Digital City Testbed Center

Digital City Testbed Center at Portland State University establishes a network of campuses where smart city technologies can be tested before being deployed.

[Digital City Testbed Center @SmartCityPSU]

@DCTCpdx was happy to host two pilot studies of "Smart Paint" from #IntelligentMaterial last week at @Portland_State and @UBC. We had several volunteers give feedback about the system, which allows visually impaired individuals detect crosswalks using a vibrating "smart cane."

[Digital City Testbed Center @SmartCityPSU]

Learn more about Smart City projects at @Portland_State University's Digital City Testbed Center, including smart trees and a partnership with @Cisco and Sensible Building Science to use WiFi to reduce risk of #COVID19 in buildings on campus. #SmartCity https://t.co/WxC4Hh8fwr

[Digital City Testbed Center @SmartCityPSU]

Coronavirus is inspiring innovation in healthcare/disease management: Seat Pleasant in Maryland, a community of 4,800, is launch city for a telehealth system to support treatment and management of #coronavirus (#COVID19) among the most vulnerable. https://t.co/slh1KDA4EB

[Portland State News @PSUinfoandnews]

“The big question is always going to be, ‘Do I want to give up my rights to my personal information and trust other parties who I’ll never actually meet to have it?’” says @SmartCityPSU's Jon Fink.

VIa @Oregonian
https://t.co/FkvLXre3YN

[Digital City Testbed Center @SmartCityPSU]

We are thrilled that @shiriazenkot will bring her knowledge to Mobility Matters @Portland_State March 18. The Cornell Tech prof. is working to improve tech such as Smartglasses to revolutionize low vision accessibility. https://t.co/GLjXV3rIyj #accessibility @psucollegeofed

[Digital City Testbed Center @SmartCityPSU]

Tomorrow is the last day for early bird tickets to Mobility Matters @Portland_State

The all-day summit explores advances in accessible tech, design & transportation.

Learn more https://t.co/cy58lqNX4D
@psucollegeofed @TRECpdx
#accessibilityforall #pdx https://t.co/5rzz0PdHko

[Digital City Testbed Center @SmartCityPSU]

Smart cities need to be accessible cities. This article explores the pitfalls of leaving some behind, and the importance of keeping the end user involved in all stages. #NothingAboutUsWithoutUs https://t.co/h4cU7DMw7G

[Digital City Testbed Center @SmartCityPSU]

Check out DCTC faculty member Vivek Shanda’s work on urban heat islands. He will present his work at the #nwclimate2019

[Portland State University @Portland_State]

Urban heat waves kill more people than all other natural disasters combined. PSU prof Vivek Shandas's heat mapping aims to lessen those dangers. He is one of nearly 40 PSU presenters at the NW Climate Conference, starting today in Portland. #nwclimate2019 https://t.co/t8EUTF31DR

[Smart City PDX @smartcitypdx]

Another link for watching the Portland City Council Work Session Facial Recognition discussion live: https://t.co/vEBkdqFdY2 @PDXEquity

[Digital City Testbed Center @SmartCityPSU]

Connecting residents to the river is one focus of the future education development at OMSI.

[Digital City Testbed Center @SmartCityPSU]

Getting the grand tour at OMSI & listening to plans for its education development project along the waterfront, which includes habitat restoration, affordable commercial & industrial space, residential development & expansion of its education programming potential on the water.

[Digital City Testbed Center @SmartCityPSU]

Digital City Testbed Center member @mswobodzinski and Amy Parker study the needs of visually impaired travelers. Soon they will launch a new study that could lay the foundation for a single navigation app that offers seamless travel indoors and out for a range of users.

[TREC at PSU @TRECpdx]

Mobile apps offer a range of services to aid in navigation for the blind, but new @psu_research by @mswobodzinski @GeogPDX & Amy Parker @psucollegeofed shows that visually impaired travelers would prefer one single, integrated app that does everything: https://t.co/vouN6PM8ko

[Digital City Testbed Center @SmartCityPSU]

Thank you @EdTech_HigherEd for showcasing @Portland_State and its Digital City Testbed Center @SmartCityPSU

[EdTech Higher Ed @EdTech_HigherEd]

#HigherEd institutions make great #SmartCities partners. See how @Portland_State and others are helping to advance innovations that serve citizens and students. https://t.co/5qXw0tM3TD

[Homeless Services Department - Multnomah County @multco_hsd]

The 2019 Point in Time homelessness numbers are out. We counted FEWER PEOPLE OVERALL in @multco — down 4%, to 4,015 ppl — but more of the people we counted were unsheltered (up 22%, to 2,037 ppl) and facing disabilities. Follow this thread (and then share it) to learn more.

[Digital City Testbed Center @SmartCityPSU]

Proud to support this awesome project on accessibility @Portland_State. Can’t wait to see what DCTC faculty @mswobodzinski and Amy Parker develop.

[Martin Swobodzinski @mswobodzinski]

Big thank you to TREC and NITC for their support!

[Digital City Testbed Center @SmartCityPSU]

Way to spread the word about the great work @Portland_State. Professor and DCTC Director @jonathanfink got a chance to talk about our Digital City Testbed Center at the Global City Teams Challenge Conference in D.C. #GCTCExpo

[Jonathan Fink @jonathanfink]

At the #GCTC Global City Teams Challenge Conference in DC, keynote speech by Acting Ass’t Secretary of Commerce @dianerinaldo discussed @Portland_State @SmartCityPSU (Digital City Testbed Center) and #CascadiaInnovationCorridor.

[Jonathan Fink @jonathanfink]

At the #GCTC Global City Teams Challenge Conference in DC, keynote speech by Acting Ass’t Secretary of Commerce @dianerinaldo discussed @Portland_State @SmartCityPSU (Digital City Testbed Center) and #CascadiaInnovationCorridor.

[Digital City Testbed Center @SmartCityPSU]

Check out this new study from @Portland_State professor and DCTC member Vivek Shandas on green storm-water infrastructure.

[Portland State Research @psu_research]

New research from @psu_cupa professor Vivek Shandas aims to uncover the opportunities and challenges city managers in the PNW encounter when considering green storm-water infrastructure. https://t.co/dEiyNXuhnj

[Digital City Testbed Center @SmartCityPSU]

#PDX is looking at proposed #privacy and information principles next week to make sure #SmartCity growth includes data security and public trust. The proposal calls for transparency and equitable data management. Read the full proposal below @smartcitypdx

[Smart City PDX @smartcitypdx]

A week from today at 2:45pm, we'll present our proposed #privacy and information principles to Portland City Council. Wish us luck! Learn more here: https://t.co/yawCPDrnSi

[Digital City Testbed Center @SmartCityPSU]

Congratulations to Asma Khan, 17, one of the newest and likely youngest civil engineers. She graduates this week with a degree in engineering from @Portland_State. Nice work Asma!

[Portland State University @Portland_State]

At age 17, civil engineering major Asma Khan will be the youngest student to graduate from Portland State University this spring. 👌 💯 #2019PDXGrad #portlandstate https://t.co/htSVNM3SKH