The City of Yellowknife (the City) will be collecting 360̊ video imagery to identify the location and condition of roads and roadside assets (e.g. Traffic Lights, Signs, etc.). This information is needed to improve long-term planning and funding of the maintenance and replacement of these assets.
Using image analysis to determine road condition is a cutting edge approach that will allow the City to assess road conditions more completely, and more often, at a fraction of the price of other methods. This information is critical to improve long-term planning and funding of the maintenance and replacement of these assets, which are cornerstones of effective Asset Management.
Residents may see the scanning vehicle around town from July 19 until July 29. It will look like this:
The City recognizes there may be concerns regarding what imagery is collected and how it is used. To help the public avoid inadvertent capture of their personal information we are providing the schedule for imagery collection below. Imagery collection depends on both weather and equipment, so this schedule may be delayed should one or the other not cooperate. Please refer back to this website to get the latest schedule.
Residents can see when the scanning vehicle may be in their neighbourhood by checking the area map and project schedule in below: (subject to update with changes in weather).
ROAD SCAN SCHEDULE AND AREA MAP |
July 22th - Kam Lake Area (Purple on map) July 23th - Downtown Area (Orange on map) July 25th - Niven and Old Town Area (Brown on map) July 26th - Range Lake Area (Re-Visit) (Blue on map) |
IMAGERY USE
The City of Yellowknife is committed to collecting and using imagery data responsibly, while maintaining privacy and the protection of personal information:
- The City will only share imagery which includes personal information when needed to support the delivery of services;
- The City will only share imagery containing personal information externally under the terms of agreements which contain appropriate clauses to ensure the protection of privacy and personal information;
- The City will not sell or rent personal information collected in imagery;
- The City will keep imagery containing personal information only for as long as needed to support the delivery of services;
- The City will safeguard imagery containing personal information in accordance with IT security best practices; and
- The City will limit access to imagery containing personal information to the employees who require it in the course of delivering services.