29 partners from nine different countries form the MONICA consortium, representing a multitude of specialists from different disciplines.
Project Coordinator
Fraunhofer Gesellschaft zur Förderung der angewandten Forschung e.V. (FIT) is the leading organisation of institutes of applied research and development in Europe.
Demand side – Pilots and Local Partners
Tivoli Gardens is a leading Danish cultural institution and provider of entertainment and recreational activities since its opening in 1843. The park receives approximately 4.7 million guests annually. Situated in the heart of Copenhagen, the park functions as an oasis in the urban context – a place to be entertained and enchanted.
As the capital of Denmark, Copenhagen is known for being a lively, friendly and active city. During the last 10 years, outdoor activities have increased in the city. People go out to eat in restaurants as well as Street Food environments, people swim in the harbour, and outdoor concerts and events have grown in number.
Historically a manufacturing town, over the last decades Torino has undergone great transformation and the city now has a new identity, promoting culture, tourism, educational and academic excellence, innovation and knowledge.
Movement Entertainment was founded in 2006 as a non-profit association based in Torino. Its business is the production of clever entertainment formats of digital arts and electronic music, both under its own speed and on demand.
The Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg, one of the 16 states of the federation, is the second largest city in Germany. With its many large-scale open air events throughout the year, it is a city well suited to demonstrate existing and new Internet of Things technologies for Smarter Living.
Hamburg’s University of Applied Sciences (HAW) is a large academic institution with a strong focus on engineering and computer science. Internet Technologies (INET) is a research group in the Department of Informatics at HAW Hamburg.
Acoucité is a non-profit organisation created by Greater Lyon (Lyon + 58 cities around) in 1996 to link research centres and local authorities on the subject of environmental acoustics.
Bonn is an active, international and cosmopolitan city, situated in North Rhine-Westphalia, the most populous state in Germany. The former capital reinvented itself to become an innovative, globally linked city in the fields of sustainable development, science, culture and economy, providing a high quality of life.
Leeds Rhinos can trace their history back to the opening of their famous home, Headingley Stadium, in 1890. The club were founder members of the Northern Union in 1895, when the sport that would become Rugby League, broke away from Rugby Union to form a professional game.
Leeds Beckett is a modern professional university with ambition. Based in the centre of the vibrant city of Leeds, the biggest financial district outside of London, our vision is to be acknowledged for our commitment to student success, innovation and enterprise, global reach, and strong local impact.
Supply side – Acoustics, Security, Wristbands, Drones, Smart glasses, Cameras, M2M
Founded in 1942, Brüel & Kjær Sound & Vibration Measurement A/S has grown to become the world’s leading supplier of advanced technology for measuring and managing the quality of sound and vibration.
The Technical University of Denmark (DTU) is Denmark’s leading university in engineering and technology. It hosts more than 10.000 students. The university offers 28 M.Sc. programs one of which is the Engineering Acoustics program.
Kingston University (KU) is situated south of London and counts 5 faculties in 4 separate campuses in and around Kingston upon Thames. Research at KU will be carried out in the Computer Science department of the Faculty of Science, Engineering and Computing (SEC).
Dexels is a highly specialized software development company with a repertoire of large-scale applications in the Leisure and Sports industries. The foundations of the software solutions of Dexels are carefully chosen open source products.
DigiSky is an Italian company founded in 2007 by electronics engineer Paolo Pari and former ESA astronaut Maurizio Cheli. DigiSky invests in R&D and enables high technology innovation levels in avionics systems, special mission aircraft and advanced aerial monitoring projects.
Optinvent S.A. is a French SME founded in February 2007 and based in Rennes. The company designs and delivers display modules and AR glasses for next generation AR & Mobile applications. The company is shipping right now its ORA-2 Smart Glasses for enterprise and developers. The product is used for several industrial applications such as Logistic, Maintenance, Healthcare, etc.
The Telecom Italia Group is a major Italian enterprise and a key European strategic ICT player. Driven by technological innovation and a commitment to service excellence, Group companies operate in landline and mobile telecommunications, Internet & Media and Information Technologies.
VCA Technology Ltd provides security personnel with a powerful tool to detect and combat theft and other criminal activity, as well as an opportunity for installers, remote monitoring centres and end-users to work together to reduce the time consuming and costly impact of false alarms.
Supply side – Integration and infrastructure
Atos SE (Societas Europaea) is a leader in digital services with 2014 pro forma annual revenue of approx. € 12,000 million and 100,000 employees in 72 countries.
Istituto Superiore Mario Boella (ISMB) is a research and innovation centre operating in the Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) domain.
CERTH is a Greek research centre founded in 1998 as a non-profit organisation under the auspices of the General Secretariat for Research and Technology (GSRT) of Greece, with its head office located in Thessaloniki, Greece.
CNet is a leading-edge software house specialising in research and innovation for Internet of Things, Services and People. It is a R&D intensive software house and very experienced with collaborative international R&D projects to create innovative and exploitable outcome and long-term value from research and innovation projects.
Rinicom is a Lancaster, UK based, SME specialising in providing state-of-the art solutions for law enforcement agencies, first responders and critical civilian infrastructure protection. Incorporated in 2002, Rinicom gained recognition as a leading-edge technology company providing bespoke telecommunications solutions.
The MONICA concept
Impact, standards and regulations
We are a private research and innovation company, providing internet based products and services for citizen engagement, assisted living and energy efficiency.
We deliver global security, investigation and intelligence solutions to individuals, corporations, international institutions, governments, and authorities. We have an international panel of reputable intelligence and security experts.
Ring Advocacy’s main role in the MONICA project is to ensure that the project’s application of radio spectrum is in compliance with the European regulations and to identify possible new European standardisation opportunities under the ETSI auspices.
Vaeksthus Zealand is a self-governing foundation with the main objective of helping SMEs and entrepreneurs generate growth and jobs. On a yearly basis Vaeksthus Zealand works with 800 SMEs on developing their business.