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'Wiki City Rome' uses data from mobile devices to follow crowd movements (web.mit.edu)
3 points by brlewis on Sept 6, 2007 | hide | past | favorite | 2 comments



> "Rome's Notte Bianca is all about the city, the people and the events, and Wiki City Rome will give Romans a new awareness of how they move within their city in response to this exceptional pulse of activities," said researcher Kristian Kloeckl

I think they're pretty aware of how they move: slowly, and with lots of honking and shouting.


Quote: Ratti's team obtains its data anonymously from cell phones, GPS devices on buses and taxis, and other wireless mobile devices. Data are made anonymous and aggregated from the beginning, so there are no implications for individual privacy.




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