The scheme uses a centrally monitored computer to relay information to parking attendants, who can get up to the minute information on the status of any parked vehicle.

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For example, information about air quality fluctuations can be monitored to adjust a room's temperature and footstep counters can provide valuable insight into which areas are most popular.

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Dr Keirle also said more needed to be done to map and monitor the outflows, so the public had more information about where they are, if they are monitored and when and for how long sewage is flowing into the sea.

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None of the information provided by the government to the AP suggested the actual phone conversations were monitored.

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In addition to examining information already available, it says that four primary healthcare bodies will be independently monitored to identify the barriers confronting people with learning disabilities or mental health problems.

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