Chicago to Install 500 Sensors in of 'Array of Things' Project
The City of Chicago is teaming up with the University of Chicago in a multi-million dollar effort to improve quality of life in the city. According to a Fox 32 News report, dozens of sensors are being installed around the city to gather information on an urban scale, part of a project city leaders are calling “The Array of Things.”
Fifty nodes are being installed in the popular Loop area of Chicago, and as many as 450 more will be installed by 2018. Data from the project will be made available to scientists and educators, and will also be made available to the public. A Web portal through the University of Chicago will make the data open for public viewing and use.