How it all began - the start of Smart City Wiesbaden
With the "Smart City - Wiesbaden goes smart" program, funded by the Hessian Ministry of Digital Affairs as part of the "Starke Heimat Hessen" funding program, we began building a sustainable smart city in 2021. A great opportunity to make Wiesbaden even more liveable and sustainable thanks to digital solutions!
Thanks to the support of the "Starke Heimat Hessen" funding programme, the foundations of a Smart City organization in Wiesbaden have been laid and an initial implementation phase has been successfully initiated. Building on the success of the first implementation phase, new Smart City initiatives are to be rolled out continuously and existing initiatives developed further in further implementation phases. We have raised awareness of the topic of "Smart City" in the city and identified the needs of citizens in various participation formats.
Completed measures include
1. climate engine:
Climate Engine is a Google Cloud application that can be used to analyze satellite data of the urban area with regard to surface conditions.
As part of a feasibility study, image segmentation based on AI (artificial intelligence) was used to determine the degree of greening for various local areas. Satellite images and aerial photographs were used for this purpose. At the same time, the average ground temperature for these areas was measured in order to estimate the influence of the degree of greening on the temperature.
2nd Smart Rescue Defikopter:
Rescue equipment for first aid, especially in emergencies such as sudden cardiac death, must arrive on site as quickly as possible. Transport drones such as the Deficopter can offer decisive added value thanks to their fully automatic operation and the use of the little-used lower airspace, as they are quickly ready for action in an emergency and reach the scene early.
A transport drone controlled via the mobile network was used as the deficopter. The drone was controlled remotely via a cloud-based control station and transported a defibrillator and other first aid equipment to the destination by air in a rescue scenario. The solution was practically implemented and successfully tested as part of a feasibility study.
3. smart cadastre:
The aim of "Smart Kataster" is to automate the recording of road and sidewalk damage. As part of a feasibility study, images of road conditions in a predefined area were evaluated by a pre-trained AI (artificial intelligence). The AI was trained in advance using 1200 individual images to make a decision as to whether there was road damage or not.
The results could now be used to determine the extent of the damage in more detail. They could thus form the basis for decisions on rehabilitation or renewal work. The results could also be transferred to a road register.
4th Wiesbaden in your ear:
Wiesbaden in your ear is an interactive tourist experience tour that guests can embark on with their own smartphone. The guide offers informative audio and video material. A map points out the urban highlights via pick points.
On site, QR codes can be scanned with a smartphone camera and the content accessed. It is not necessary to install an app. Use is also contactless and hygiene-compliant.
Following a public consultation on the typical "Sounds of Wiesbaden", twelve stations were initially selected from numerous suggestions for the experience tour.
5th Digital compass for senior citizens:
With "Die Gute Stunde", the non-profit organization humaQ GmbH organized free digital and, above all, interactive cultural events for senior citizens, especially during the pandemic. The concerts, readings and museum visits always took place in the afternoon (particularly suitable for older people) and lasted one hour.
If necessary, digital accompaniment and/or loan tablets were provided to support the digital empowerment of less digitally savvy people. The aim of the project was to increase the digital and cultural participation of older people.
In cooperation with Wiesbaden institutions such as the Wiesbaden Music Academy and Hessisches Staatstheater Wiesbaden, 36 cultural events were held with around 1,100 people (as of September 2023).
6 Smart Allergy:
The Smart Allergy app provides allergy sufferers with valuable information on their personal allergy risks.
This data is displayed by networking with the fully automated pollen monitoring system BAA at the Wiesbaden Kurhaus and is supplemented in real time by other pollen monitoring stations from all over Germany.
In addition, shared access to a data set strengthens the doctor-patient relationship: with the patient's consent, this data can be transferred to a disease register, which enables individual monitoring of the patient's condition in relation to therapeutic measures.
7 Smart Light Control:
"Smart Light Control" is a solution for the intelligent control of street lighting through the use of intelligent sensors. ESWE Versorgung controls around 22,900 light points in the Wiesbaden area using a ripple control system. Expanding the ripple control system to include new light points would involve high investment costs. The smart solution: switching by a sensor installed in the light point. It enables greater flexibility, higher efficiency and greater convenience.
The sensor can be used to control individual light points automatically and as required via a web interface.
Compared to the ripple control system, the sensors also offer transparency regarding the operating status of the light points. Inoperative light points are detected and can be repaired in a targeted manner, resulting in increased safety for pedestrians and road traffic.
This has been implemented in three streets in the Wiesbaden area for the time being.