Tuscaloosa, AL collaborates with University of Alabama on smart blight reduction technology

Tuscaloosa, AL University of Alabama Smart Blight Reduction

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City garbage trucks are equipped with cameras that capture signs of blight like abandoned vehicles and graffiti. Images captured throughout the city are fed into an AI-enabled system that uses past code violations for comparative analysis. This system produces recommended next steps to bring the properties in question back into compliance. Project leaders designed this smart technology to recommend city services for property owners unable to cover remediation costs.

Pilot / POC Artificial Intelligence (AI)Waste Management Code Enforcement

Tuscaloosa, AL

Municipality in Alabama

United States

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City of Tuscaloosa, University of Alabama create blight detection technology

They chose to put cameras on garbage trucks because they travel throughout the city equally.

Rubbish trucks detect neighbourhood blight in Tuscaloosa - Cities Today - Connecting the world's urban leaders

The City of Tuscaloosa and the University of Alabama (UA) have developed a system that can automatically detect blight-related issues such as dilapidated property, abandoned vehicles, litter, illegal parking and dumped furniture.

Tuscaloosa, AL collaborates with University of Alabama on smart blight reduction technology

Tuscaloosa, AL University of Alabama Smart Blight Reduction

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