THE WALL STREET JOURNAL. ‘This copy istor your personal, non-commercial use only, To order presentation eady copies for disinbution to your colleagues, clients or customers vist http: ew greprintscom hips convarticlosS8123447510631778255 JR: TECH FEB 2009 Smart Roads. Smart Bridges. Smart oe Grids. If we are going to spend billions of dollars to fix our ailing infrastructure, let's make sure we do it right. Here are the technologies to make that happen. By MICHAEL TOTTY Updated Feb. 17, 2009 11:59 p.m. ET THE JOURNAL REPORT © See the complete Technology reportSMART TRANSPORTATION, Vtchie’eqpi guvigp ewwlp vq’ qtngt't taf wevixlstf gre{uf gixgtlgugevu'er i cugpg’epf dqquw ltt qmwiqp OCpf wep pq{Ipi 0 Tgtt geef gu’gzr gtvu] exg’eti wef \j evtj g’dgu’y cf vq 'Hj Veqpi guviqp utp venti gpv vtcpur qtvevigp ‘a{uvgo wtwej ‘cu'tgef ulf g’agpugtug’ gcuwtgWtclie’tpf 'u{pej tap gf vichie'tij vu'g’eqp vtariy ¢Imy ‘ghkgj lengu0Dw'j g’ur tgcf ‘Ghtj gug’tgej pami kguj cu dggp ‘lo leg U{ equvOP gy ‘wo wnw' qpgt"equaf ej epi g’emitj evo SMART MOVES Freeway signs give estimated travel times and other information on Interstate Highway 80 in the San Francisco Bay area,SMART MOVES The control room at the California Department of Transportation's Traffic Management Center for the San Francisco Bay area,HOW WELL DO YOU KNOW..WEB 2.07 Test your knowledge with an interactive quiz. STEPHEN SAVAGE ASMART GRID Vj g'WOUgrgevt lel i tf Wafeti wed gp gay g’ quvto ratvepvvge) pari keen cej lexgo gpwiahitj g42yj ‘egpwwt {OCpf {gv.tut tgwi'T wo dORgy gt’huy wapg'y cf dw yj gtwhto( 1 gwd centkgt{ieg'iphyto evigp edawv} ay Ibu gipi ‘wugf OCpf yj g'I tit a rqqtn ‘tgvwr qj cpf n't ay gt'eqo Ipi ‘ip Thqo ‘engtpcvixg /gp gti (/uqwtegu.'iwej ‘cu'y Ipf heto ud Pegy “gej pani guequif ef f’o wej 0 qtgIpvgnk gpeg'tqj g’u{uvgo 0 Vj git uvingr ‘up wentpi ef xepegt ‘grgevtle’ gvgtullj evugpl t’uvger (’intgco “gh Iphyto evigp eemivg'y gwhie{ OVj g{'o cng’Wt quukdigtq'tgef 0 gvgtutgo qven tpt vq,ROBERT ALLREDAA Electric meters give utlities and consumers detailed data on energy consumption. ROBERT ALLRED SMART BRIDGES Naanipi Iqtintwevwt er tqdigo uy bj ‘Gj g’pevigp )w822.222/UtHE i gu’o quort ‘whnit gs wit gu c’xkiwerllp ur gevigp.’ j lej cep “gp eqp ukngp vep f ‘gzr gp ulxgOC'Ugwet ‘emgtpevixg. gpilpggtutict y quif Ugeqp vip wqwu'grgevtqp e's qplygtipi ‘gat i g’ivt wevwt gu'wulp i “e pavy qtniqhtgp uqtuevetliecnt qip vj gug'f gxlegutep f gixgt't eve’edquvj qy Ctl ig dgj exgu'wpf gt) gext tele. tp j Kj 'V Ipfwat‘ay gt tap btqpuCpf Gj g¢’ecp'tr qv rqvgp vent ‘igtlqwut tqdigo ufypi Ughity’y g{’o Kj Vagerretgpviq’e} wo cp 'IpurgevqtO SP q’o ewgt’ j evy gf q.4j gtg'ttg'to lug) wo cp ‘ugpulpi ter cdkisigu.stie{u Oqj co o gf Gwawpgt.c'F tlpelr crflp'Y gif pi gt’'Cuugekevgu'lp e0t'P gy T qtm spi lpggthpi Hto OSY g’ecp Wugg] Kf gp’etcenn.y g’ecp Wiegrhj g’gtqukyp‘elvgt ce’ iygt & Cwrgo eve gygeviqp.J g'uc{u'Secp’o eng’ gf HigtgpegUgvy ggp’e’o clqt'T bicuvgt.’¢ equunt‘tgvtqlvgt’e’ Ipqt'tgvtqhiv Eqpulf gt ‘¥j g’dtWi gp 0 Ippger quay evtgr regf Yj g'K57 ‘twtwewwtg'j eveqner ug ‘Ip 42290Vj g’pay ‘Ut ig qifu'd qtg'y cp’d22'ugpuqtu'j cv gcuwtg'y g’gHyew'yh eqttquqp.\go rgtevwtg’e cpi guepf 9 Ipvgt T g/lelpi Okp ef f lsiqp Yq gr lpi vtcpurqtvevigp ghielem’> qplxgt'sj gi genj Ghtj gat ig. tgugetej gtuevyj g’Wolxgtule{ qhO Ippguqve'ttg’epeng | pi 'j gf cveVqj gir T guk p Ut i gudgwgt tdig\q) cpf meni ¢ ‘uvtguugu0 SY gj exgciupi V cf qi qdghgtsy gt gvvq'j gtalpvy j gte’y gi cxgtwe'to ctv/dtWig veej pamit’//¥j ste] gUtHi g’ecp \gnqwj gtg’etgt tqdigo usteyj gt] cp‘tlo rrt‘sensor platform deployed in the Hudson River as part of a test by the Beacon Institute to monitor chemical, biological and physical changes in the river. TED KAWALERSKI FOR BEACON INSTITUTE FOR RIVERS AND ESTUARIES SMART WATER SYSTEMS Vj gy qtif ult guj /y evgt ter dgu’//ep tj gt Wr gu‘texggu’epf qyj gti uvgo uhyt j epfupi Ww//"etg wpf gt t tguuwtg'tgo ‘tay pi tar weviqpugzrepf lpi f go cpfultgo ci tlewnwtg’epf gpxktqpo gp veri} cpi guy tqwij VU{T mderly cto Hpi ODw'hpay mfig edqwv¥j qug’a{ uvgo wlupWeu'g atqwij ‘gt'lo gn 'culveqwif Ugo Veng’igenif gvgeviqp Op g'WL0edqwv37’ ‘glo wplelr enly evgt wiyuvq'igerm. ceeqwp vipi ‘gttqtugt quj gt wp dingf ‘eqpuwo rviqp OY j kegej pqmi {tyt'f gvgevipi tptHARRY CAMPBELL—Mr. rotty is a news editor for The Wall Street Journal based in San Francisco. Write to Michael Totty at ichael.totty ws .co Copyright 2014 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Rosones ‘This copy istoryour personal, non-commercial use only. Distibution and use of this material are govemed by our Subserber Agreement and by copyright law. For non-personal Use or to order multiple copies, please contact Dow Jones Reprinisat 1-300-843-0008 or vist www-direprints.com