Austin市中心扩建数字信息亭网络：年底前装满10台 两台已投入运行
Austin——位于德克萨斯州特拉维斯县的奥斯汀市，Austin 市中心正在扩建交互式数字信息亭网络：据 Fox 7 Austin 报道，全市计划在今年年底前装设 10 台，目前已有两台投入运行。
信息亭由 IKE Smart City 负责运营，提供交互式地图、公交信息、活动资讯、社区资源与紧急通知，并设有免费 Wi-Fi，用户可将路线导航发送到自己的手机上。已运行的两台分别位于 Congress Avenue 与 Barton Springs Road 路口、Second Street 与 San Antonio Street 路口；另有两台将于 10 月底前装设，位于 Second Street 与 Guadalupe Street 路口及 Congress Avenue 与 10th Street 路口，其余六台将在年底前陆续到位。市政府此前共评估了 50 处候选点位，安装前会通知周边业主。
市政府表示，该项目采用广告支持模式，安装与运营不花纳税人资金，广告收入与市政府分成，本地小商家可享广告折扣。信息亭不设摄像头，也不收集个人信息。（GSM 据 Fox 7 Austin 报道）
Austin Expands Downtown Digital Kiosk Network: 10 Planned by Year-End, Two Already Operating
AUSTIN — Austin is a city in Travis County, Texas. Downtown Austin is expanding its network of interactive digital kiosks, with 10 installations planned by the end of the year and two already operating, according to Fox 7 Austin.
The kiosks, operated by IKE Smart City, offer interactive maps, transit information, event listings, community resources and emergency notifications, along with free Wi-Fi; users can also send directions to their phones. The two operating units are at Congress Avenue and Barton Springs Road and at Second Street and San Antonio Street. Two more are due by the end of October — at Second Street and Guadalupe Street and at Congress Avenue and 10th Street — with six additional units to follow before year's end. The city evaluated 50 candidate locations and will notify nearby property owners before installations.
City officials say the program uses an advertising-supported model at no cost to taxpayers, with advertising revenue shared with the city and discounted rates for small local businesses. The kiosks have no cameras and are not designed to collect personal information.
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图片来源：Austin 的 South Congress Avenue（公共领域图片，via Wikimedia Commons）
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