Project Objective and Webservices justification

SMART-ISLANDS is not a research & development project in the context of a FP7, rather it capitalises on successful EU/RTD projects and provides added value in services, to be commercialised in 2012.

An island is an isolated self-contained territory with a capital and a network of smaller cities and villages. The poor availability of spatial data infrastructure, the lack of available services for sustainable urban environment and city management, and the special socioeconomic conditions are key factors to be considered in theMediterranean.

 Mediterranean islands are small, numerous, lacking infrastructure whilst impacted by seasonal tourism, being far from the definition of smart cities. The infrastructure of future cities needs to support vibrant, innovative and entrepreneurial communities such as the community of an island that take advantage of the digital environment and realize their potential to become smarter. For a city and systems like islands involving people, efficiency and quality are necessary but not sufficient; therefore we need to focus on the human dimensions and liveability or quality of life.

Sustainable management & improvement of the liveability of the Mediterranean islands can be achieved via smart webservices that can schedule needs in a smart way (e.g., booking a mooring slot) whilst offer maximum safety and environmental protection (e.g., fire-fighting) and service to residents (e.g., smart retailing) and to visitors (e.g., smart 3D-aerodrome).

Current SDIs for islands and smart services do not cover the main characteristics of aSmartIsland. The geographic datasets & databases are not integrated or harmonized according INSPIRE procedures. Thus SMART-ISLANDS will provide to all levels of users fullSmartIslanduser friendly 3D internet enabled services.

Thus, such web-services, designed from a-to-z via current technologies on INSPIRE principles and operationally open so to accommodate any island & service on a standardized platform, does not exist forMediterraneanIslands, thus, SMART-ISLANDS aims to offer such services on multiple mobile/non-mobile devices.

Proposed Webservices

SMART-ISLANDS delivers a Geoplatform/Globe with 8 integrated smart webservices specifically addressed to Mediterranean Islands, that are small and have unique characteristics—However, the SMART-ISLANDS platform can have an EU-wide and international applicability and value once delivered to the market in 2012.The SMART-ISLANDSWebservices cover the wide range of the 8 applications:

– 3D Smart-Yachting
- 3D Smart-Aerodrome
– 3D Smart-Leisure
– Smart Real-Estate
– Smart Statistics for Planning (Infrastructure)
– 3D Forest Fire Fighting
– Smart- Retailing
– 3D-Weather.

 Services are smart as of the input data retrieval and the user friendly interfaces by PC/Web and mobiles phones (PDA/iPhone/iPAD).However, the SMART-ISLANDS Platform will feature “plugs-in” to accommodating additional services after 2012.SMART-ISLANDS offers integrated webservices to the public, the private sector, the citizens and the universities.SMART-ISLANDS is a product aimed to selling services for profit based on a Marketing Plan to be released prior to project closure (2012)

Target Users and their needs

The Public Sector & Administration can extract from the Smart retailing module extensive information on the city patterns of residential segregation and people profile in order to have a clear view of the city and island needs taking into account the people profile and the wealth indicators. Moreover, it is essential to have accurate census population data in order to have targeted urban planning.

 Users of the Smart 3D statistics services will be able to have access to updated information of Population statistics in the urban areas of an island. Finally, the 3D-Forest Fire-Fighting module provides to administration & public authorities a dynamic tool supporting all four dominant phases of a fire.

 The Private sector shareholders & businessmen will be able to: (i) Invoke to accurate city patterns of residential segregation, peoples profile & wealth indicators in order to make decisions for localizing businesses and focus on customers, (ii) Access to accurate calculation of islands population, (iii) Location based information on the context of real estate, (iv) In the sector of marine access to a powerful renting mechanism for yachts and marinas, (v) Register as POIs their business information and products.

 Citizens & tourists can invoke to detailed information of the urban area of an island extracting information on: (i) Island leisure, spatial information and POIs, (ii) Yachting on Mediterranean Islands, available services on marinas & ports, and booking a yacht, (iii) Aviation information on transportation from-and-to an island, with dynamic 2D web navigation air maps, (iv) Location-based information on real estate, and (v) Dynamic 3D weather forecasting.

 University/Research Centres students & researchers will use the available spatial data infrastructure & POIs for research, invoke accurate city patterns of residential segregation, and work with people’s profiles, wealth indicators, and other.

