[jobead]

Can someone start an indiegogo to fund an independent photographer to take high-resolution photos of every utility pole in Seattle?? And then crowdsource inspection of them to identify the cameras?? I would surely contribute and participate.

[pklausler]

Just set up a contest for geocachers, who will immediately dedicate hours of free mapping labor in pursuit of a trinket for the most camera finds.

[dmix]

You could prioritize high-crime and high-traffic areas, ignoring most boring residential streets. A bike currier could probably get pictures of 90% of them in a weekend.

Or crowd-sourcing people to contribute photos from their neighbourhood and whenever they're out walking around.

A mobile app which:

a) captures GPS location and a photo upload

b) browse pictures like Tinder (with high-res zoom) and upvoting/commenting on ones you think are likely

c) browse (likely) utility poles near your location

[toomuchtodo]

Or write an app to capture the photos and upload them to a workflow? Similar to http://www.mapillary.com?