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How surveillance technology can help cities achieve their sustainability goals

Axis Communications Sustainability Blog

The increasing sophistication of video surveillance technology – particularly related to video analytics and the ability to link data from sensors of multiple types, including video cameras – means that it can support a number of the challenges facing cities and specifically the SDGs smart cities are looking to accomplish.

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How surveillance technology can help cities achieve their sustainability goals

Axis Communications Sustainability Blog

The research found that the cities making best progress towards the SDGs were also leaders in using technology, data, and partnerships to achieve their social, environmental, and economic goals. Today, the largest investments are being made in cloud (87% of cities), mobile (85%), IoT (81%), biometrics (72%), and AI (66%).

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How surveillance technology can help cities achieve their sustainability goals

Axis Communications Sustainability Blog

The research found that the cities making best progress towards the SDGs were also leaders in using technology, data, and partnerships to achieve their social, environmental, and economic goals. Today, the largest investments are being made in cloud (87% of cities), mobile (85%), IoT (81%), biometrics (72%), and AI (66%).

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How to improve sustainability using smart surveillance

Axis Communications Sustainability Blog

Your surveillance cameras, when combined with sensors, can be used to automatically monitor the environment so you can see where energy waste is occurring and adjusting things like air con and lighting as needed. Improve air and noise pollution monitoring in cities. 4 ways you can be more sustainable using your security system.

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Improving livability in smart cities: How cameras and sensors add value

Axis Communications Sustainability Blog

This growth in urban populations has driven the adoption of technology in the management of city infrastructure and systems, with governments investing billions in so-called smart cities. Now the key question is: What makes a smart city attractive to its (potential) citizens? rats, bacteria, diseases etc.),

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How to improve sustainability using smart surveillance

Axis Communications Sustainability Blog

Your surveillance cameras, when combined with sensors, can be used to automatically monitor the environment so you can see where energy waste is occurring and adjusting things like air con and lighting as needed. Video analytics in surveillance cameras can be used to optimize this consumption by using real-time data.

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How to improve sustainability using smart surveillance

Axis Communications Sustainability Blog

Your surveillance cameras, when combined with sensors, can be used to automatically monitor the environment so you can see where energy waste is occurring and adjusting things like air con and lighting as needed. Improve air and noise pollution monitoring in cities. 4 ways you can be more sustainable using your security system.