Spanish ‘Smart’ City Project Saves Time, Money
<p><span word="As">As</span> <span word="life">life</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="cities">cities</span> <span word="worldwide">worldwide</span> <span word="becomes">becomes</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="hectic">hectic</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="expensive">expensive</span>, <span word="urban">urban</span> <span word="designers">designers</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="resorting">resorting</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="modern">modern</span> <span word="technology">technology</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="help">help</span> <span word="citizens">citizens</span> <span word="avoid">avoid</span> <span word="traffic">traffic</span> <span word="snarls">snarls</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="shorten">shorten</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="needed">needed</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="shopping">shopping</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="errands">errands</span>. <span word="Technology">Technology</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="cut">cut</span> <span word="costly">costly</span> <span word="waste">waste</span>.</p><p><span word="Santander">Santander</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="port">port</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Northern">Northern</span> <span word="Atlantic">Atlantic</span> <span word="coast">coast</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Spain">Spain</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="spreads">spreads</span> <span word="along">along</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="bay">bay</span>. <span word="Parking">Parking</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="easy">easy</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="find">find</span>. <span word="As">As</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="car">car</span> <span word="drives">drives</span> <span word="away">away</span>, <span word="an">an</span> <span word="underground">underground</span> <span word="sensor">sensor</span> <span word="registers">registers</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="parking">parking</span> <span word="space">space</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="free">free</span>. <span word="Four">Four</span> <span word="hundred">hundred</span> <span word="sensors">sensors</span> <span word="send">send</span> <span word="messages">messages</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="signs">signs</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="street">street</span> <span word="intersections">intersections</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="GPS">GPS</span> <span word="devices">devices</span> <span word="direct">direct</span> <span word="drivers">drivers</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="nearest">nearest</span> <span word="available">available</span> <span word="parking">parking</span> <span word="spaces">spaces</span>, <span word="reducing">reducing</span> <span word="traffic">traffic</span> <span word="congestion">congestion</span>. <span word="A">A</span> <span word="smartphone">smartphone</span> <span word="app">app</span> <span word="makes">makes</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="payment">payment</span> <span word="easy">easy</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="eliminates">eliminates</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="problem">problem</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="finding">finding</span> <span word="coins">coins</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="feed">feed</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="meter">meter</span>.</p><p><span word="Most">Most</span> <span word="Santander">Santander</span> <span word="businesses">businesses</span> <span word="use">use</span> <span word="scannable">scannable</span> <span word="barcodes">barcodes</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="windows">windows</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="save">save</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="customers">customers</span> <span word="time">time</span>.</p><p>"<span word="When">When</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="closed">closed</span>, <span word="they">they</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="find">find</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="opening">opening</span> <span word="hours">hours</span>, <span word="our">our</span> <span word="products">products</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="where">where</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="shops">shops</span> <span word="are">are</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="learn">learn</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="sales">sales</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="special">special</span> <span word="offers">offers</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="have">have</span>," <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Angel">Angel</span> <span word="Benito">Benito</span>, <span word="owner">owner</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="shoe">shoe</span>-<span word="store">store</span> <span word="chain">chain</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="Santander">Santander</span>, <span word="trash">trash</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="collected">collected</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bins">bins</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="full">full</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="bus">bus</span> <span word="stop">stop</span> <span word="signs">signs</span> <span word="show">show</span> <span word="exactly">exactly</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="next">next</span> <span word="bus">bus</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="coming">coming</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="public">public</span> <span word="parks">parks</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="watered">watered</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="soil">soil</span> <span word="gets">gets</span> <span word="dry">dry</span>.</p><p><span word="All">All</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="possible">possible</span> <span word="by">by</span> 20,000 <span word="sensors">sensors</span> <span word="installed">installed</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="buildings">buildings</span>, <span word="street">street</span> <span word="posts">posts</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="buses">buses</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="part">part</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> "<span word="smart">smart</span> <span word="city">city</span>" <span word="project">project</span>, <span word="launched">launched</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="University">University</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Cantabria">Cantabria</span> <span word="seven">seven</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="ago">ago</span>. <span word="University">University</span> <span word="researchers">researchers</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="Luis">Luis</span> <span word="Mu">Mu</span>ñ<span word="oz">oz</span> <span word="regularly">regularly</span> <span word="meet">meet</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="locals">locals</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="discuss">discuss</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="city">city</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="smarter">smarter</span>.</p>
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