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Web Release
12-06-2025
- Business
- Web Release
Milestone revolutionizes urban infrastructure and traffic systems in Europe with NVIDIA and Project Hafnia, starting with Genoa
After launching in the USA, Milestone's Project Hafnia is now engaged in Europe with the city of Genoa, Italy. The aim is to develop AI-driven solutions to enhance traffic management systems and create smarter cities with high-quality, regulation compliant video data trained with NVIDIA NeMo Curator on NVIDIA DGX Cloud . Milestone is one of the early adopters of the newly announced NVIDIA Omniverse Blueprint for Smart City AI , a reference framework for optimizing city operations with digital twins and AI agents. Milestone is also expanding its data platform with NVIDIA Cosmos to generate synthetic video data from real world inputs. Leveraging both real and synthetic data, Milestone will build and train vision language models (VLMs) responsibly. European cloud provider Nebius will provide the required GPU compute to train the models. AI opens up new horizons for smarter, more efficient cities with Project Hafnia's data platform – from intelligent traffic and transportation management to better safety and security for people and property. VLMs learn to map the relationships between text data and visual data such as images or videos, allowing these AI-models to generate summaries and insights from visual inputs. Milestone Systems is working with NVIDIA to empower European cities like Genoa to build and fine-tune computer vision and AI applications on a foundation of fully compliant and ethically sourced data. The project is rooted in regulatory integrity, data diversity, and AI relevance, aligning with the EU's legal frameworks, including GDPR and the AI Act. This ensures both transparency and fairness in the development of AI technologies. 'I'm proud that with Project Hafnia we are introducing the world's first platform to meet the EU's regulatory standards, powered by NVIDIA technology. With Nebius as our European cloud provider, we can now enable compliant, high-quality video data for training vision AI models — fully anchored in Europe. This marks an important step forward in supporting the EU's commitment to transparency, fairness, and regulatory oversight in AI and technology — the foundation for responsible AI innovation,' says Thomas Jensen, CEO of Milestone. Milestone's Project Hafnia provides the missing link for developing video-centric AI innovation with a fully compliant and ethically sourced data library for fine tuning classical video analytics models and VLMs. The VLM's accuracy and performance optimizations are tuned for running on NVIDIA GPUs and in NVIDIA AI Blueprint for video search and summarization (VSS) . First service offering trained on transportation data from Genoa Project Hafnia now offers a fully European Visual Language Model for transportation management. The VLM is powered by NVIDIA and trained on a large volume of responsibly sourced and compliant transportation data from Genoa, Italy. 'AI is achieving extraordinary results, unthinkable until recently, and the research in the area is in constant development. We enthusiastically joined forces with Project Hafnia to allow developers to access fundamental video data for training new Vision AI models. This data-driven approach is a key principle in the Three-Year Plan for Information Technology, aiming to promote digital transformation in Italy and particularly within the Italian Public Administration,' says Andrea Sinisi, Information Systems Officer, City of Genoa. While the focus of these collaborations is initially on video data, the framework is designed to scale across multiple domains and modalities, enabling future expansion and adaptation improving the value of the data. Both the compliant dataset and the fine-tuned VLM will be made available to the cities using Project Hafnia through a controlled access license model, facilitating Europe's AI ambitions without compromising ethical standards. Nebius to serve as European cloud solution NVIDIA cloud provider, Nebius, will serve as the EU-based cloud solution for Project Hafnia's collaboration with Genoa. Choosing Nebius as a sovereign cloud provider ensures full compliance with European data protection regulations, supports digital sovereignty objectives and guarantees that sensitive public-sector data remains securely within EU jurisdiction. 'Project Hafnia is exactly the kind of real-world, AI-at-scale challenge Nebius was built for,' says Roman Chernin, Chief Business Officer of Nebius.'Supporting AI development today requires infrastructure engineered for high-throughput, high-resilience workloads, with precise control over where data lives and how it's handled. From our EU-based data centers to our deep integration with NVIDIA's AI stack, we've built a platform that meets the highest standards for performance, privacy and transparency.'
