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Smarter Construction With Internet of Things
"Internet of Things" will enable smarter projects with improved worker safety and efficiency along with advanced structural and infrastructure monitoring—all due to improved communication technology and lean/agile designs.
By Geoff Mulligan
January 12, 2020
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by Geoff Mulligan
Geoff Mulligan is an IEEE member, CTO for IIot Jabil and co-founder of Skylight Digital, a developer and consultant on IoT, Privacy and Security, a former White House Presidential Innovation Fellow, and U.S. representative to the United Nations Smart and Sustainable Cities project. While serving as a Presidential Innovation Fellow working on Cyber-Physical Systems for OSTP and NIST he co-created and launched the SmartAmerica Challenge. Mr. Mulligan was the founding Chairman of both the LoRa Alliance, growing it to over 500 members, and the IPSO Alliance, making it the global voice for open standards for the IoT. Jabil is a $25B contract manufacturer that is turning its considerable technology and manufacturing acumen toward delivering on the possibilities and potential of the IoT.
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