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InnoCentive and Boston Mayor Thomas M. Menino Announce Winners in Challenge to Convert Big Data into Pothole Relief

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Summary InnoCentive, Inc., the pioneer in crowdsourcing, open innovation, and prize competitions, and Boston Mayor Thomas M. Menino today announced the successful conclusion of a Challenge to predict pothole locations using data collected from a smart phone application called Street Bump. The solution is expected to help the City respond to potholes more quickly than ever before, resulting in improved service to citizens, reduced environmental impact of city repair crews scouting for potholes and increased engagement from civic-minded constituents.
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With funding from Liberty Mutual Insurance, the City of Boston launched an InnoCentive Challenge to convert the data collected into actionable information. Using acceleration and position information collected by the Street Bump app running on volunteers' smart phones, the Challenge sought an algorithm that could accurately identify the location and severity of potholes, while weeding out other road anomalies, such as bridge surfaces and manhole covers.
Tags: big data, Boston, Crowdsourcing, InnoCentive, InnoCentive Challenge, Pothole Relief, Potholes, Street Bump
Jayne Ann Posted by Jayne Ann
Jul 20, 2012 02:26 pm GMT Viewed 1117 times
Author: InnoCentive, Inc. Source
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