The VLCi Platform project, strategically planned in 2013, and which began to be implanted in July 2014, is an advanced computer and storage system that allows local authority managers to collect a large amount of information in a single repository, analyse it using Big Data advanced tools and then develop dashboards in order to help city service managers to draw conclusions and easy and quick on the spot decision-making.
The VLCi Smart City Platform has been the first comply with FIWARE European Standard to be deployed in Spain. It collects all type of information from both the Valencia City Council systems and other systems and devices deployed in the city.
In a single tool, information from different sources such as different municipal systems, external data sources, field elements or sensors deployed in the city, etc. is grouped and unified. In addition, it has integration capabilities with open data portals based on CKAN.
The data, both structured and unstructured, are stored in different storage repositories. This enables the subsequent exploitation through dashboards and management tools, as well as the analysis of the information through advanced Big Data tools with the aim of helping municipal managers in decision-making and allowing the integrated management of services.
MAIN FUNCIONS
- Information Acquisition. Collects data from both sensors and information systems of the different Valencia’s City Council Services.
- Information Distribution. Manages huge amounts of information from multiple sources.
- Information Storage and Analysis. Statistical and predictive analysis. Big Data analysis.
- Information Availability. Report generation. Dashboards. Open Data management.
Functional and technological improvements
- Facilitates the implementation of smart city strategies and digital transformation with data as the main asset.
- Promotes unified and integrated city management by eliminating silos between different municipal services. As well as collaboration with external agents.
- Helps in the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
- Encouraging local innovation.
- Improves economic efficiency, allowing the development of new services for citizens.