The video cameras would be used to collect data on street light outages, but could also potentially used by police in the city's crime surveillance program.
"New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell is asking the City Council to approve a $3.2 million contract with Entergy New Orleans to create a “Smart City Pilot” program in the Central Business District," reports Michael Isaac Stein.
"The plan is to install two pieces of technology on street lamps along Poydras and Canal Streets — 'Photo Nodes' to help collect data on streetlight outages and 'Advanced Camera Sensor Devices,' or ACSDs," adds Stein.
Stein provides more details on how the video cameras fit into New Orleans' larger smart city efforts, and how the data collected by the cameras also will be accessible to other programs in the city, like the Real Time Crime Center.
FULL STORY: City’s 'Smart City Pilot' proposal would add 90 new public cameras using Entergy funds
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