Chicago: lampposts will detect pollution and tell people
It is said that the walls have ears. In this case, are the Chicago lampposts that will have ears and eyes. The American city will install a new series of lighting that will have the ability to measure air quality, monitor the noise and tell pedestrians.The new posts will be placed until the beginning of July and, in addition to the air quality and noise, will be able to monitor the luminous intensity, warmth, precipitation and wind. Pedestrian counting will be done by monitoring traffic from smartphones.The placement of these new ' smart ' lampposts stems from an initiative of the University of Chicago and the Argonne National Laboratory and the idea is to collect precise details about what happens in the city and how people use it and its consequent impact. On the other hand, it will help to know where are the polluted and points where there are disturbances in movement of pedestrians, referred to Gizmodo.Although the project can concern the residents and pedestrians at the level of privacy, investigating authorities shall ensure that the data will be collected and stored in anonymous form.According to Charlie Catlett, director of the Urban Center for Computation and Data, the aim of this new system is "better understand the cities". "Part of the objective is to make these things in public utilities," explained to the Chicago Tribune.Photo: Chicago in the years 50 1950sUnlimited/Creative Commone
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