May 6 2015
Libelium has released a new Smart Cities sensing platform, based on Waspmote Plug and Sense! sensor nodes, that integrates hardware and software design improvements developed in response to feedback from scores of Smart Cities projects over the last four years.
Waspmote Plug & Sense! integrates up to six sensors per node, maximizing network infrastructure and reducing installation costs. (Photo: Business Wire)
Increased urbanization is a market driver for the rapid growth of the global Smart Cities market, forecast by Frost & Sullivan to reach $1.56 trillion by 2020. Cities aim to give citizens a quality lifestyle in terms of economic growth, well being, and sustainability.
Libelium’s modular sensor solution enables cities to establish a platform to build future smart city applications and services, such as traffic management, environmental sensors, smart parking, water quality and conservation, noise pollution, and urban resilience.
Designed to meet sophisticated demands of municipalities, Libelium’s new Smart Cities sensing solution, based on Waspmote Plug & Sense!, reduces installation, integration, and maintenance costs, and offers flexibility and scalability for Smart City applications. The platform includes a new array of sensors for advanced Smart Cities deployments, is compliant with international standards for sensor accuracy and offers out of the box integration with existing Cloud solutions.
“City managers recognize they are in transition from digital cities to Smart Cities,” said Alicia Asin, Libelium co-founder and CEO. “Municipalities are far more educated now in terms of technology and infrastructure investment, and they prefer accurate readings over more nodes. They need information they can use across departments to amortize expensive equipment purchases like sonometers.”