provides users with a list of broadband providers that fall into three categories:

  • carriers with fiber optic networks within ¼ mile of the user’s click or address;
  • carriers offering broadband service at speeds of 100Mbps or faster by any technology platform; and
  • carriers with fiber optic networks in the municipality where the user clicked or the address is located.

Additionally, this application allows users to find a comprehensive list of ultra-high-speed network connectivity throughout the state, among other key features, including:

  • Detailed data and analytics about last mile and long haul fiber optic networks from commercial and public-sector providers.
  • Resources and information designed to support site selection for bandwidth-intensive enterprises and industries, including data center operations.
  • Fiber optic and last mile broadband data provided by 100+ of Michigan’s telecommunications carriers searchable to street level
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