Business Wire
11-06-2025
- Business
- Business Wire
Milestone Revolutionizes Urban Infrastructure and Traffic Systems in Europe With NVIDIA and Project Hafnia, Starting With Genoa
COPENHAGEN, Denmark--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- After launching in the USA, Milestone's Project Hafnia is now engaged in Europe with the city of Genoa, Italy. The aim is to develop AI-driven solutions to enhance traffic management systems and create smarter cities with high-quality, regulation compliant video data trained with NVIDIA NeMo Curator on NVIDIA DGX Cloud. Milestone is one of the early adopters of the newly announced NVIDIA Omniverse Blueprint for Smart City AI, a reference framework for optimizing city operations with digital twins and AI agents. Milestone is also expanding its data platform with NVIDIA Cosmos to generate synthetic video data from real world inputs. Leveraging both real and synthetic data, Milestone will build and train vision language models (VLMs) responsibly. European cloud provider Nebius will provide the required GPU compute to train the models. AI opens up new horizons for smarter, more efficient cities with Project Hafnia's data platform - from intelligent traffic and transportation management to better safety and security for people and property. VLMs learn to map the relationships between text data and visual data such as images or videos, allowing these AI-models to generate summaries and insights from visual inputs. Milestone Systems is working with NVIDIA to empower European cities like Genoa to build and fine-tune computer vision and AI applications on a foundation of fully compliant and ethically sourced data. The project is rooted in regulatory integrity, data diversity, and AI relevance, aligning with the EU's legal frameworks, including GDPR and the AI Act. This ensures both transparency and fairness in the development of AI technologies. 'I'm proud that with Project Hafnia we are introducing the world's first platform to meet the EU's regulatory standards, powered by NVIDIA technology. With Nebius as our European cloud provider, we can now enable compliant, high-quality video data for training vision AI models — fully anchored in Europe. This marks an important step forward in supporting the EU's commitment to transparency, fairness, and regulatory oversight in AI and technology — the foundation for responsible AI innovation,' says Thomas Jensen, CEO of Milestone. Milestone's Project Hafnia provides the missing link for developing video-centric AI innovation with a fully compliant and ethically sourced data library for fine tuning classical video analytics models and VLMs. The VLM's accuracy and performance optimizations are tuned for running on NVIDIA GPUs and in NVIDIA AI Blueprint for video search and summarization (VSS). First service offering trained on transportation data from Genoa Project Hafnia now offers a fully European Visual Language Model for transportation management. The VLM is powered by NVIDIA and trained on a large volume of responsibly sourced and compliant transportation data from Genoa, Italy. "AI is achieving extraordinary results, unthinkable until recently, and the research in the area is in constant development. We enthusiastically joined forces with Project Hafnia to allow developers to access fundamental video data for training new Vision AI models. This data-driven approach is a key principle in the Three-Year Plan for Information Technology, aiming to promote digital transformation in Italy and particularly within the Italian Public Administration,' says Andrea Sinisi, Information Systems Officer, City of Genoa. While the focus of these collaborations is initially on video data, the framework is designed to scale across multiple domains and modalities, enabling future expansion and adaptation improving the value of the data. Both the compliant dataset and the fine-tuned VLM will be made available to the cities using Project Hafnia through a controlled access license model, facilitating Europe's AI ambitions without compromising ethical standards. Nebius to serve as European cloud solution NVIDIA cloud provider, Nebius, will serve as the EU-based cloud solution for Project Hafnia's collaboration with Genoa. Choosing Nebius as a sovereign cloud provider ensures full compliance with European data protection regulations, supports digital sovereignty objectives and guarantees that sensitive public-sector data remains securely within EU jurisdiction. 'Project Hafnia is exactly the kind of real-world, AI-at-scale challenge Nebius was built for,' says Roman Chernin, Chief Business Officer of Nebius. 