Usage

SMART-ISLANDS utilizes the Smart City Model (www.smart-cities.eu/model.html) and delivers “8 use-cases”. As such, it builds on the smart combination of endowments & activities of self-decisive, independent & aware citizens in the context of:

- Smart Economy: Use case Smart Real Estate (based on www.EoMARK.eu/ESA)
– Smart Mobility: Use cases Smart 3D yachting and Smart 3D aerodromes (based on www.medisolae-3d.eu,www.yassoo.travel, www.yachtin123.com, www.landing-eu.eu)
– Smart Environment: Use case Smart Forest-Fire Fighting (based on www.scier.eu & www.ArcFIRE.eu)
– Smart Government: Use Case Smart 3D Statistics (based on www.EoMARK.eu& EPSILON/FP7)
– Smart Living: Use Case Smart retailing (EoMARK/ESA)
– Smart People: Use cases Smart 3D Leisure and Smart 3D Weather (based on Medisolae-3D/FP7, MeteoGRID, SIGYM-3), and other.

Content

The services require availability of 3D city models & datasets for the pilot islands. We have available 3D datasets that will be converted to the CityGML.For any area of the pilot not covered with existing 3D information each partner responsible for the pilots will contribute to the development of the missing datasets.

The Product

SMART-ISLANDS will deliver A 3D INSPIRE based geoplatform (a product ready for the market) to simultaneously delivering eight multiple smart web-services linked to the needs of the Mediterranean Islands, with a dynamic 3D user interface for interactive visualization & data management.

 The following eight smart webservices will be integrated onto the www.briseide.eu geoplatform:

- 3D yachting (Transport)
– 3D aerodrome (Transport)
– 3D leisure (Citizens)
– 3D real estate (Business)
– Statistics for Planning (Infrastructure)
– 3D forest fire management (Environnent)
– 3D smart retailing (Commercial)
– 3D weather (Citizens, Government).

Sustainability & Marketing

The Industrial Partners of the Project interested into the exploitation of the Project will first (during the project life) establish an EEIG (European Economic Interest Grouping). The Industrial Partners interested into further commercial marketing of the Project will then establish a Limited Liability Company (Ltd/GmbH) that will be improving & selling the Platform (product).

The final product will be available to the above EEIG and Ltd/GmbH as an open source toolkit.

Existing Prototype/Services

SMARTISLANDS integrates under www.briseide.eu technology available by the partners through EU projects.Existing technology, modules and services that will be integrated are:

- The 3D Geobrowser www.briseide.eu to access and manage geographical information according to OGC standards, developed by www.Graphitech.it

-The Medisolae-3Dwww.medisolae.eu and www.medisolae-3d.euweb platforms, a commercial portal with SDI of 100 Mediterranean Islands in Google Map technology & ESRI ArcGIS Server developed by EPSILON, EPSIT, EPSCY, Paragon, and HSIN.

- The www.landing-eu.eu state-of-technology 3D aerodromes and in air-ways technology in aviation by EPSILON and PSU.- The Medisolae www.yassoo.traveloutcome of ISO procedures to developing islands-sustainability plans and utilize INSPIRE standards for SDI developed by the Municipality of Thira/Santorini and contribution of Mr. Bonazountas (Epsilon) and Giacomo Martirano (Epsilon Italia).

- The EOMARK geomarketing technology by EPSILON-GIM, www.eomark.eu

- The EPSILON/FP6 output on environmental policy via sustainability indicators on EU-wide NUTSIII/II web statistics platform for NUTS-II/III data of Eurostat, developed by EPSILON.

- The IST-5-035164-SCIER www.scier.eu integrated system of sensors, networking and computing infrastructure, by EPSILON and other partners

- The Arcfire www.arcfire.eu application based on ESRI ArcGIS technology developed by Epsilon-GR, Epsilon-IT & Meteogrid

- The www.yachgting123.com webservices platform developed using the Google Maps API developed by EPSILON as extension of www.yassoo.travel and as sponsored by the Hellenic Infosociety Programme.

- The Meteogrid Ltd SIGYM-3 platform providing weather forecast and applied solutions for forest fire management as available by www.meteogrid.com

- Existing libraries of VRML are currently being used by Meteogrid for the representation of smoke plumes of forest fires among other 3D objects for a 3D web services.Other prototypes and services to be linked-to during the project.

