Wednesday, June 14, 2006

Wi-Fi Meters

The Gov.tech site reports in 'Wi-Fi Meters' that the wireless network movement is joining a new generation of high-tech meters to improve data gathering and increase revenue:

"Hoping to gain efficiencies in police, utility and maintenance efforts, cities from Portland, Ore., to Philadelphia are planning wireless networks, which will also offer untethered Internet access to citizens.

One especially promising area is parking, where the wireless network movement is joining a new generation of high-tech meters to improve data gathering and increase revenue."

Although this is a US project at the moment, one wonders whether it will wander over the Atlantic in the not too distant future?

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