'Supporting AI development today requires infrastructure engineered for high-throughput, high-resilience workloads, with precise control over where data lives and how it's handled. From our EU-based data centers to our deep integration with NVIDIA's AI stack, we've built a platform that meets the highest standards for performance, privacy and transparency.' ABOUT PROJECT HAFNIA When training an AI model, high-quality data is essential. Just like a person learns by absorbing knowledge, AI models require vast amounts of structured data to develop reliable insights. But where does this data come from? Enter Project Hafnia. Project Hafnia acts as the trusted librarian of AI video data, carefully curating, tagging, and delivering ethically sourced, regulation-ready video data for AI model training. By leveraging Project Hafnia, AI learns from high-quality, verified video data, ensuring not only precision and compliance but also the protection of citizen privacy. The vast network of end-customers, distributors and tech-partners enables Milestone to organize the world's Video Data Eco-system with Project Hafnia and drive AI development even further. With Project Hafnia, companies can confidently build and deploy AI models without compromising on compliance or quality. About Milestone Systems Milestone Systems is a world leader in data-driven video technology used in industries as diverse as manufacturing, airports, law enforcement, retail, and traffic management. We provide a clear picture of how to create a safer, better and more prosperous world. Our XProtect video management software, BriefCam AI-powered analytics, and Arcules cloud VSaaS help our customers learn from the past, understand the present, and predict the future. Founded in 1998 and headquartered in Copenhagen, Milestone employs more than 1,500 people worldwide and has been an independent company in the Canon Group since2014. For more information visit: For news and other press releases, visit our Newsroom.
Yahoo
11-06-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Milestone Revolutionizes Urban Infrastructure and Traffic Systems in Europe With NVIDIA and Project Hafnia, Starting With Genoa
COPENHAGEN, Denmark, June 11, 2025--(BUSINESS WIRE)--After launching in the USA, Milestone's Project Hafnia is now engaged in Europe with the city of Genoa, Italy. The aim is to develop AI-driven solutions to enhance traffic management systems and create smarter cities with high-quality, regulation compliant video data trained with NVIDIA NeMo Curator on NVIDIA DGX Cloud. Milestone is one of the early adopters of the newly announced NVIDIA Omniverse Blueprint for Smart City AI, a reference framework for optimizing city operations with digital twins and AI agents. Milestone is also expanding its data platform with NVIDIA Cosmos to generate synthetic video data from real world inputs. Leveraging both real and synthetic data, Milestone will build and train vision language models (VLMs) responsibly. European cloud provider Nebius will provide the required GPU compute to train the models. AI opens up new horizons for smarter, more efficient cities with Project Hafnia's data platform - from intelligent traffic and transportation management to better safety and security for people and property. VLMs learn to map the relationships between text data and visual data such as images or videos, allowing these AI-models to generate summaries and insights from visual inputs. Milestone Systems is working with NVIDIA to empower European cities like Genoa to build and fine-tune computer vision and AI applications on a foundation of fully compliant and ethically sourced data. The project is rooted in regulatory integrity, data diversity, and AI relevance, aligning with the EU's legal frameworks, including GDPR and the AI Act. This ensures both transparency and fairness in the development of AI technologies. "I'm proud that with Project Hafnia we are introducing the world's first platform to meet the EU's regulatory standards, powered by NVIDIA technology. With Nebius as our European cloud provider, we can now enable compliant, high-quality video data for training vision AI models — fully anchored in Europe. This marks an important step forward in supporting the EU's commitment to transparency, fairness, and regulatory oversight in AI and technology — the foundation for responsible AI innovation," says Thomas Jensen, CEO of Milestone. Milestone's Project Hafnia provides the missing link for developing video-centric AI innovation with a fully compliant and ethically sourced data library for fine tuning classical video analytics models and VLMs. The VLM's accuracy and performance optimizations are tuned for running on NVIDIA GPUs and in NVIDIA AI Blueprint for video search and summarization (VSS). First service offering trained on transportation data from Genoa Project Hafnia now offers a fully European Visual Language Model for transportation management. The VLM is powered by NVIDIA and trained on a large volume of responsibly sourced and compliant transportation data from Genoa, Italy. "AI is achieving extraordinary results, unthinkable until recently, and the research in the area is in constant development. We enthusiastically joined forces with Project Hafnia to allow developers to access fundamental video data for training new Vision AI models. This data-driven approach is a key principle in the Three-Year Plan for Information Technology, aiming to promote digital transformation in Italy and particularly within the Italian Public