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Smart-cities infrastructure helps San Diego deliver ‘mundane’ services more efficiently—and changes the life of a capital-crime suspect – Urgent Comms

Smart streetlights equipped with cameras and microphones help the city of San Diego better understand traffic patterns throughout the city, but the Internet of Things (IoT) infrastructure also has proven useful to law enforcement, preventing a wrongful prosecution a capital offense, according to a city official.

Much of the promise of smart-cities and IoT initiatives has been focused on visions about “flying cars” and other long-term technologies, but San Diego is directing its efforts toward providing basic services without a lot paperwork or delays, according to Erik Caldwell, deputy chief operating officer for the city of San Diego’ smart and sustainable communities branch.

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