News, views and events about destination management
‘Access for all’ as a fundamental requirement
Last night we picked up the ITS (UK) ‘innovation award for Inclusive Mobility’, yet access to transport networks, and to many destinations, the workplace, venues and events, still remains dire.
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Cloud-based data architecture for IoT hardware deployment
We are seeking a fully managed cloud-based solution to store and process data for a regional smart city IoT deployment.
Read MoreCatalysing Industrial Strategy in the West Midlands
When: September 25th, 10:00 – 15:00
Where: iCentrum, Innovation Birmingham Campus
Read MoreWMG ACES dinner hosts transport industry leaders
The Future of Transport will be Autonomous, Connected, Electric and Shared (ACES). There is a global call to radically transform the way we travel – both to reduce emissions and also to ease congestion and increase the ease, safety and speed at which passengers are able to get from point A to B.
Read More#IoT project management and on-site engineering support
We are seeking a supplier to provide project management and engineering support for a regional pilots of a smart city IoT deployment.
Read MoreFuture Mobility: Opportunities for West Midlands Businesses
You. Smart. Thing. CEO Chris Thompson joins representatives from Transport for West Midlands, Conigital, Pashley Cycles and Coventry & Warwickshire LEP for the ‘Future of Mobility’ panel at Venturefest.
Read MoreSmart-train Automatic Passenger Counting & Occupancy Management
Smart-train provides accurate real-time Automatic Passenger Counting (APC) and vehicle status information, delivering a range of transformative customer experience, operational and commercial benefits to the rail industry.
Read MoreWe are recruiting a dedicated new team!
We’re looking for talented, senior, mid-weight and junior software engineers and an information architect to help shape our vision…
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Senior Software Engineer at You. Smart. Thing.
A bit about me, joining the company and what I do…
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Interactive locations and intelligent digital signage (iLIDS)
When: March 27th, 17:00 – 19:00
Where: You. Smart. Thing. 5th Floor, Somerset House, 37 Temple St, Birmingham B2 5DP
Interactive locations and intelligent digital signage (iLIDS), are being used to create ‘smart city’ environments the world over, where the environment itself becomes the user-interface.
Read MoreTackling isolation and loneliness through transport-led interventions
The costs, causes and impact of isolation and loneliness are many and varied.
Watch this video and visit https://yousmartthing.com/freedom to tell us your opinion on where you think the You. Smart. Thing. Travel Assistant should be integrated, in order to have the greatest impact on rural isolation and loneliness.
Read MoreTOC Ability is a new digital platform providing a blueprint for removing barriers to travel for disabled passengers. The £1.4 million TOC Ability research and development project has today released its final report, which shows how digital technology can be harnessed to enhance the accessibility and inclusivity of rail services for disabled customers.
Read MoreJanuary 31st, 16:30 – 19:00.
A late afternoon / early evening networking event for friends, clients and collaborators of Enable iD, at our new central Birmingham offices.
Read MoreVisit the You. Smart. Thing. demonstration suite
As part of our commitment to helping SMEs design new data-driven products and services, supported by the European Regional Development Fund backed Big Data Corridor project, You. Smart. Thing. has invested in a suite of ‘Internet of Things’ hardware.
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Capturing and sharing accurate train consist information:
‘iLIDS’ stands for ‘Interactive Locations and Intelligent Digital Signage’. It is part of the Department for Transport’s £9m Innovate UK ‘Accelerating Innovation in Rail’ programme under which Enable iD, The Rail Safety and Standards Board (RSSB), Arriva UK Trains and research partners the University of Surrey are researching, developing and testing new technology to improve information, safety and accessibility on railway station platforms.
Read MoreInteractive Locations and Intelligent Digital Signage (iLIDS)
The Department for Transport has awarded UK technology company, Enable International, together with The Rail Safety and Standards Board (RSSB), Arriva UK Trains and research partners the University of Surrey, funding through its £9m Innovate UK ‘Accelerating Innovation in Rail’ programme. The money will be used to research, develop and test new technology to improve information, safety and accessibility on railway station platforms.
Read More‘Smart-train’ Passenger Counting & Real-time Information System Successfully Piloted by Chiltern Railways
“It’s been fantastic to be able to engage train staff and passengers in testing a system that reconciles real-time information from individual carriages with timetabled train services.”
Chris Thompson, Chief Strategy Officer, Enable iD
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