Impulso VLCi | Smart City València - Smart City - València
VLCi Impulse
'Impulso VLCi' is one of the beneficiary projects of the Second Call for Smart Cities of the Digital Agenda for Spain of Red.es, an entity under the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Digital Transformation, which is part of the National Plan for Smart Territories. Red.es (with co-financing from the European Regional Development Fund, ERDF) is providing 4.2 million euros, and the remaining 1.8 million euros are to be paid by the city council.
The "Impulso VLCi" initiative, with a total investment of 6 million euros, aims to develop intelligent management tools, the installation of sensors to control the waste collection, intelligent lighting, and water management.
The Impulse VLCi initiative includes 17 projects that promote Valencia as a smart city. The Smart City Office will coordinate the projects with the different Municipal Services.
In practice, the development of Impulse VLCi will improve the services that affect the daily lives of residents and visitors in different areas: mobility, sanitation, environment, tourism... among others.
The Impulse VLCi initiative brings together the efforts and resources of 17 activities framed in 5 areas:
Governance
- Geo Smart Services (municipal GIS)
- AppValència (improvements and reuse)
- Replicable developments of the VLCi Platform
Environment
- Smart Management of Municipal Services:
- Heritage Conservation
- Urban Waste
- Intelligent Lighting (Towns of Valencia)
Mobility
- Parking for people with reduced mobility
- Loading and unloading parking
- Cab ranks
- Municipal Parking Management System
- Electric vehicle recharging
Society
- Efficient Social Fund
- Dissemination and promotion of the use of "Impulso VLCi".
- Local Civic Network
Welfare
- Intelligent urban noise management
- Smart Tourism
- Sensors in buses (EMT)
