Smart City or Chalkis: Smart Chalkis is now leading the way to the "smart city", where smart parking, Smart Lighting and Air Quality Monitoring were installed and operated, as well as a single platform for their management. The project, implemented jointly by the OTE Group, Cisco, KAYKAS and OTS, demonstrates in practice how the adoption "Smart" technologies contributes to its improvement quality life and everyday life of the inhabitants of a city.
The Mayor of Chalkida, Mr. Christos Pagonis, stated in this regard: "With the valuable contribution of important partners, Chalkida is taking a big step to become a model of" green "&" smart "city ( Smart City ) for the whole country. This work demonstrates that new technologies can play a key role in improving the quality of life of our residents, reducing environmental impacts and energy demand. We are proud that our city is pointing the way to the future. "
"The new digital age gives us the tools to change our daily lives with technology. By implementing "smart" solutions in Chalkida, the OTE Group, Cisco, OTS and KAFKAS, show in practice how we can make our cities more functional, protect the environment, reduce operating costs and offer better quality of life. Utilizing information & communication technologies, we can make our world better ", said the Chief Commercial Officer Business Segment of OTE Group, Mr. Grigoris Christopoulos.
Smart City: "Smart" solutions for parking and lighting with a single management platform
The "smart" parking solution, combined with the mobile application developed by OTS and available for Android and iOS devices, enables drivers to be informed of where there are free parking spaces and how to get to them, but and be guided to another position in case the original one is occupied. The application is expected to contribute significantly to the reduction of the time to find a parking space and, by extension, to the relief of traffic congestion and the emission of pollutants. At the same time, it allows the Municipal Authority to manage the parking spaces more effectively, having an image both of the parking time of each vehicle, and of any parking that violates the K.O.K.
The "smart" SSL/LED technology lighting systems of KAVKAS have replaced conventional technology lighting systems and have already contributed to energy savings of over 60%. Through their wireless management, they provide the possibility monitoringand programming their operation and maintenance from a distance, as well as the dynamic adjustment of the lighting, aiming at the maximum possible energy savings, safety and visual comfort of the citizens.
The data of the "smart" solutions are collected, through network infrastructures, in Cloud infrastructures of the OTE Group and end up on the Smart & Connected Digital Cisco platform. Through the platform, the "smart" solutions are managed, as well as the integration, storage and display of data from the applications, through a single viewing environment (dashboard). The Smart & Connected Digital Platform has the potential to integrate more smart solutions in the future.
Smart City: A system for measuring environmental parameters for better quality of life
The environmental parameter measurement system, installed by the OTE Group, uses high quality sensors for detection harmful gases in the atmosphere and three types of microparticles. It will also measure temperature, humidity and atmospheric pressure. Thus, the Municipal Authority will be able to better plan and implement actions to reduce air pollution, improving the quality of life of residents.
