This interesting hackathon update comes from Xconomy
From the article…
By using a “Smart City” model that integrates multiple information and communication technologies, Dey and others saw an opportunity to use innovative sensor networks and software applications to monitor San Diego’s environmental quality of life.
“The idea is to crowd-source solutions to some of the city’s problems,” said Daniel Obodovski, a San Diego consultant and Internet of Things evangelist who organized an information session today for what has become known as the San Diego Smart City Hackathon. More than 250 programmers, designers, engineers, and activists already have registered for the event, which is being organized by the City of San Diego, the Center for Wireless Communications, and Obodovski’s firm, the Silent Intelligence.
“What we are doing is creating a kind of living laboratory in the City of San Diego,” Dey said. “Anyone can participate.”
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