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Contribute to a More Efficient City through a Smart City Project in Santander, Spain
Santander has actively participated in the European Union’s Seventh
Framework Programme for Research (FP7)*
1
, Horizon2020*
2
. Now,
Santander is also very much engaged in 12 relevant projects in the north of
Spain. In addition, NEC is eagerly promoting the development of a smart city.
NEC, in partnership with a local waste collection service provider, has
been participating in upgrading the city’s waste collection service, and
began developing a “Cloud City Operations Center.” The center is not
only designed to make the entire city’s administrative services visible
but also manages, predicts, and automates those services.
*1 A multi-year research grant program that covers 10 fields, including ICT. FP7 was
carried out over seven years starting in 2007
*2 A seven-year funding program for EU research and innovation that started in 2014,
succeeding FP7
Santander
Santander’s Waste Collection Management Service
With a typical waste collection service, the waste collectors simply
establish a specific collection route and times. Then, the waste is
collected from containers installed in each area of the city. In contrast,
NEC’s waste collection management service utilizes M2M sensors
mounted in collection containers. The accumulated amount of waste
is turned into digital data that is transmitted through a network to a
control center. At the center, the collected data is analyzed to
determine the optimum collection time and route and then displayed
on a monitor mounted in each waste collection vehicle.
In this way, the waste collectors can place the highest priority on
collection from containers with the greatest amount of waste. This
enables more efficient waste vehicle operation and reduces
unimportant and useless work. The result is both lower operating
costs and reduced environmental impact that would otherwise
come from unnecessary vehicle exhaust.
Moreover, a smartphone application linked to the waste collection
management service allows users to make reports when the
collection containers are full of waste or when they discover illegal
dumping. This has contributed to a cleaner and more pleasant city
for the residents.
M2M sensor
Startup of Cloud City Operations Center as Base for
Smart City Operations
Santander is promoting the visual display of its administrative
services in all areas of the city, including its waste-collection
management services. Therefore, NEC, in partnership with
Santander, started a Cloud City Operations Center.
The center constantly monitors and analyzes environmental data,
such as air temperature, traffic volume, noise, CO2 levels, and the
brightness of natural light. The data comes from the M2M sensors
installed throughout the city thanks to the FP7 initiative and is
used for a wide range of public services.
As a result, NEC is providing services that enhance the quality of
citizens’ lives through the comprehensive display of the service
operations, the analysis and management of integrated data, and
forecasts and automation based on them. The citizens now enjoy a
more efficient way of using public services in their city lives.
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Annual Report 2015