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Geospatial Revolution / Episode One. Sensing City (TM) Sensing City Concept Could Make Christchurch Unique. Last updated 05:00 29/04/2013 JOHN KIRK-ANDERSON/Fairfax NZ MAKING SENSE: Roger Dennis, the man behind The Sensing City concept, with a sensor-controlled pedestrian crossing on the intersection of Hagley Ave and Oxford Tce. Sensors streaming real-time information on everything from traffic to weather and water systems, and even how many people are on the city's streets.

This is Roger Dennis' plan to make Christchurch unique. For the past 12 months the Christchurch technology expert has been living and breathing a concept called The Sensing City, which would see sensors installed underneath the city's roads and at the top of street lights. They would then stream real-time information that could be used by city planners to create a "snapshot of how cities actually work".

Dennis also says it would create high-quality intellectual property rights for New Zealand, attract global talent to Christchurch and put the city on the world map as a place of "innovation and unique creativity". Comments. Sensing City: transforming Christchurch into the world's smartest city. By Rachael McKinnon, Serendipity Architect Roger Dennis is a man with a plan, and that plan is to build a high-value industry literally​ into the roads and walls of Christchurch. That plan is called Sensing City. Dennis says that Big Data is taking off and sensor technology is going “down in cost, up in functionality, up in size.” Sensing City is going to show the world how a city really works.

The Christchurch rebuild is a rare opportunity to cultivate a city that will attract talent, visitors, and develop an industry for New Zealand that cannot be shipped off-shore. Sensing City will see Christchurch carpeted with sensors that will monitor pedestrian and vehicle traffic flow, water and air-pollution in real time. Dennis’s master plan is stop the 'brain drain' and attract smart people to New Zealand with a product that cannot be taken overseas. “There are lots of nice cities in the world, and the worst thing we could do with $40 billion for Christchurch is create a nice city. Share this on. Sensing city.