Cisco and the city of Amsterdam announced yesterday the rollout of Urban EcoMap, an Internet-based tool that enables cities around the world to provide smarter climate change information for their citizens.
The tool at this stage helps cities to build a footprint of their carbon emission (soon through real-time data from public utilities and other public services). It will increase awareness of the impact of carbon emissions and will obviously facilitate smart acting towards the reduction of CO2 emissions.
It provides information on carbon emissions from transportation, energy and waste among neighborhoods, organized by district, and delivers tips on ways to reduce a resident’s carbon footprint. Currently the Urban EcoMap compares San Fransisco and Amsterdam data, however according to Cisco executives it will soon embrace other cities as well.
Here’s the press release from Connected Urban Development.
