The New York Times notes that the city's new $500 million high-speed wireless secure data network can, among other uses, expedite the disposal of dead opossum. The city's NYCWIN network, built by Northrop Grumman, includes some 400 cellular antennas (see pic) covering 95 percent of the city, with nineteen city agencies developing about 53 unique applications for the UMTS-based network. State Technology Magazine has a bit more detail on the network's surveillance uses.