From the Big Apple to the Apple Valley. Territory monitoring and management of emergencies in real time thanks to the Smart City (SmartMe), an innovative system adopted by the Municipality of San Filippo del Mela, presented this morning in the council chamber. Present the mayor Gianni Pino, the commissioner Ferdinando Vento and the engineer Angelo Zaia. To moderate the conference the journalist Nadia Maio. “This is an epochal passage – said the mayor -. We are the first in Italy and the latter after New York to adopt this system. Thanks to the implementation of technology we want to improve the quality of life of citizens and the territory”.
In support of the new tool, the commissioner Ferdinando Vento also intervened, who highlighted the importance of guaranteeing security within the territory. The system, as the engineer Zaia then explained, recognizes the illegal actions in the context of the abandonment of dangerous waste including asbestos, monitors the quality of the atmosphere and possible damage to the environment. Analyze vehicular traffic. It is accompanied by video surveillance and provides intelligence that allows you to predict situations and activate countermeasures in real time, protecting privacy. An important tool that directs communications to the entities in charge (Fire Brigade, Municipal Police, Carabinieri Command and specific bodies).