Technology firm Asset Mapping recently announced that it has connected a secure Internet of Things (IoT) gateway to Manchester Science Partnership’s (MSP) Citylabs 1.0 building. The announcement marks the first deployment of the smart cities demonstrator CityVerve. “I could not be prouder of having hit such a significant milestone. After all, this is the first technology deployment for CityVerve since launching in July – and the first time Asset Mapping has made a building smarter through its Building Management System (BMS),” said Bill Clee, CEO and founder of Asset Mapping. Asset Mapping’s first project was to map the location and status of video surveillance equipment in real-time, for London’s Olympic Park in the lead up to the London 2012 Olympic games. The company projected savings of £5m for salary alone on that project. “We understand that field engineers spend two thirds of their time validating basic equipment information, that over 80 percent of maintenance is […]