Detailed description (English): Citibrain is a consortium specialised in creating smart solutions for global challenges.
Based in Aveiro, Portugal, the consortium’s primary purpose is to create desirable places to live, improving the cities' quality of life and consequently, that of its citizens. Creativity, knowledge and innovation are at the core of Citibrain's strategy.
We believe that the creation of smart cities is a necessity for the well-being and continuity of our entire community. With this in mind, Citibrain developed a variety of innovative technologies to help solve the most common urban problems (e.g. urban resources use or pollution spikes). These are divided into two main sectors: mobility and environment. Today, the consortium focuses on growth initiatives – Future Internet and Smart Cities – all while keeping the global environment and urban lifestyle in mind.
Citibrain‘s Smart Parking brings together all aspects of parking management technology into one integrated system, from sensor-based vehicle detection, communication gateway, digital parking panels, kiosks for payments, mobile applications for drivers and an efficient parking management system. Therefore, it consists of a parking management solution which collects key performance indicators in real time and translates them into knowledge for better policy and optimised management. This system is also a simple yet robust way to provide citizens with the location of the available parking spaces. For cities, the solution decreases the operating costs of parking, reduces accidents and traffic congestion, while improving parking operations and reducing pollution peaks.
Target group(s): Parking Operators, municipalities, urban planners, shopping mall managers, hospital managers, public safety police.
Objectives: - Improve quality of life by improving the efficiency of the search for parking places and reducing traffic congestion and pollution (drivers spend around four days per year on this chore)
- Improve the city image and urban planning, while providing a safer and less invasive monitoring system than video surveillance
Expected Outcomes: Broader Media Coverage and interested parties in the solution.
Partner: Micro I/O - Serviços de Electrónica, Lda. is an enterprise that creates integrated software and hardware solutions for its own products or for specific custom applications. With a strong R&D and innovation activity, in connection with Universities in Portugal and Europe, Micro I/O uses cutting-edge technology in the development of products and services, fitting the customer’s needs.