For that I'd have the same source of scepticism as this nonsense over drones. The problem isn't sourcing the equipment, it's managing systems to connect the right gear to the right people in real time and then adequately training and paying enough people to do the monitoring and analyse the data - ThreadSky

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aphclarkson.bsky.social • 33 days ago

For that I'd have the same source of scepticism as this nonsense over drones. The problem isn't sourcing the equipment, it's managing systems to connect the right gear to the right people in real time and then adequately training and paying enough people to do the monitoring and analyse the data

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atomictriangles.bsky.social•33 days ago

I don't mean GPS broadcasting, just tamper-resistant loggers. Then you just need them to upload their logs on a regular basis and cross check against fly-tipping incidents.
Doesn't have to be real time.

aphclarkson.bsky.social•33 days ago

If you look at the mess around setting up Toll Collect in Germany, which is a similar system but for other purposes, you get a sense of how much investment and personnel this would need. My argument isn't against tech solutions per se, it's against the idea that you get them fast and cheap.

atomictriangles.bsky.social•33 days ago

I'm sceptical enough in the context of using it for applications like that. I think it can hook into stuff that's already being done when it comes to just big commercial vehicles and existing collection of data on fly-tipping incidents, but I might be being too optimistic about what's already done.

aphclarkson.bsky.social•33 days ago

Just anchoring it on tech solutions, which have their place for sure, for me looks silly when there is also a "causes of crime" dynamic around access and number of waste disposal centres, rising costs for council waste disposal services, fewer bin collections, reluctance to go after large businesses

atomictriangles.bsky.social•33 days ago

Of course then the drones thing is so much worse than my 'completely impractical' starting point.

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