Imagine a city that knows exactly where bikes and pedestrians feel unsafe by using smart sensors and apps. Instead of guessing, city planners use a digital twin—a virtual copy of the city—to test new traffic layouts before building them. It's like using a flight simulator for city streets to make walking and cycling easier for everyone.
Cities struggle to reduce traffic and carbon emissions because they lack precise data on how vulnerable users move and where safety gaps exist. This leads to expensive, ineffective urban planning that fails to encourage active mobility.
A big data platform for real-time analytics, the Fotefar mobility tracking app, Mobility Observation Boxes (MOB), and digital twins for visualizing urban scenarios.
If you are a software provider dealing with inaccurate traffic flow data — this project developed a big data platform and the Fotefar app that collects real-time mobility data. This allows you to offer cities precise analytics to reduce congestion.
If you are an engineering firm dealing with high costs of trial-and-error road redesigns — this project developed digital twins for scenario visualization. You can now prove the safety and efficiency of a design in a virtual model before breaking ground.
If you are a consultant dealing with high accident rates in urban zones — this project developed Mobility Observation Boxes (MOB) to identify safety gaps. This provides hard evidence to justify the creation of Safety Improvement Areas.
Based on available project data, specific pricing or cost structures for the tools are not mentioned.
Yes, the project specifically tests replicability in 5 twin cities to ensure broader scalability and sustainability.
Based on available project data, the IP and licensing terms are not specified.
Integration is achieved through the deployment of Mobility Observation Boxes (MOB) and a big data platform that processes real-time analytics.
The project runs from 2023-06-01 to 2027-05-31, with co-creation workshops already conducted in 6 cities.
The consortium is highly diversified with 28 partners across 16 countries, showing strong international market potential. With an industry ratio of 29% (including 7 SMEs), there is a healthy balance between academic research and commercial application, ensuring that the digital tools are built for real-world business use rather than just theoretical study.
Contact the Freie und Hansestadt Hamburg administration regarding urban mobility initiatives.
Contact SciTransfer to connect with the AMIGOS consortium for licensing the big data platform.
