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Can Technology Replace City Inspectors?

March 8, 2013 /

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Ever been frustrated by a city’s cumbersome permit process? According to a story in The Atlantic Cities, some owners of commercial real estate in Chicago decided to skip the permit process altogether, installing unauthorized billboards in the Windy City. And because the city’s understaffed inspection team has trouble enforcing billboard permit rules, the risk-takers get away with their offenses. Even worse, those unpermitted billboards represent millions of dollars in revenue the city will never see.

A new technology making its way into municipal government combines data on local codes and open permits with street-level maps to identify code violators. CityScan is working with map developer NAVTEQ, which uses light detection and ranging (LIDAR) technology to create precise street-level maps.

Full Story: http://www.govtech.com/e-government/Can-Technology-Replace-City-Inspectors.html

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