Smart Territories and Cities by EGM

By 2050, 70% of the world population will be based in cities, up from 50% today, which will translate into growing demand for a better quality of life by using technology to improve the efficiency of services and meet the needs of residents.

Territoires et villes intelligentes

OUR CHALLENGE

Supporting cities in their “smart city” initiatives, from the deployment of use cases to the construction of a decision support system (DSS) by promoting the FIWARE open-source and standardized approach.

EXAMPLES OF DEPLOYED USE CASES

Connected canteens

ISSUE

Canteens, especially in school catering, waste a significant amount of food.

SOLUTION

Using weight sensors underneath the bins, pupils can be told how much waste there is on the day and how it changes over the days and months.

BENEFITS

  • improvement of menu quality by refining meal proposals and quantities

  • gamification between schools in a town to be the one that produces the least waste

  • possibility of using bio-waste to make compost

  • awareness-raising actions with pupils based on concrete data

Connected camera for carpool park

ISSUE

To be able to tell how a carpool park open to the public is used.

SOLUTION

Installation of a connected camera at the entrance of the car park. By using AI and video data we can tell which car is using the car park for carpool.

BENEFITS

  • multiply carpooling schemes if car parks are actually used for carpooling

  • to give credibility to political decisions and encourage soft mobility solutions

Irrigation of green spaces

ISSUE

The management of watering by municipalities is a subject where significant savings can be made quickly in terms of both finances and natural resources.

SOLUTION

Use humidity sensors and couple this data to the French weather forecast to propose an optimised watering schedule. The system must be interfaced with the existing watering control tool.

BENEFITS

  • 30-40% potential water savings by using a connected watering solution

  • 3,600 €/ha water savings

  • Lower investment and maintenance. Up to 40% of travel avoided

  • Leaching impoverishes the soil and excess water encourages disease

Air quality in buildings

ISSUE

Public buildings are legally obliged to carry out work and assess air quality, particularly in establishments for young children.

SOLUTION

Installation of sensors to collect important information on CO2, hygrometry, temperature, ppm, (VOC), formaldehyde, benzene, perchloroethylene (or tetrachloroethylene).

BENEFITS

  • implement corrective actions to improve air quality in buildings

  • Monitoring the effectiveness of corrective actions

OUR R&D PROJECTS