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Genoa Italy
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Collage of Genoa
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Type of Municipality City
Date Established 1096 BC
Area 240.29 sq.km92.776 sqmi <br />92.776 sq_mi <br />92.776 sq.mi <br />59,376.909 Acres <br />
Elevation 20 m65.617 ft <br />
Population 583,601583,601 people <br />
Timezone CET
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Genoa is a city and a major seaport in northern Italy. It is the capital of the Metropolitan City of Genoa and the Liguria region. Located on the Gulf of Genoa in the Ligurian Sea, it is the largest and most important port in Italy and one of the largest in the Mediterranean Sea. Genoa has a rich history that dates back to ancient times, and it was a flourishing maritime republic during the Middle Ages and Renaissance. The city is known for its beautiful architecture, including its historic center, which is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Genoa is also famous for its cuisine, particularly its seafood dishes. With a population of approximately 583,601, Genoa is the sixth-largest city in Italy. The city has a vibrant cultural scene, with numerous museums, theaters, and art galleries. It is also a popular tourist destination, attracting visitors with its historic landmarks, charming streets, and picturesque harbor.

Activities

SingleMarketFIWARE.png Global Digital Single Market for Smart Cities FIWARE
The project will demonstrate the potential impact of creating a digital single market for smart cities based on the adoption of a minimum common set of de-facto platform standards enabling solutions to interoperate within, and be replicable across, multiple cities.
Genoa.jpg Open platform for scalable and multi-domain IoT applications for smart cities
Objectives
  • To adopt FIWARE as a flexible framework to build multi domain Internet of Things applications.
  • To prove the easy replicability of a FIWARE based IoT application on preventing environmental disasters deployed in Genoa, in another IoT application on smart smart parking needed in Milan.
  • To prove the interoperability between an open platform deployed in Turin for implementing a waste management application and FIWARE.
References-university-genoa-header.jpg ROSE - Real Time Operational Smart Grid for Europe
The ROSE project is
  • based on the integration and development of advanced ICT tools that can provide the coordinated work of customers, aggregator and Distribution System Operators (DSO).
  • the support for DSOs and customers to plan and adapt the energy consumptions to the best situation, usually looking for cheaper costs.
CIMA Research Foundation.jpeg Real Time Resilience
Objectives
  • Improve the process of collecting environmental data from sensors coupled with existing geo-referential data about critical infrastructures and exposed people.
  • Improve analysis, management and use of relevant data and practical information (Priority 1-a - Sendai Framework for DRR - UNISDR).
  • Develop and test new tools to improve citizens safety and security based on early warning systems, and high resolution nowcasting and short-term reactions to emergencies.
  • Improve the knowledge of the territory and of the resilience capability of critical infrastructures .

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