Infracontrol makes cities more intelligent

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…

Easier management of oil spills

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…

Borås saves energy with smart lighting control

City of Borås. Photo: AdobeStock Winter darkness and high energy costs highlight the importance of monitoring public lighting efficiently. Borås is one of the cities that has therefore chosen to connect its streetlights to Infracontrol Online. After a smaller pilot project last year, 90 additional units have now been added. The smart and adaptable control…

Jönköping saves lives with IoT

Ten thousand people suffer from cardiac arrest in Sweden yearly, and only 600 survive. Quick response with CPR and a defibrillator increase the chances of survival immensely. Jönköping municipality has started to connect defibrillators to their IoT network to ensure this vital equipment is always available. An alarm is immediately sent through Infracontrol Online to…

Easier life in Lysekil

Lysekil is one of the latest municipalities to choose Infracontrol Online for streamlining their technical administration and improving the service to their citizens. The service was launched in May of this year and added Lysekil to the Infracontrol Community, which now consists of 170 public sector operations and more than 15 000 registered users. The…

Infracontrol continues to grow in Portugal

The number of users of Infracontrol Online in Portugal continues to grow, and the service is now available in more than 30 of the country’s municipalities. It is mainly used to receive and handle comments and fault reports from residents and helps streamline and simplify the management of streets, parks, buildings and technical installations. A…

App simplifies beach cleaning along Sweden´s coasts

Marine debris is a big problem along the world’s coasts. But there are many good initiatives to take care of everything that floats ashore. One example is the Clean East Coast project in Sweden, which includes Kalmar County’s coastal municipalities, Valdemarsvik and Söderköping and is coordinated by Västervik municipality. With the help of an app…

Smart functions for parking guidance in Borås

After testing a system for parking information in Brodalsgaraget, the Borås municipal parking company has now expanded its system for parking guidance. Through an integration with Easypark SmartHub, it has been possible to connect 55 parking facilities without installing any new detection equipment. Information about ongoing parking is obtained from existing payment systems to Infracontrol Online,…

Half a million cases in 2020

Just over 160 customers currently simplify their technical administration with Infracontrol Online. During 2020, about 500,000 fault reports, comments and technical alarms were processed by the service. While simplifying the handling of these cases, the data collected also provides useful information about the current status of infrastructure, service, and maintenance of a society. Above all,…