city as operating system
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Slides from the talk I gave at the Nerve Centre in Liverpool on 5th Sept 2010 about the coming trend of urban computing and sensors and how we might engage with and enhance it.TRANSCRIPT
The City as Operating System
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The Instrumented City
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Lime Street screen: http://www.creativereview.co.uk/cr-blog/2009/march/droga5s-puma-projection-and-more-nice-work
City-scale Output Devices
A Minority Report Future?
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photo: http://tinahui.wordpress.com/2010/05/29/liveintent-wins-tcs-must-have-technology-award/
Citizens as Sensors
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Citizens as Sensors
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The Internet of Things
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Air Quality
Ozone
Light
Temperature
Open Data
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“The city is a machine for creating serendipity”
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A Better Life?
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Challenges: Reconnecting the People
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Challenges: Tools, not Adverts
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Challenges:Unite, Don't Divide
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How Do We Get There?Build the Tools
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How Do We Get There?Spread the Word
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How Do We Get There?Join the Debate
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