Administration," says Andrea Sinisi, Information Systems Officer, City of Genoa. While the focus of these collaborations is initially on video data, the framework is designed to scale across multiple domains and modalities, enabling future expansion and adaptation improving the value of the data. Both the compliant dataset and the fine-tuned VLM will be made available to the cities using Project Hafnia through a controlled access license model, facilitating Europe's AI ambitions without compromising ethical standards. Nebius to serve as European cloud solution NVIDIA cloud provider, Nebius, will serve as the EU-based cloud solution for Project Hafnia's collaboration with Genoa. Choosing Nebius as a sovereign cloud provider ensures full compliance with European data protection regulations, supports digital sovereignty objectives and guarantees that sensitive public-sector data remains securely within EU jurisdiction. "Project Hafnia is exactly the kind of real-world, AI-at-scale challenge Nebius was built for," says Roman Chernin, Chief Business Officer of Nebius."Supporting AI development today requires infrastructure engineered for high-throughput, high-resilience workloads, with precise control over where data lives and how it's handled. From our EU-based data centers to our deep integration with NVIDIA's AI stack, we've built a platform that meets the highest standards for performance, privacy and transparency." ABOUT PROJECT HAFNIA When training an AI model, high-quality data is essential. Just like a person learns by absorbing knowledge, AI models require vast amounts of structured data to develop reliable insights. But where does this data come from? Enter Project Hafnia. Project Hafnia acts as the trusted librarian of AI video data, carefully curating, tagging, and delivering ethically sourced, regulation-ready video data for AI model training. By leveraging Project Hafnia, AI learns from high-quality, verified video data, ensuring not only precision and compliance but also the protection of citizen privacy. The vast network of end-customers, distributors and tech-partners enables Milestone to organize the world's Video Data Eco-system with Project Hafnia and drive AI development even further. With Project Hafnia, companies can confidently build and deploy AI models without compromising on compliance or quality. About Milestone Systems Milestone Systems is a world leader in data-driven video technology used in industries as diverse as manufacturing, airports, law enforcement, retail, and traffic management. We provide a clear picture of how to create a safer, better and more prosperous world. Our XProtect video management software, BriefCam AI-powered analytics, and Arcules cloud VSaaS help our customers learn from the past, understand the present, and predict the future. Founded in 1998 and headquartered in Copenhagen, Milestone employs more than 1,500 people worldwide and has been an independent company in the Canon Group since2014. For more information visit: For news and other press releases, visit our Newsroom. 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Yahoo
19-05-2025
- General
- Yahoo
VA to Expand Online Memorial Website to Include Veterans Buried Overseas
The Department of Veterans Affairs has added more than 210,000 veterans to its online memorial project for U.S. veterans, including pages for Americans buried in cemeteries overseas. Ahead of Memorial Day, the VA announced it has expanded its Veterans Legacy Memorial website to include those interred at locations overseen by the American Battle Monuments Commission, the federal agency that manages U.S. military burial sites in Europe, the United Kingdom, Africa, Asia and elsewhere. "The brave Americans resting in American Battle Monuments Commission cemeteries and whose names are inscribed on ABMC memorials around the world sacrificed their lives to liberate allied countries and to protect our nation's interests," Acting Under Secretary for Memorial Affairs Ronald Walters said in a statement last week. "It's our honor to preserve their legacies." Read Next: Pentagon Will Use Health Screenings, Commanders to Ferret Out Trans Troops for Separations The VA launched the Veterans Legacy Memorial website in 2019 to highlight former service members buried at national cemeteries, giving loved ones the chance to tell their veterans' stories by adding service records, remembrances, photos, historical documents and more to their personal pages. The program later was expanded to include VA grant-funded cemeteries, those managed by the Department of Defense, U.S. Park Service cemeteries and private cemeteries where veterans have received a VA-provided grave marker since 1996. The project now includes more than 10 million pages, with more than 200,000 submissions made to veterans pages, according to the VA. Earlier this year, the VA announced that it will allow veterans to build their own VLM pages, uploading images, autobiographies, military achievements and life milestones -- anything they would want someone to know about them -- before they die. To use this VLM