Number of users and locations

The SMART-ISLANDS Platform will be piloted by at least 30 operators working at city administration and public authorities level and by 2450 users (citizens, students, businessmen) piloting the 8 modules/services.Locations:

1. Lefkosia (Nicosia,Cyprus): 2 operators, 150 users
2.Malta(Malta): 2 operators, 200 users
3. Santorini: 2 operators, 200 users
4. Skiathos(Greece): 2 operators, 100 users
5. Agkistri (Greece): 3 operators, 150 users
6. Majorca (Spain): 3 operators, 300 users
7. Sardinia (Italy): 2 operators, 300 users
8. Ithaki (Greece): 2 operators, 150 users
9. Kalamos(Greece): 2 operators, 150 users
10. Kastos (Greece): 2 operators, 150 users
11. Kithnos (Greece): 2 operators, 150 users
12. Meganisi (Greece): 2 operators, 150 users
13. Tilos (Greece): 2 operators, 150 users
14. Hydra (Greece): 2 operators, 150 users

EU Dimension

SMART-ISLANDS is relevant to policies at European & National Levels and compliant with:

EU Directive and project related to geographic information and island issues as the:

- INSPIRE Directive (2007/2/EC) on use of geospatial information for environmental applications and to the wide range of standardisation activities deriving from the directive.
- EU activities on ICT for Government and Public Services about using the tools and systems made possible by Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) to provide better public services to citizens and businesses.
- BEACHMED-e “Strategic management of beach protection for sustainable development of Mediterranean coastal zones”   project for the Littorals Adaptation to Climate Change.
- PoFers 2007/2013 (European funding for regional developing) that produces particular directive inSicilyin order to develop the touristic harbour in minor island.

Specific projects on use of geographic information that involve the Consortium:

- The ICT PSP project www.briseide.eu on spatio-temporal interoperable web services (which involves Graphitech, EPSILON).
- The FP7 project i-Tour www.itourproject.com with regard to location based services and augmented reality mobile players (which involves Graphitech).
- The eContentplus ECP-2007-GEO-317007 NATURE-SDI www.nature-sdi.eu plus project establishing a Best Practice Network dealing with a cluster of the data themes listed in the Annexes I and III of the INSPIRE Directive and focused on the nature conservation issues (which involves EPSILON, GISIG).
- The FP7 MEDISOLAE-3D www.medisolae-3d.eu that involves EPSIT, EPSCY, EPSGR, PSU,PARA, and others
- The FP6 LANDING www.landing-eu.eu that involves EPSGR, PSU, ESRI, and others
- The EoMARK that involves EPSGR and EPSIT
- The FP6 SCIER www.scier.eu that involves EPSGR, PSU/PBS, and others
- YACHTING123.com www.yachting123.com that involves EPSGR. EPSIT, EPSCY and others and has been a spin-off of www.yassoo.travel of www.medisolae-3d.eu

 Full scale applications forMalta(show island):

 According to the World Economic Forum report “Global Information Technology Report” (2004-2005), Malta is ranked 28th out of 104 countries, in the 2004-2005 Networked Readiness Index (NRI). The index is designed to measure the degree of preparation of a nation or community to participate in and benefit from ICT development.

The Smart Island The National ICT Strategy for Malta 2008-2010 – Building upon the achievements  of the previous ICT Strategy 2004-2006, the National ICT Strategy for Malta 2008-2010 sets out a vision for Malta by 2010, that of the ‘The Smart Island’, one of the top 10 information societies in the world. According to the vision, in theSmartIsland, the application of information and communication technology will be ubiquitous, the Internet will be a social equalizer and the ICT industry will be a main pillar of the economy.  TheSmartIslandstrategy covers the following streams:

- Stream1 – Delivering a next-generation ICT environment
- Stream2 – A connected society – bridging the last and the new miles
- Stream3 – Developing potential into a smart and global workforce
- Stream4 – Putting the ‘e’ in everything
- Stream5- Re-inventing Government
- Stream6 -Taking Care of (e) Business
- Stream7 – Developing a world-leading ICT industry

 Smart CityMalta:  SmartCity@Malta.mt is projected to be the largest ever ICT private sector project and foreign direct investment as well as the largest ever new source of knowledge-based jobs to be secured by Malta.  The Maltese Government foresees the fact that the new SmartCity@Malta.mt will be a first for the entire European Union; it will be the ideal European outpost for global ICT/Media companies wishing to establish a presence inEurope.