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Chicago is getting lamp posts that count people and track pollution

23
Jun
2014

Apparently, Chicago is becoming even more like its Watch Dogs doppelganger than we first thought. Researchers are deploying networked, sensor-equipped lamp posts from this July onward to learn how they could help urban planning and safety. Theyll collect environmental data like air quality, noise levels and wind, and theyll also measure foot traffic by counting the number of passing cellphones.

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