Tools like smart streetlights help cities understand what’s going on at the ground level, but as solutions advance, officials say they should be easy to stand up and keep public privacy top of mind.
Ease of deployment may be one area where the urban tech landscape is evolving as cities look to leverage streetlights and even electric transformers to give them deeper insights into what’s happening on the ground. These technology developments come as public leaders also work to ensure individual privacy is not trampled on the road to a smart city.
Many of the questions from city leaders involve how data is transported and stored, said Mike Grigsby, director of business development at Ubicquia, a smart city technology company. Other firms in the space include Aclima, which makes sensors that collect air quality data, and Samsara, an IoT platform that aims to improve urban safety and efficiency.
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