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Geotab Launches data.geotab.com, a New Tool to Help Enable Smart CitiesGeotab, a global leader in IoT and connected transportation, today announced the launch of its new website, data.geotab.com. Aiming to empower organizations and municipalities in the development of smart cities, data.geotab.com grants public access to intelligent datasets which provide insights surrounding smart city planning, improved productivity for businesses and safer communities. This press release features multimedia. View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20180613005661/en/ Searching for parking dataset example (Graphic: Business Wire) The enriched, aggregated data available on data.geotab.com leverages billions of data points collected daily from the over 1 million vehicles equipped with Geotab (News - Alert) telematics devices. Datasets are categorized under urban infrastructure, location analytics and weather and are aggregated to preserve privacy. The datasets accessible on data.geotab.com can be leveraged to help improve city-wide efficiency, discover key infrastructure challenges and guide deployment of automated solutions for issues such as congestion, parking and poor road conditions. In addition to capturing a vehicle's GPS and accelerometer data, telematics also pulls information surrounding speed, seat belt usage, engine diagnostics and more from the vehicle's computer. An example of the datasets available on data.geotab.com include:
Demonstrating how data.geotab.com's datasets can be utilized, Geotab was recently engaged by the City of Columbus to integrate its Smart City dataset into their Smart Columbus Operating System (SCOS). Through this partnership, the City of Columbus will utilize data that is compiled through the SCOS and combined with data.geotab.com datasets to help improve city operations in an economical and sustainable manner. "Communities around the world will be able to leverage the intelligent data from data.geotab.com to better understand patterns in transportation, traffic, road conditions and more which will help prioritize safety measures among their communities," said Mike Branch, Vice President of Data & Analytics, Geotab. "Each dataset, including weather, urban infrastructure or location analytics, will advance driver and road safety measures, ultimately paving the way for safer, more sustainable and advanced smart city development." Access and find further information on Geotab's Intelligence and Smart City Datasets at https://data.geotab.com/. About Geotab Geotab is advancing security, connecting commercial vehicles to the internet and providing web-based analytics to help customers better manage their fleets. Geotab's open platform and Marketplace, offering hundreds of third-party solution options, allows both small and large businesses to automate operations by integrating vehicle data with their other data assets. As an IoT hub, the in-vehicle device provides additional functionality through IOX Add-Ons. Processing billions of data points a day, Geotab leverages data analytics and machine learning to help customers improve productivity, optimize fleets through the reduction of fuel consumption, enhance driver safety, and achieve strong compliance to regulatory changes. Geotab's products are represented and sold worldwide through Authorized Geotab Resellers. To learn more, please visit www.geotab.com and follow us @GEOTAB and on LinkedIn.
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