Real Time Rome has featured in Turkey’s prestigious architecture and design magazine Arredamento. I wrote an article describing six software-maps that utilize data gathered, in real time and at an unprecedented scale, from cell phones and wireless technologies, to better understand the patterns of daily life in Rome. The article covered both the techniques (data structures, protocols, processes) and cultural reflections (social control, information awareness, all-seeing, semi-openness) of the Real Time Rome project.

Here are some shots from the coverage (click on the images to enlarge):

A Search for the Urban Edge
Wall Street Journal, New York - Sep 14, 2006

MIT Project Maps Wireless Usage In Rome
Information Week, New York - Sep 7, 2006

MIT Real Time Rome project to debut at Venice Biennale
Innovations Report, Germany - Sep 5, 2006

Tracking those roaming around Rome
CNet, CA - Sep 8, 2006

Researchers use mobile phone, GPS data to map populations
PC World Magazine, Australia - Sep 11, 2006

When in Rome, you might be tracked
ZDNet, CA - Sep 8, 2006

NPR (National Public Radio) features the Real Time Rome project on the Mixed Signals blog by JJ Sutherland on September 19, 2006. It says:

“OK, not sure if you can make it to the Venice Biennale before it closes Nov. 19, but those crazy guys at MIT have produced an exhibit, which uses data from wireless devices, to show how people interact with a city in real time.”

Thanks JJ!