Service Needs

Reference No.

N-0059

Title

Traffic Snapshot Images on Smart Lampposts

Business Needs / Challenges

There are public concerns on using cameras as it may touch on personal privacy.  Therefore technologies alternative to cameras will be explored which are privacy-friendly to provide ‘Traffic Snapshot Images’.

Application Areas

City Management
Transport

Expected Outcomes

-	Provide real-time snapshot images of traffic on the road for the general public to visualize the latest traffic conditions at a specific road section regularly (e.g. every 2 minutes).
-	Explore alternative technologies other than cameras to capture low resolution images of 320 x 240 pixels with logo of TD, device ID, capture date, time and location.
-	Disseminate to the public every two minutes via open data portal and TD’s website / app.
-	Alternative technologies other than cameras which are privacy-friendly (i.e. no excessive data collection principle under the Personal Data (Privacy) Ordinance and the practice of collecting minimum information for the purpose of data collection) should be considered only.

Technologies to be Used

Artificial Intelligence (AI)
Cloud Computing
Internet of Things (IoT)
Machine Learning