New York City has devised a new way to pilot emerging technologies. On Wednesday, the city’s Office of Technology and Innovation launched the “NYC Smart City Testbed Program,” an initiative allowing city agencies to collaborate with companies and academic institutions on pilots that will primarily operate in public spaces.
“New York City has a new tool to keep up with major advances in urban technology,” said Paul Rothman, the OTI’s director of Smart Cities and IoT, in a statement. The program will help the city make more informed decisions about the best technologies and how to use them, Rothman said.
This project will use drones, robotics and other tech to scan buildings for structural flaws that reduce energy efficiency, thus increasing a building’s greenhouse gas emissions. Building managers can then retrofit their building to address the leaky envelope “and help move New York City closer toward meeting its climate goals,” the OTI said.
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