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Extreme-Scale Urban Mobility Data Analytics as a Service for Smart City Management

transportPilotedTRL 6

Imagine a giant digital brain for a city that can watch every bus, car, and train in real-time without crashing from too much information. It sorts through massive piles of movement data to predict traffic jams or crowd risks before they happen. It's like having a high-tech weather forecast, but for how people move through streets instead of rain.

By the numbers
22
consortium partners
3
TRL 5 pilot use cases
2
TRL 6 early adopter applications
The business problem

What needed solving

Cities struggle to process massive, fast-moving mobility data from various sources in real-time. This leads to inefficient traffic management, poor crowd safety at events, and a lack of actionable insights for urban planning.

The solution

What was built

A Mobility Analytics as a Service (MAaaS) toolset including a reference architecture, real-time AI/ML algorithms for traffic prediction, and interactive dashboards for risk assessment and traffic flow.

Audience

Who needs this

Smart City OperatorsPublic Transit AgenciesUrban Traffic Management CentersLarge Event OrganizersMobility-as-a-Service (MaaS) Providers
Business applications

Who can put this to work

Public Transport
enterprise
Target: Municipal Transit Authority

If you are a transit authority dealing with unpredictable passenger flows and congestion — this project developed a MAaaS toolset that enables real-time control and prediction on multi-modal integrated traffic management to improve decision making.

Event Management
mid-size
Target: Large-scale Venue Operator

If you are a venue operator dealing with dangerous crowd densities during major events — this project developed a prototype demonstrator on risk-assessment and forecasting that improves performance in managing crowded areas.

Urban Planning
SME
Target: City Infrastructure Consultancy

If you are a consultancy dealing with fragmented data on how citizens move — this project developed a data-driven analytics tool for traveller trip characteristics inference and traffic flow studies to optimize city layouts.

Frequently asked

Quick answers

What is the cost or pricing model for this service?

Based on available project data, the specific pricing is not listed, but the system is designed as 'Analytics as a Service' (MAaaS), suggesting a subscription or usage-based cloud model.

Can this handle industrial-scale data?

Yes, the project specifically targets 'extreme-scale' urban mobility data, utilizing a distributed computing environment across edge and cloud processing to handle high-volume, velocity, and variety.

Who owns the IP and how is it licensed?

Based on available project data, the IP details are not specified, though the project involves 22 partners including 12 industry entities and 9 SMEs.

How does it integrate with existing city systems?

The toolset is designed to be integrated into existing systems to improve commercial offerings, specifically targeting TRL 6 applications for early adopters.

What is the timeline for deployment?

The project period runs from 2023-01-01 to 2025-12-31, with deliverables moving from prototypes to final releases of analytics tools.

Consortium

Who built it

The consortium is heavily weighted toward commercial application, with 12 industry partners (55% ratio) and 9 SMEs. This high industrial presence, spanning 10 countries, suggests the project is driven by market needs rather than pure academic research, focusing on the practical deployment of the MAaaS toolset.

How to reach the team

Contact INLECOM INNOVATION ASTIKI MI KERDOSKOPIKI ETAIREIA in Greece

Next steps

Talk to the team behind this work.

Contact us to connect with the EMERALDS consortium for early adoption of the MAaaS toolset.

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