Smart cheese: The smart and sustainable canopy of the future

A cluster of private companies composed of ADmira, Ficosa, Intel, JCDecaux and Telefónica have launched SmartCities LAB, a laboratory to develop projects for smart cities. The Smartquesina, a smart marquee, It is the first project of the laboratory.

A group of private companies made up of Admire, Ficosa, Intel, JCDecaux y Telefonica has launched a laboratory to develop solutions for smart cities. From this union, Smartquesina was born as the first project, the smart and sustainable canopy of the future. The functionalities that Smartquesina has represent a clear improvement in the quality of the transport network services. Thanks to this new station concept, the user will be able:

-Buy transport tickets at the same stop and with your mobile (Touch&Go)– Only by bringing the mobile closer, you can buy bus tickets, The amount will be charged to the personal card while the ticket can either be shown to the driver from the mobile screen or can be printed on the same marquee..

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-Plan the route and consult the information on one of the digital screens with your mobile (Touch&Know) – This service allows you to plan the route and consult information through a touch screen and download the information by simply bringing your mobile phone close to this screen.

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-Download information and purchase services that appear in information systems (Touch&Shop) – One of the marquee screens is designed to make purchases or transactions with maximum security and speed. It will also show information about nearby buses., and will include a facial recognition system to optimize messages and energy consumption if no one is waiting.

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-Contribute to sustainability thanks to the existence of an energy self-sufficient stop equipped with Ficosa mini-wind and photovoltaic stations.

Isabel Lopez, CEO of JCDexaux; Javier Pujol, CEO of Ficosa; Norberto Mateos, CEO of Intel; Carlos Silva, director of ADmira; and Francisco Salcedo, Director of Strategies and Markets at Telefónica have sponsored the new marquee born from SmartCities Lab, initiative that seeks to make cities better for their citizens through the use of new technologies and is based in the 22@ technological district of Barcelona.

Carlos Silva, project coordinator, has explained that in the new marquee it will be possible to buy bus tickets with the mobile phone, buy tickets to shows and even objects that are advertised. The only condition is to have a phone with an Android operating system. 4.0, common in many current models on the market, and that a scanner system be incorporated into the buses so that the virtual ticket that is purchased via mobile can be read. He also explained that the idea is to export these smart stops to the whole world., and that in the coming months it is planned to place five units in Barcelona and Cádiz to see how they respond and the reception they receive..

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