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Resurgent phoenix Stotheco,
Thank you very much! Especially for the comment below!
What city officials must do then is develop the city and improve the way of life for the people
stotheco It's all well and good until the hackers come along. I am impressed by innovation like this, but sometimes it makes me wonder if some cities, like the ones you described, are just not ready for them....
stotheco I've read and seen concepts for smart lamp posts over the past few years and have always been excited at the prospect of them. They're an investment, at best. While it might cost a considerable amount...
Alan Reiter Hi Resurgent phoenix, Theft is a problem in all cities, and criminals will steal all sorts of public and industrial components, such as cables, fibers, pipes, bricks, etc. The Intellistreets lamp...
Alan Reiter Hi Toby, Unless some other city has claimed the "honor," I think London has the distinction of having more cameras per person in the world and Londoners are the most photographed residents in the...
Resurgent phoenix I was very excited and happy about the intelligent Lamp Post until you spoke of hackers. That can really be dangerous. We had a problem in my city of people stealing metals from the lamp...
Toby @Alan: fascinating article and product. A few months back I was thinking of something like this for highways, not so much towns and cities. In the highways scenario the lights would switch off...
Alan Reiter Hi Shariq Baig,
Perhaps the cost in some countries is a few hundred dollars, but I think it's more than $1,000 for modern metal or concrete poles.
Shariq Baig Ahan i see i assumed it to be few hundred dollars. Thanks for clearing my misconception. Thank you Alan.
Alan Reiter Hi Shariq Baig, The price of regular lamp posts depends on many factors, such as their height, the materials used, the type of light, etc. A lamp post often costs more than $1,300. When the labor,...
Shariq Baig Yup eventually it will decrease. I don't know whats the price for ordinary lamp post? But 3000$ seems costly.
Alan Reiter Hi Shariq Baig, All types of sensors could be attached to these smart lamp posts. However, since they start at about $3,000 per lamp post -- not including any sensors or other advanced capabilities...
Shariq Baig Hi Alan. Great article again, reading it made me think these smart lamposts can be helpful for my country, lamposts with bomb detectors can come in handy against the terrorist activities and could...
Alan Reiter Hi stotheco, Yes, as I've noted, hacking is always a possibility with electronics. I'm sure Intellistreets will try to protect its system, but there are so many hackers that it's difficult to bulletproof...
stotheco With most "smart" technology, there's always the risk of that device or system getting hacked. It's an unfortunate truth. I would hope that when time comes that these smart lamp posts will be rolled...
Alan Reiter Hi Davedgreat2000, Yep, anything electronic could potentially be hacked, although the mesh networking aspect might make these system a bit more secure. Cameras are all over the U.S. and in many...
Davedgreat2000 Smart Lamp post are a great idea. But they are vulnerable to hacking and power disruptions. More and more cameras within our cities are going to be a bigger issue onces these start going up with...
Alan Reiter Hi Nicole, I agree. Just about everything that can be embedded with sensors will be embedded with sensors, although the so-called Internet of Things is still harder to accomplish than many people...
Alan Reiter Hi Nicole, I agree. Just about everything that can be embedded with sensors will be embedded with sensors, although the so-called Internet of Things is still harder to accomplish than many people...
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Resurgent phoenix Stotheco,
Thank you very much! Especially for the comment below!
What city officials must do then is develop the city and improve the way of life for the people
stotheco It's all well and good until the hackers come along. I am impressed by innovation like this, but sometimes it makes me wonder if some cities, like the ones you described, are just not ready for them....
stotheco I've read and seen concepts for smart lamp posts over the past few years and have always been excited at the prospect of them. They're an investment, at best. While it might cost a considerable amount...
Alan Reiter Hi Resurgent phoenix, Theft is a problem in all cities, and criminals will steal all sorts of public and industrial components, such as cables, fibers, pipes, bricks, etc. The Intellistreets lamp...
Alan Reiter Hi Toby, Unless some other city has claimed the "honor," I think London has the distinction of having more cameras per person in the world and Londoners are the most photographed residents in the...
Resurgent phoenix I was very excited and happy about the intelligent Lamp Post until you spoke of hackers. That can really be dangerous. We had a problem in my city of people stealing metals from the lamp...
Toby @Alan: fascinating article and product. A few months back I was thinking of something like this for highways, not so much towns and cities. In the highways scenario the lights would switch off...
Alan Reiter Hi Shariq Baig,
Perhaps the cost in some countries is a few hundred dollars, but I think it's more than $1,000 for modern metal or concrete poles.
Shariq Baig Ahan i see i assumed it to be few hundred dollars. Thanks for clearing my misconception. Thank you Alan.
Alan Reiter Hi Shariq Baig, The price of regular lamp posts depends on many factors, such as their height, the materials used, the type of light, etc. A lamp post often costs more than $1,300. When the labor,...
Shariq Baig Yup eventually it will decrease. I don't know whats the price for ordinary lamp post? But 3000$ seems costly.
Alan Reiter Hi Shariq Baig, All types of sensors could be attached to these smart lamp posts. However, since they start at about $3,000 per lamp post -- not including any sensors or other advanced capabilities...
Shariq Baig Hi Alan. Great article again, reading it made me think these smart lamposts can be helpful for my country, lamposts with bomb detectors can come in handy against the terrorist activities and could...
Alan Reiter Hi stotheco, Yes, as I've noted, hacking is always a possibility with electronics. I'm sure Intellistreets will try to protect its system, but there are so many hackers that it's difficult to bulletproof...
stotheco With most "smart" technology, there's always the risk of that device or system getting hacked. It's an unfortunate truth. I would hope that when time comes that these smart lamp posts will be rolled...
Alan Reiter Hi Davedgreat2000, Yep, anything electronic could potentially be hacked, although the mesh networking aspect might make these system a bit more secure. Cameras are all over the U.S. and in many...
Davedgreat2000 Smart Lamp post are a great idea. But they are vulnerable to hacking and power disruptions. More and more cameras within our cities are going to be a bigger issue onces these start going up with...
Alan Reiter Hi Nicole, I agree. Just about everything that can be embedded with sensors will be embedded with sensors, although the so-called Internet of Things is still harder to accomplish than many people...
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