Girona Pilot: Green Scenario

Pilot Leader: University of - SIGTE

Overview General Information

GeoSmartCity contributes to the Smart City . Population: 97,198 in the of implementation by establishing a cross- Girona platform, re-usable and open hub able to . . Surface: 34km2 and at 75 meters above sea publish open geographic information and to provide specialized services based on open level.

standards. Girona is the capital of the region and the

The GeoSmartCity cross-platform toolkit and province of Girona, located in the northeast of

operational methodology allow further , the municipality is 100 km from integration of third-party data (open or Barcelona, 40 km from the and 60 km restricted) as well as crowd-sourced data. The from the border with . potentiality of the toolkit will be demonstrated At the confluence of 4 rivers (Ter, Onyar, Güell through the development of 11 operative and

re-usable pilot cases in the frame of two and Galligans) Girona is a city on a human scale with all the charm of a larger city and very well scenarios: Green-Energy scenario, to facilitate diffusion and management of renewable energy connected through the high speed train (Madrid- within cities, and Underground scenario, to Barcelona-Paris) and the highway.

support integrated management of underground Its Historic Old Town is one of the most evocative utility infrastructures. of Catalonia, with unique monumental elements in Europe.

Description of the pilot background 20% of the total energy consumed. Objective The greenhouse gases emissions breakdown by In 2008 the city of Girona formalized its sectors shows an important contribution from The pilot will be carried out from a Geo- commitment to the fight against Climate change the transport sector. Smart Information System (GSIS) that will adhering to the European initiative Covenant of collect and integrate geo-data (mainly open) Mayors. Participated by about 2000 in order to contribute to the municipality around the EU, the pact encourages the actions planned related to the reduction of the C02 consumption from the transport contribution of cities to fulfil the objectives of sector. Some of theses actions are related to: the Protocol Kyoto climate change. This

contribution is based on achieving three Residential; 34% .Decrease the searching time to park. objectives by 2020: Commerce; 21% .Facilitate and encourage the use of Reducing emissions of greenhouse gases (GHG) in alternative transportation

the city by 20% compared to per capita emissions Industry; 2% .Promote healthy routes with a lower of the reference year, in 1990. presence of CO2. .Inform about optimal routes Improving the energy efficiency achieved savings Transport; 43% .Incorporate traffic incidents in energy consumption per 20% compared to 1990. .Inform about the electric vehicle charging Increasing the contribution of renewable energy points in the municipality until these represent at least

Specific Data sources used for Stakeholders

the scenario:

. Public Administration . Public and private car park spaces . Citizen . Bicycle: official routes, user routes, bike

park, public sharing service . City visitors

. Urban bus: real-time information, . Utility Companies bus stops, routes. . Mobility companies . Traffic and transport incidents . Electric vehicle charging points . Healthy routes . City services and equipment . Roads, streets, points of interest, ... . Green areas . Noise map

CENTRE OF GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS AND Plaça Ferrater Mora, 1 http://www.geosmartcity.eu REMOTE SENSING (SIGTE)– UNIVERSITY OF GIRONA 17071 Girona, www.sigte.udg.edu