
Residents of Italy's capital
entered a new era on Saturday night as they turned their cell phones on.
In a technological leap, a
futuristic urban map made its debut, featuring the dynamics of the city in real
time. The map project, known as "Wiki City Rome," is continuously fed
data through wireless technology such as cell phones and global positioning
systems on city buses and taxis.
Developed by the
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, the project was launched during Rome's Notte Bianca (White Night), an all-night festival
of 400 events, which drew about 2.5 million people in Rome's streets.