Crowd-counting technology within the Smart City context: understanding, trust, and acceptance.

ABSTRACT: In city centers worldwide, including the UNESCO World Heritage Site of Bamberg's old town in Germany, alleviating pedestrian overcrowding is a pressing concern. Leveraging crowd-counting technologies with real-time data collection offers promising solutions, yet poses challenges regarding data privacy and informed consent. This preregistered study examines public response to a Smart City Bamberg project aimed at addressing pedestrian congestion through crowd-counting methods. We investigate informed consent by looking at understanding and acceptance of the project, as well as influencing factors, such as effectiveness of project explanation and trust. Through a three-stage study comprising exploratory interviews, a field study, and an online study, we reveal that the focus of project expla

SUBMITTER: Waclawek T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11608974 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature