In a special event at the “InnovAthens” Innovation Hub, the presentation of the results of the evaluation of the applications implemented in the context Competition for the creation of innovative services on mobile devices (smart phones, tablets, etc.), utilizing data that offer modern satellite systems (COPERNICUS – Global Monitoring for Environment and Security and GNSS – Global Navigation Satellite System – Galileo).
According to the Evaluation Committee, consisting of Mr. B. Maglari, Prof. NTUA, A. Markato, General Manager EKXA, Th. Potsi, President of EBIDITE, the criteria were met by 7 companies, which presented interesting applications, which will soon be available to the popular on-line stores for use by the citizens of Attica. All companies were invited to continue in the final phase of the project, which concerns the pilot use and evaluation of applications by users. In this phase they will be offered mentoring services, specialized know-how, as well as operational support. They will also have the opportunity to cooperate with important agencies, access to valuable data and important opportunities for positive publicity and visibility.
The first 5 companies, according to the terms of the competition, were also awarded by SEKEE with the monetary prize provided by the published terms of the competition.
The companies and applications presented are the following:
- sbCliMate (from SBoing): Navigation with simultaneous utilization of environmental data (temperature, ozone levels, atmospheric pollution, ultraviolet radiation, etc.
- WorkForce Manager (from Telenavis) : Integrated HR management solution in the field with emergency updates
- REL8 (from Cytech): Backend-as-a-service type platform that allows every mobile application to take advantage of smart notifications
- Vidair (from Vidavo) : Automated Alerts Service for patients suffering from asthma, allergies or other lung conditions
- ESTATE4REAL (by Mobics) : Search properties in a personalized way, taking into account the quality of the environment and the facilities available in the wider area
- Deltiokairou
- RealTraffic (from Geodynamis) : Providing road traffic and road condition information in real time
The tender was announced within the framework of the European project LDA: large-scale demostrators in Support of GMES and GNSS based services.
The cooperating bodies participating in the project are: National Research and Technology Network (ESET-Coordinator), Institute of Astronomy, Astrophysics, Space Applications & Remote Sensing of the National Observatory of Athens (EAA), National Land Registry & Mapping (EKXA), Association of Mobile Application Companies of Greece (SEKEE) and Atlantis Consulting (ATLANTIS).
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