{"id":2404,"date":"2019-04-18T22:01:17","date_gmt":"2019-04-18T22:01:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/?p=2404"},"modified":"2019-04-18T22:01:17","modified_gmt":"2019-04-18T22:01:17","slug":"start-ups-help-catapult-smart-city","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/2019\/04\/18\/start-ups-help-catapult-smart-city\/","title":{"rendered":"Start-ups help catapult Smart City"},"content":{"rendered":"

Civic Park will feature an illuminated night-time attraction next month thanks to a City of Newcastle project that will see a local technology start-up deliver an interactive light display in the popular CBD park.
\nThe new Luna light display, which will be tested from May 6-10 during the Hunter Innovation Festival, will form part of the \u201cCatapult\u201d trial to harness the potential of start-ups to achieve several strategic Smart City objectives.
\n\"Luna-Facebook-Cover-Video-with-Logoinside.jpg\"Luna’s illuminated night-time display will activate Civic Park after dark<\/strong>
\nLord Mayor Nuatali Nelmes said Newcastle was the perfect testing ground for companies – like Luna – looking to launch ideas in a progressive and emerging Smart City landscape.
\n\u201cCreative lighting adds a whole new layer of interest to the public domain and we\u2019re delighted to be able to support Luna to test their technology for the first time in a real-world environment,\u201d the Lord Mayor said.
\n\u201cWhat is great about Luna is that it allows people to become active participants in the light display, rather than just passive spectators, by giving them the ability to change the colour and intensity of the lights.
\n\u201cIn our increasingly digital age, cities need to look towards new approaches, innovative technologies and smart infrastructure to create an environment that supports economic growth and diversification.
\n\u201cSo, we\u2019ve called upon the visionary ambitions of four very exciting new companies to help achieve that.\u201d
\nAn online mapping platform called Accessibility in the City joins Luna as part of the Catapult trial.
\nWhen launched later this year, Accessibility in the City will offer users verified information about where to locate accessible features, such as disabled parking and toilets, and help them navigate busy, cluttered and visually oriented environments.
\n\"Accessbilityinside.jpg\"Accessibility in the City founder Chad Ramage\u00a0<\/strong>
\nBoth companies have the capabilities to better understand resource utilisation, and in turn, make improvements to help the City reduce its energy costs.
\nLord Mayor Nuatali Nelmes welcomed the opportunity for Newcastle to be used as a testing ground.
\n\u201cThe city has been working hard with our stakeholders over a number of years to establish Newcastle and the Hunter as an internationally recognised centre for technology innovation,\u201d Councillor Nelmes said.
\n\u201cCities around the world are facing the challenge of improving liveability for their residents while reducing resource consumption, and the companies selected as part of this trial will to help us tackle these challenges head on.
\n\u201cOur award-winning Smart City Strategy includes clear objectives around making our buildings more energy efficient, around piloting inclusive smart technology to increase equity of access to the city, and around deploying interactive technologies into the public domain to create active and safe places of interest and discovery.
\n\u201cThe Catapult program is one of the many ways that we are delivering on our strategy and our vision to be a smart, liveable and sustainable global city.\u201d
\nThe Catapult program is part of the $13 million Smart Moves Newcastle project, which received $5 million through the Australian Government\u2019s Smart Cities and Suburbs program in 2017.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Civic Park will feature an illuminated night-time attraction next month thanks to a City of Newcastle project that will see a local technology start-up deliver an interactive light display in the popular CBD park. The new Luna light display, which will be tested from May 6-10 during the Hunter Innovation Festival, will form part of … Continue reading “Start-ups help catapult Smart City”<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2404","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-newcastle"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2404","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2404"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2404\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2404"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2404"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2404"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}