Cumberland City Council will roll out its first round of sensor technology as part of its 'Smart Cities' initiative – a project which will shape future planning for Granville.
Mayor Steve Christou confirmed that sensor technology was being deployed in the coming weeks.
“At Cumberland City Council, we see the value in having good information and data to support our future planning decisions and built environment, particularly given our level of investment in Granville,” he said.
“The data will be collected through a series of smart sensors, which will be installed in public places. These sensors will help us look at factors like traffic movement and pedestrian flow and give us a clear picture of how Granville 'works'.
“This project gives us critical tools for town planning. The first step is to deploy the technology and then use sensors to collect this information in a safe and secure way.”
Sensors will be deployed in a select area of Granville as follows:
- 80 on-road sensors along South Street and within the Granville library carpark and taxi rank on Russell Street to monitor traffic and parking usage.
- 16 waste bin sensors will be located within the precinct town centre area to monitor waste generation and collection and impact on amenity and cleanliness within the precinct.
- 14 cameras will be installed in the two council carparks within the Granville precinct to monitor car parking usage.
- 2 environmental sensors will monitor temperature and humidity in two locations (one open space location and one built up location within the precinct)
- 2 water stream sensors will monitor water movement within Duck Creek.
- 9 sensors will monitor how people move within the precinct but do not capture images or private data.
In 2018, Council secured a $500,000 grant from the Federal Government to fund the Smart Cities project and has also contributed $500,000 in council funds.
