Technology is becoming ever-present in our physical environments, including our parks. Video cameras film us as we enter a park, and sensors detect bicycle speeds. And wifi and environmental sensors abound. Often, we are subconsciously aware of these technologies but know very little about their actual purpose and use. For example, what kind of data are these cameras capturing? Can the data be used to personally identify people? Who exactly is receiving the data? What is the range of use cases for these technologies? If we don’t pause to look carefully for technology in our parks, they and the ways they influence our shared spaces would be invisible to us.
Join this timely panel dialogue to learn about park pilot projects using DTPR (Digital Trust for Places and Routines), an open-source communication standard that structures the information provided by technology providers and presents it to the public in a legible and consistent way, and how it can be used responsibly to both help park practitioners better understand park usage and needs AND foster public trust in digital systems.
Support for this session is provided by The Knight Foundation.
