'Wiki City Rome' to draw a map like no other

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In the Wiki City Rome project an MIT team will obtain data anonymously from cell phones and other devices to map Rome in real time. Image Kristian Kloeckl
In the 'Wiki City Rome' project an MIT team will obtain data anonymously from cell phones and other devices to map Rome in real time. Image / Kristian Kloeckl

Residents of Italy's capital will glimpse the future of urban mapmaking next month with the launch of "Wiki City Rome," a project developed at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology that uses data from cellphones and other wireless technology to illustrate the city's pulse in real time.


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