USOS - Smart Points Grid

Name and address

USOS - SMART POINTS GRID Municipality of Bolzano

City of Bolzano

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Type of installation

The Usos smart point grid is made up of a net of vehicle traffic monitoring sensors (including vehicle traffic monitoring stations, bicycle counters, Bluetooth sensors), an environmental station, variable-message signs and an intelligent lightening system. In addition to the Usos smart point grid three different multifunctional totems (a parking area totem, an urban area totem and a green area totem) offer interactive services to Bolzano’s citizen and tourists, such as touristic information, phone charge, bike air compressor and an e-car charging system.

The chosen solutions for the USOS - Smart Point Grid include high precision sensors (bike counters, vehicle traffic stations) that provide accurate data for the long-term planning and real time monitoring.  The low-cost Bluetooth counters were developed within the “Intergreen” project, funded through the program “Life”.

The Usos smart point grid can be integrated in the already existing traffic monitoring and information system of theMunicipalityofBolzano.

 
Ownership

Municipality of Bolzano

Number of smart points

129 Smart points:

• 6 traffic detectors
• 9VMP
• 5 bike detectors
• 26 bluetooth traffic detectors
• 82 components of the smart lightening system
• 1 weather and environmental system

3 different totems:

• a parking area totem
• an urban area totem
• a green area totem

Detailed characteristics of the infrastructure / service

From the HOC:

Periferic local multifunctional traffic data management unit:

CMOS low consumption technology, integrated real time clock and watchdog, embedded linux, Web server, capable to survey as the data mattering the single vehicle as those grouped.

Variable message panel: based on the LED SMD modules.

Bikecounters: Bidirectional bike number surveying, information for cyclists, local and remote control.

Environmental station:

• one CO, NO2, O3, C6H6, CH4 SENS-IT (TF-MOS-thick film metal oxide semiconductor) sensor,
• one CO, NH3, SO2, H2S, VOC SENS-IT (EC electrochemical technology) sensor
• one SENS-IT (IR infrared technology)
• one dust module (orthogonal light scattering)
• one dust module (OPC)
• a data logger

Bluetooth detectors: based on a single board computer.

Smart lightening system 82 pieces:

• adhesive Antenna,
• Integrated m2m modem,
• WSN radio unit,
• GSM antenna,
• Din rail 24 Vdc power supply,
• MID certified three phase multimeter,
• WSN P5-485  antenna 2.4 GHZ with an RS485 interface,
• PIR sensor
• one WSN node
• various software and services.

Parking area totem:

• 4 usb phone chargers
• 1 microphone
• 1 speaker
• 1 web camera
• 1 little monitor
• 1 SOS button
• 2 touchpad monitors
• 1 e-car charger

Urban area totem:

• 4 usb phone chargers
• 1 microphone
• 1 speaker
• 1 web camera
• 1 little monitor
• 1 SOS button
• 2 touchpad monitors
• 2 e-bike chargers
• 1 bike compressor

Green area totem:

• 4 usb phone chargers
• 1 microphone
• 1 speaker
• 1 web camera
• 1 little monitor
• 1 SOS button
• 1 touchpad monitor
• 1 backlit city plan with the bike lanes network
• 2 e-bike chargers
• 1 bike compressor

Concept

The concept of the USOS - Smart Point Grid was developed and thought by the scientific partner Eurac Research through a in GIS developed multicriteria analysis. The needs of the various stakeholders were taken in account and divided as described In D8.3 in the following categories: mobility, weather conditions monitoring, citizen services and safety/security. Basing on these categories the analysis the needs were weighted through a multicriteria analysis, developed in a GIS environment. Thanks to this analysis, the position and the form of the USOS- Smart Point Grid net were defined. Also, the proposed functions and locations of the totems were at the end discussed through a common participative path made by theMunicipalityofBolzano, Eurac Research, IUAV, and the supplier firms ACS. The design of the totems was developed by IUAV.

Energy solutions

The retrofitting of the light system on theIsarcoRiverthrough the smart lightening system allows a reduction of lightening emissions and energy saving.

 
Technologies considered in the design

The traffic monitoring sensors and the environmental station send the data over the 3G net. Also, the bike-counter station can communicate over the UMTS, Ethernet and wired network, radio and wireless. The Bluetooth sensors monitors the Bluetooth devices on board of the vehicles, identifying them anonymously. The smart lightening system allows a remote control over IP and an automatic management of the brightness.

 The totems are equipped with:

• USB phone charge

• Microphone

• Speaker

• camera

• SOS button

• 48’’ monitors

Besides the common equipment, each totem provides different services: a car charging system in the parking area totem, a bike charging system and an air pump in the green area totem and in the urban totem, a single monitor and a bike lane net map in the green area totem.

 
Performance targets

The bike counters and the totems stimulate the positive usage of the bike lanes. The implementation of the sensors’ grid allows a more efficient traffic management.

 
Financing model

Resources: 340000,00€ Sinfonia (50%) 15000,00€ WP5 (100%), VAT excluded. 

Stakeholders involved

Contracting authority: Municipality of Bolzano

Project Co-ordinator: Emanuele Sascor

Technical system designer: IUAV (Totem), Eurac Research

Manufacturer / supplier: Peripheric local multifunctional traffic data management unit, Variable message panel, bike counters, environmental station: FAMAS SYSTEM S.p.A

Bluetooth detectors: IDM Südtirol Alto Adige

Smart lightening system: Algorab s.r.l.

Totems: ACS

Trenching and cable laying works (excavation works): Stradasfalti S.r.l.

 
Costs and financing

Cost breakdown

• 21000,00€ supply of the smart lightening system
• 107179,04 € supply and installation of the totems
• 6393,44€ supply and installation of the Bluetooth sensors
• 14028,76 € excavation works for the totems
• 148124,00€ supply of the Peripheric local multifunctional traffic data management unit, Variable message pane, the bike counters and the Environmental station

All the costs do not include the VAT.

Implementation planning

1 - Signature Consortium Agreement

approval of the European Community; the City Council of Bolzano approved the participation in the project, start of the Sinfonia project.

2 - Planning of the energy pilot district: 2014

3 - Assignment of the supplying and installation of the smart grid sensors’ (vehicle traffic monitoring stations, bicycle counters, Bluetooth sensors), an environmental station’s and variable-message signs’ net and an intelligent lightening system): 2017-2018

Single tenders were awarded in accordance to the different types of sensors and installation works

4 - Execution of the supplying and installation of the smart grid sensors’ (vehicle traffic monitoring stations, bicycle counters, Bluetooth sensors), an environmental station’s and variable-message signs’ net and an intelligent lightening system): 2018-2019

5 - Elaboration of the preliminary project of the totems and assignment of their design to IUAV: 2016-2017

6 - Tender phase and awarding of the production and installation works of the three totems: 2017-2018

7 – elaboration of the executive project of the totems: 2019

8 – installation of the totems: 2020

Work progress

Installation of the bike counters

Traffic monitoring sensors

Variable message panels

Air quality monitoring station

Smart lightening system

Totem A – Parking Area Totem

Project by IUAV

Totem B - Urban Area Totem

Project by IUAV

Totem C – Green Area Totem

Project by IUAV

Totem A - Parking Area Totem Installation

Totem B - Urban Area Totem Installation

Totem C – Green Area Totem

Installation