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(UTC/GMT) Time Zone Converter Difference Calculator. If you have a web cast, online chat, conference call or other live event where people from all over the world want to attend, this (UTC/GMT) time zone difference converter lets you offer everyone an easy way to determine their own local time and date for your live event in (UTC/GMT). After setting up your event below, you'll get a link you can use to email or post on your website, press release or blog post to get everyone the accurate time they need to be there. Please note this world time conversion can only make predictions based on current time zone rules, so if you are checking a date far into the future, be sure to check back again later to make sure that the locations involved have not made additional changes to their time zone rules that might make a difference and affect you! WorldTimeServer.com can convert the time anywhere else in the world, too. To change locations, just choose another place from the list on the left!

Want multiple locations at the same time? Anthony M. Townsend. A New Civics for Smart Cities. The Shame of Boston's Wireless Woes - Anthony Townsend. Almost immediately after Monday's tragic bombings at the Boston Marathon, the city's cellular networks collapsed. The Associated Press initially reported what many of us suspected, that law enforcement officials had requested a communications blackout to prevent the remote detonation of additional explosives.

But the claim was soon redacted as the truth became clear. It didn't take government fiat to shut down the cellular networks. They fell apart all on their own. As cell service sputtered under a surge of calls, runners were left in the dark, families couldn’t reach loved ones, and even investigators were stymied in making calls related to their pursuit of suspects. Admirably, Boston residents and businesses responded quickly by opening up Wi-Fi hotspots to help evacuees communicate with loved ones. But most, even the super-connected elite, were knocked offline. We shouldn't be surprised by the collapse of Boston's cellular networks. The culprit is usually congestion. Using Oyster Card journeys to understand how, why and where we travel in London. Sarma: RFID, SENSEable Cities and City Scanning. Professor of Mechanical EngineeringDorector, MIT/SUTD Collaboration OfficeFormer Chairman of Research and Co-Founder of The Auto-ID Center at MIT Dr.

Sarma is a Professor in the Mechanical Engineering Department. He graduated from the Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur with his B Tech in 1989 and received his Masters from Carnegie Mellon University in 1992. He earned his Ph. In 1999, along with Dr. Dr. He is a recipient of the National Science Foundation Career Initiation Grant, the Cecil and Ida Green Career Development Chair at MIT, the Den Hartog Teaching Excellence Award, and the Joseph H. Principal Fields of Interest: Computer Aided Design; Solid Modeling; Computational Geometry; Computer Aided Manufacturing; Machine Tool Automation; Machine Tool Design; Automatic Identification; Radio Frequency Identification; Integrated Circuit Packaging; Enterprise Software; Supply Chain Management credit ILP Video license MIT TechTV.

Urban Planning with Building Blocks and RFID Paint Brushes. Next-Generation Building & Cityscape Modeling After being commissioned by Alexander the Great to lay out the city of Alexandria, the Greek Hippodamus (c. 407 BC) became known as the "Father of City Planning". My guess is he didn’t use a CAD system or RFID to help with his design. How times have changed. As mentioned in our post Construction Management with RIFD, RFID and sensors (RFIDS) are being integrated into building materials, enabling new Building Information Modeling (BIM) capabilities and allowing construction firms to use real-time data to enhance construction processes. And now, new RFID-enabled 3D building design tools are being developed to assist planning professionals even before the construction phase begins.

During the planning phase of an urban area, users can reorganize the layout of a city or suburb by manually moving the 3D pieces around the table. [Photo credit: Gérard Cottet] The Future Of Surveillance Will Turn Society Into A Massive Online Game. No matter what the future may contain, one thing is certain: just about everything in it, including us, will increasingly be under surveillance. Our habits, patterns, health, and preferences will be translated into data. Who will benefit from this valuable information, and how can we start developing the mindset to deal with this reality now? To get started, let’s filter a few core concepts and tough questions through our imaginations. Privacy The concept of privacy is relative, and it may be a luxury, but it’s good when people are able to relax, think, live and create without fearing that curiosity and exploration will come back to haunt them.

Surveillance limits our freedom, but it could also allow us to save lives. If we could see such events before they escalate, what would we do about it? Behavior The story line in many games is that you are the hero and you fight your way up to the final battle against some evil character. Counterculture. Green GPS : A Participatory Sensing Fuel-Efficient Maps Application. Timo Arnall. Rent cars or make money renting your car – RelayRides. Kroger Stores Introducing Handheld Self-Scanner. Project PERRY: Farevalue technical prototype.