The Sensing City: Sensors To Track How Our Cities Really Work
Sensing City  As the $30 billion rebuild of Christchurch
continues, a technology expert has visions that would see the
city’s CBD fitted with a comprehensive network of sensors to
provide real-time information on how the city works and provide
more cost effective management of public infrastructure.  Roger
Dennis, the man behind the ‘Sensing City’ concept, has been
working since May 2012 to engage stakeholders, test the idea and
gauge international support. Dennis is based in Christchurch and
works around the world with organisations to link futures
thinking with strategic innovation.  Dennis says that the idea
is “capable of propelling Christchurch to world relevance and
leadership” and would bring a number of benefits to the city,
including monitored and managed liveability metrics to enable
the development of informed planning decisions; real-time,
dynamic transport management; and the creation of a sustainable
city that measures and manages en