Through the Research & Development process in software, advanced electronics, and industrial product design, we create optimal solutions for micromobility, environmental sensors, and road safety sensors.
We are the Pilot Experts for Chania Municipality, one of the seven Pilot Cities of the Project, responsible for one of its Visionary Solutions: “VS 2: Sensors on Bikes and Bike-stations”. We have equipped the municipality’s shared bike fleet (mobile sensors) as well as deployed stationary sensors on bike stations and other critical town spots.
By this, we are measuring and recording environmental data regarding microclimate conditions, air quality (especially of extremely harmful microparticles (PMx)), and noise level with the purpose of:
- highlighting areas and time periods with low air quality and high noise level
- reduce specific pollutants
- improve health and well-being of citizens and visitors
- reduce “environmental inequalities”, providing vulnerable social groups (cyclists, pedestrians, children and the elderly) with information, protecting them from exposure to dangerous environmental conditions
Data is feeding both the Project’s Health & Well-Being Platform and out prototype mobile app (“Healthy Routes”), that you can download for the Google Store. By this, you can view air quality and noise heatmaps, plan your healthier route and estimate the effects of your route depending on the type of commuting mode (walk, bicycle, e-bike, public transport, car).
The vision of VARCITIES is to implement nature-based actions in cities and establish sustainable models for increasing the health and well-being of citizens exposed to different climatic conditions and challenges.
We are responsible for one of the four Living Lab Communities of the project; namely the Greek LL, comprising of Chania and Igoumenitsa cities. In the frame of the project we are testing sensing solutions regarding road safety (air quality sensors, but also gyroscopes and accelerometers) on both public bikes and couriers’ motorbikes.
SOTERIA is a Horizon Europe project, joining 16 partners towards a systematic deployment of road safety solutions in complex urban environments, especially for vulnerable populations. At the operational level, SOTERIA uncovers unexplored behavioral characteristics of Vulnerable Road Users (VRUs) and engages Living Lab communities in social innovation activities, towards the co-creation of urban safety solutions and infrastructure designs.
Patents
Our solutions are unique at both Greek and European levels!
“Sensor-based pollution detection and pattern identification through crowdsourcing for micromobility communities”
PATENT No. 1010893
“Tube-mounted sensor housing for micromobility vehicles”
PATENT No. 1010929
“Tube Mounted Sensor Housing for Micro-Mobility Vehicles”
(same as above, but at the European level)
Application No.: EP25163158, European “Unitary” Patent