MetroLab
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NIST Sector
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Smart Region
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GICS Industrial
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Commercial & Professional Services
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Smart Tag(s)
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Business type
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Nonprofit
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Year Founded
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2015
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Founder(s)
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40 Mayors and Universities
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City, State
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Washington DC
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Country
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United States
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Region Served
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Worldwide
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Executives
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Kate Burns
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Revenue
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$6 million€ 5.28 <br />£ 4.44 <br />CA$ 7.62 <br />CNY 37.98 <br />KRW 7.353 <br />
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Number of employees
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9
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Sponsorship Level
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Of Interest
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- Members
MetroLab’s mission is focused on the belief that when local governments and universities work together, innovation can thrive in a catalytic and inclusive manner. At its core, MetroLab is a convener and thought leader, living at the intersection of research and implementation. We invite you to join our network to learn best practices emerging from local government-academia partnerships, connect with innovators, and participate in MetroLab programming.
Activities
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Environmental Sensing Across the Metro DC Region
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Create a network of environmental sensors placed on campuses throughout Washington DC that are participating in the DC MetroLab partnership. This effort will enable public access to environmental data like temperature, wind, gas and particulate concentration, and even traffic flows, simultaneously from all over the city. Involves city technology, planning, and networking agencies and MetroLab partners; George Washington, Georgetown, American, Howard and The District of Columbia Universities.
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NSF Civic Innovation Challenge
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The Civic Innovation Challenge (CIVIC) is a research and action competition that accelerates the transition to practice of foundational research and emerging technologies into communities through civic-engaged research. By addressing priorities at the local scale that are relevant across the US, CIVIC is laying the foundation for a broader and more fluid exchange of research and technology capabilities and civic priorities through joint partnerships involving civic stakeholders and the research community
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