The Beach Cleaning Map, a service provided by Infracontrol on behalf of the West Coast Foundation (Västkuststiftelsen), has been a great success as a simple tool to mark areas where cleaning is needed as well as where cleaning has already taken place along the Swedish west coast. It also makes it easier for the municipalities…
Illegal graffiti is a form of vandalism and a major concern in many municipalities. It pollutes the public space, creates insecurity and costs a lot of money and resources to clean up. One way to face this growing problem is to report all graffiti to the police immediately, recommends BRÅ, the Swedish crime prevention council.…
The new nationwide FixMyStreet service launched in April offers a simple, uniform way of reporting faults and shortcomings in an urban environment as it passes the report to the appropriate municipality no matter where in Sweden you happen to be. We have now integrated FixMyStreet with Infracontrol Online, which distributes information to the right person,…
Nacka is one of many municipalities that use Infracontrol Online to gain better control over its technical operations. It has used the service since 2009 to monitor traffic signals in the municipality. Last spring it extended the service in a pilot project to manage all cases in the highways and traffic area. The service simplifies…
Back in 2003 the City of Gothenburg Traffic & Public Transport Authority realized how important it is for an installation owner to have control of all technical systems. Infracontrol created a traffic light supervision system to which all of the cities control units could be connected regardless of make. This formed the basis for Infracontrol…
Infracontrol City Dashboard We recently launched our entirely new City Dashboard, which provides a quick overview of the municipal situation. Information about fault reports, alarms and readings are collected, processed and visualized in a simple and intuitive way. Sometimes people don’t need a whole lot of details, just a quick overview of the situation…
After a successful launch of Infracontrol Online in Portugal, we’re now also opening a subsidiary in Spain with a local office in Madrid. Spanish municipalities have shown great interest and we expect around ten to connect to our cloud service in the months ahead. They are looking to simplify their technical administration and quality assure…
The Internet of Things (IoT) unlocks new opportunities in every area, not least when collecting information about society’s infrastructure. Together with information from residents, it allows the creation of smarter cities. These new possibilities call for an open and scalable platform well integrated into the business operation. Only then can all data be processed to…
Internet of Things (IoT) opens up new possibilities in every area, from home electronics to healthcare. The same goes for the infrastructure that everyone in society is dependent on for transportation, work, social care and leisure. Cities need IoT to maintain better control, but to be able to take advantage of the new technology, there…
