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City OKs $85,000 Rocket Fund grant and CityDetect pilot to create automated monthly property surveys
Summary
The finance committee approved a Rocket Community Fund grant to pilot CityDetect’s car‑mounted camera and computer‑vision software to produce monthly, geolocated property images and flag conditions for code enforcement and public‑works triage.
Cleveland — The finance committee approved a one‑year pilot using CityDetect’s camera and computer‑vision software to create automated, geolocated property images and condition detection across the city, funded by an $85,000 Rocket Community Fund grant.
What the pilot does: CityDetect would mount two side‑facing cameras on a city vehicle to capture rapid‑frame images of the public right‑of‑way at road speeds. Images are geolocated and uploaded automatically to a cloud portal where computer‑vision models flag more than 100 property‑condition indicators (for example: tarps on roofs, boarded storefronts, piled tires or heavy dumping,…
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