The city of Cleveland will work with Case Western Reserve University and Cleveland State University on a solution for illegal dumping that’s powered by artificial intelligence.
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Students and staff will use smart cameras to develop and test an AI model designed to identify illegal dumping. Such work would be performed in a controlled-environment, likely on-campus, “where students will walk into the field of view of a monitor” and leave an item behind, Fernando said. Once someone dumps an item and the AI model detects it, it would automatically alert authorities, so they could investigate and potentially ticket whoever’s responsible.
Ward 14′s Councilwoman Jasmin Santana, who said illegal dumping has been a big concern in alleyways in her neighborhood, was a bit skeptical. “We [already] know the hotspots for illegal dumping. That’s not the question,” Santana said. “[The issue is] capacity within the illegal dumping task force, and cameras.”
Technology advancements identified by Honeywell could relate to any number of city services or needs. Examples mentioned by Fernando and McCormack include uses for transportation, sustainability, smart buildings, smart sensors embedded in roads or other infrastructure, meter-reading for utilities, making traffic lights more efficient, or monitoring air quality or waste collection.
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