C³PO

Project results

The project developed a cloud platform based on existing technologies and applications, as well as new products for the Smart Cities market. The project was strengthened by the involvement of the cities of Brussels, Kortrijk, Kouvola, Oulu and the Municipality of Pendik (a district of Istanbul).

Trials in Finland and Turkey demonstrated the value of markerless Augmented Reality (AR) for new urbanisation areas and 3D mock-ups for table-top urban planning and visualisation. Virtual Reality (VR) was demonstrated in virtual tours in case studies in Oulu and Kouvola, while the new Pendik Municipality building provided a setting for selecting different options. The trials in the city of Brussels focused on accessibility and were used as proof of concept of the codesign process using data integration, and the different C³PO tools and methods. The cooperation with the city of Oulu and other stakeholders has continued after project completion to further develop AR services in city planning.

Exploitation

In addition to these trials, the different partners benefited in their own way from the C³PO project. For example, Noesis developed the Noesis Process Portal and Semantic Workflows, which are key components that complement every co-design activity from city co-design to aircraft and automotive. The portal and the underlying workflows allow the setup of a true collaborative multidisciplinary design process and optimisation.
The Belgian design agency Studio Dott is commercialising a physical installation, the 'Participation pavilion' that can be placed anywhere by local authorities that want to collect a citizen-centred view on an urban design proposal. One demonstrator created by Barco was the Transportable CAVE (TCAVE), a professional collaborative VR solution - a mobile setting that offers companies better immersive VR experiences. Citizens step inside the TCAVE wearing 3D glasses to see what a developed space would look like. Belgian SME Createlli commercialised a participation platform and services. It has been used in 80+ projects so far in Belgium, Spain, France, the Netherlands and the UK.

Turkish company ERARGE developed a semantic framework that relies on the Urban Transformation and Transportation Ontology (UTTO). This approach enabled a data-driven and semantic traffic monitoring solution in Pendik to simulate how the city traffic may be affected by the urban transformation processes. Mantis developed a screen that allows local authorities to showcase what people are saying on social media and an ontology platform where the data coming from different sources of a smart city can be managed by a single platform. Netcad, another Turkish SME, is now commercialising a map and GIS-based platform called Netigma, helping local authorities and designers to analyse data, e.g. the density of urban traffic. Experience gained in C³PO led Netcad to join another project called ASUA and develop a state-ofthe- art smart city platform called Netcad Digital Universe.

The Finnish FCG created the MAPGETS platform for interactive urban planning and the RAKSITE solution for interactive construction site management. Finally, Playsign turns urban plans into immersive environments for better communication and co-design. It is an efficient tool for drafting, testing, communicating and creating future plans with citizens and other stakeholders.