Burnside is a Smart City

The City of Burnside is part of the Smart Cities program which uses technology to create opportunities for people to connect with council and each other to exchange information, experiences and opportunities.

Smart Cities use technology and data to do good things better.

As part of the project 29 smart sensors have been installed in Tusmore Park to measure the live usage of facilities including tennis courts, the wading pool, playgrounds, barbecues and carparks.

Car parking and traffic technologies that identify vacant parking spaces and road congestion points have been installed, along with sensors that register if the tennis courts and barbecues are being used. You can check to see if they are available to use before you head to the park for a barbecue or a hit of tennis

This data will be available to the public in the coming year.

Burnside was other smart technologies already running that you can access like Action Burnside where you can report potholes and footpath damage online, for example, and track in real time the priority and schedule for repair.

Smart rubbish bins are being trialled at the Glenunga Hub. These bins know when they need to be emptied sending an alert to the Depot team - keeping public spaces clean and tidy, and streamlining collection services.

The Urban Forest Interactive (UFI) map was launched in 2018 storing the data of more than 40,000 public and street trees. You can view data for individual trees throughout the City, including tree species, age, height, environmental benefits, and more. You can also find useful information about the importance of conservation as well as how Council are planning to grow the Urban Forest. Future plans for the UFI may include Citizen Science opportunities for the community to be able to report on the trees using this platform.

Burnside’s Library and the Glenunga Hub are also smart community hubs that connect people physically and virtually with each other, with council services, and with the digital landscape.