Skymeter wins main prize at coveted Intertraffic Innovation Awards
Skymeter Corporation, was one of six companies honored by the jury of the Intertraffic Innovation Awards with the traffic industry’s most sought-after prizes. Awards were presented in six separate categories: ITS/Traffic Management, Parking, Safety, Environment, Cooperative Systems, and Infrastructure.
The winner in the ‘ITS/Traffic Management’ category, Skymeter Corporation, was also recognised as the ‘Overall Winner’ for its Skymeter GPS-based financial-grade road use meter, designed for a variety of applications from road user charging and pay-as-you-drive insurance to parking.
Skymeter was named the winner of the Clean Tech category at the Canadian Innovation Exchange for innovation in the field of transportation. Winners were chosen by investors, high-end executives, industry peers and conference delegates from both Canada and the US.
Skymeter is working with the Winnipeg Parking Authority to set up the world's first satellite-based parking system, allowing drivers to simply park and walk away.
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Caltrans Study finds Skymeter "Performs Well" in Urban Areas
Skymeter's GPS receiver was independently tested by the California Department of Transportation against a leading commercial GPS. Even in dense urban areas where commercial GPS failed, Skymeter's GPS "perform[ed] very well".
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Jul 10 2009
Skymeter's CTO Speaks at ITS Asia Pacific
Bangkok, Thailand – Skymeter's CTO Preet Khalsa spoke at ITS Asia about how Skymeter's innovations not only facilitate road pricing, but a whole set of transportation applications ranging from residential parking to low emissions rewards.
Mar 5 2009
Top Analyst Firm puts Skymeter on Green IT Radar
Toronto, Canada – IDC of Framingham, MA, a global market intelligence firm, today put Skymeter Corporation on its list of “10 Canadian Green IT Companies to Watch”. This study profiles emerging companies offering solutions that, IDC believes, have the potential to benefit the environment through the use of information and communication technology (ICT), or to make ICT itself more environmentally responsible.
Federal Commission's Support Gives High Hopes for Skymeter
Washington, D.C. – Amid nationwide calls to renew aging infrastructure, a U.S. commission report released today underscores the need for a nationwide pay-as-you-drive system – a system akin to one refined and tested worldwide by upstart tech firm Skymeter Corp.
MaRS clients were in the spotlight last week as Premier Dalton McGuinty announced equity investments in eight promising technology ventures.
Skymeter is one of eight that will each receive up to $500,000 from the $29 million Investment Accelerator Fund, a seed fund that is co-managed on behalf of the province by MaRS and the Ontario Centres of Excellence.
"We are very appreciative that Skymeter has been included for the Ontario Investment Accelerator Fund Award. Ontario has a long and successful history of supporting entrepreneurial businesses. We are proud to be a living example of the benefits of this support."
Skymeter Corporation, was one of six companies honored by the jury of the Intertraffic Innovation Awards with the traffic industry’s most sought-after prizes. Awards were presented in six separate categories: ITS/Traffic Management, Parking, Safety, Environment, Cooperative Systems, and Infrastructure.
Skymeter was named the winner of the Clean Tech category at the Canadian Innovation Exchange for innovation in the field of transportation. Winners were chosen by investors, high-end executives, industry peers and conference delegates from both Canada and the US.
MaRS clients were in the spotlight last week as Premier Dalton McGuinty announced equity investments in eight promising technology ventures.