feature, known as "Your Life, Your Story," veterans must be eligible for burial in a national cemetery and have received pre-approval by the VA. They then will be able to log into a secure area of the site to create their pages; the content will go live once the veteran passes away and the VA approves their family's request for burial or other memorial benefit. VA officials have said the next goal for the VLM is to add the names of veterans who received VA-issued grave markers before 1996. The ABMC has managed overseas veteran graves since 1934, when President Franklin Roosevelt issued an executive order mandating that the agency oversee eight military cemeteries in Europe. It currently administers 26 American cemeteries overseas, caring for more than 124,000 graves and memorials dedicated to roughly 94,000 who are missing in action, lost or buried at sea. "We are proud to be a part of this partnership, which adds new resources to honor our nation's veterans from all wars and brings their stories to those who aren't able to visit our ABMC sites overseas," ABMC Acting Secretary Robert Dalessandro said in a news release last week. Related: This Memorial Day, VA Adds More than 300,000 Veterans to its Legacy Memorial Project Site
Time Business News
13-05-2025
- Business
- Time Business News
Smart Storage for Smart Startups: Tips for Stocking, Sorting and Managing Your Warehouse from Day One
Opening a warehouse is more than renting a large space and stocking it with products; it is about designing a program to aid in its organizational objectives and minimize waste and errors while it scales with the business. When a young company or small to mid-sized business objects to expanding its warehousing capacity and scaling operations, the design and layout of a warehouse greatly affect supply chain effectiveness. Yes, for your business, whether you're storing raw materials or managing fulfilment, dedicating time to planning the storage system of your warehouse is crucial for sustainability. But one of the crucial factors that relate to the planning is how to utilize the vertical and the horizontal space – and that is where modern storage systems come into play. Below are smart storage for smart startups. Perhaps one of the earliest decisions you'll need to make is the selection of the picking type and the construction materials that are going to define the structure. Conventional cage-racking formats tend to be cheaper initially yet contain wasted vertical heights and demand extra floorspaceYet, despite being cheaper initially, conventional cage-racking formats donot make the most of their potential height and take up more floor space, which negatively affects the efficiency of movements. The modern equivalent is the Vertical Lift Module (VLM), an AS/RS that takes advantage of vertical space rather than horizontal space. Accommodating startups and growing businesses, VLMs are intended to store goods in trays picked by the system and delivered to an access location upon voice command. Not only does this increase storage capacity, but also it provides efficient use of space and time, and that is by quickly locating inventory. After choosing the type of storage system that you need for your business, it is time to divide your warehouse into functional areas: receiving area, storage area, picking zone, packing area, and shipping area. It should also provide a rational and efficient flow of the materials and goods within this layout. For instance, whereas perishable products can be placed nearer to picking zones due to frequent handling, slow-moving goods can be placed at higher or remote parts of a VLM or racks. Effective zoning reduces the travel distances for workers, offers fewer opportunities for mistakes and increases the amount of products per hour, all of which are crucial for startup companies aiming to provide quality service with a small number of employees. One common mistake many new ventures make is that they design a warehouse that can contain the amount of stock required at the time of setting up the business and not the amount of stock that is anticipated in the future. It is, therefore, important to design some flexibility into your layout in order to avoid costly overhauls at later stages. Modular shelving, VLM systems, and, ergo-movable workbenches can be easily added up or expanded to accommodate such changes. Specifically, selecting a WMS that can scale means that your physical and digital setups remain highly compatible as your warehouse evolves. It is not the size of the warehouse that matters, but its design that best suits the company's needs. Choosing the appropriate storage systems and materials can have a positive impact on startups as it may enhance productivity and performance while at the same time minimizing wastage. It is now time to design with a goal in mind. Go past the bare bones of utilizing shelving and start using options that enhance productivity and maneuverability. Storage choices, especially when constructing a new building or expanding an existing one, are all crucial. TIME BUSINESS NEWS
