PROJECT TITLE
A Queen Victoria Market Innovation Precinct Project, Phase I: Tracking and Monitoring
PUBLIC RELEASE STATEMENT Queen Victoria Market (QVM) is the heart and soul of Melbourne, and it is the largest open-air market in the Southern Hemisphere, where people can shop for everything from Australian fruit and vegetables, to local and imported foods [1]. In order to improve customers’ shopping experience with QVM, the market management need to better understand the market place, for example, reasons for visit and visit characteristics. Using the Closed-Circuit Television (CCTV) cameras and Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN) that already deployed in the market, the management will be able to improve the knowledge of customer behaviour, public safety management and optimize resources.
IMPACT STATEMENT
Fusing all the available information from the existed infrastructure in the market enables the market management intelligently prepare for the
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