Government Technology: What to do with all that data?
By definition, the smart city is data-driven, informed by a vast array of sensors and information inputs that together help planners make informed civic decisions. But data comes with a price. Not every city is able to bear the load of storage and processing that a smart-city infrastructure demands.
“With a thing like this, you can be getting terabytes of data every day, and cities just don’t have that kind of space lying around,” said Bob Bennett, chief innovation officer in Kansas City, Mo., which is in the midst of implementing an extensive smart cities deployment.
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