Important information
“Smart Beach” – smart technologies in the beaches of Vilnius
The unique ROCK project implemented by the City of Vilnius together with VGTU, which is in its second year now, is expanding – since mid-July, two sensors have been installed at the beaches of Vilnius. The project implementers are convinced that the sensors will not only help to find out how residents and guests of Vilnius feel in renovated public spaces, but also what they think about the quality of services.
Two sensors installed at the renovated beaches of Balžis Lake and Žirmūnai back in July will be in operation till September 15, measuring anonymous emotional and affective data of vacationers. Special displays installed in beaches have been informing beach visitors not only about water and air temperatures, inviting to actively use services offered in the city, but also showing the happiness index of vacationers captured at beaches.
The project implementers have no doubt that in the future, these data will be one of the most important tools for assessing projects of renovation of public spaces and the quality of services provided by municipal companies or contractors in beaches.
The strongest emotions of passers-by captured by sensors and special lamps in six locations of the capital are evaluated and presented as a summary of the expression of happiness of Vilnius residents on the website https://api.vilnius.lt/happiness-index. If there are no vacationers in the area being measured at the time, numeric readings do not change.
The neuro-analytical system and the colour stand developed by the ROCK project working group of the City of Vilnius and VGTU did not go unnoticed by other countries participating in the programme – a similar stand was installed last summer in Mambo, Bologna (Italy), and will later be installed in other museums of the city. Lisbon (Portugal) is also willing to have sensors that measure anonymous emotions, affective and physiological states installed – the first sensor will be installed at the Marvila Library in the nearest future. Also, three sensors will be installed in Skopje (Macedonia) in October.
The neuro-analytical system created by VGTU and the City of Vilnius is designated for collecting and analysing anonymised emotions of residents, their affective and physiological states in public spaces by including additional data and combinations of layers of information, which will subsequently be used to create emotional, affective, physiological and pollution maps of public spaces (in light of the circadian rhythms of the day and the week, gender and age of people) and to provide personalized recommendations.
Also read:
Vilnius residents are happiest during the holidays, mornings and evenings
Numerous research and experience of the world’s happiest cities show that positive emotions expand a person’s cognitive and social interactions, increase creativity and motivation. Happier people live longer, are healthier and more productive, etc. Various measures are taken to increase... ❯❯❯
2022-03-24
Vilnius shone at the ROCK Open Knowledge Week conference
During the project implemented in Vilnius for more than three years, the neuroanalytical system developed and applied by VGTU researchers together with Vilnius Municipality attracted great interest among the project partners and participants of the final conference “ROCK Open Knowledge Week:... ❯❯❯
2020-11-12
ROCK sensors on the map of Vilnius
From now on, the sensors in Vilnius will be available on the map of the capital. Those interested in perhaps the most innovative project in the capital can already freely access the data of each sensor about the emotions and state of the city’s people in real time. On the main city map, it will... ❯❯❯
2020-08-31
The “Smart Beach” project is celebrating its second year
The ROCK Vilnius team has been capturing emotions of beach visitors for the second consecutive year now. VGTU researchers and the Advanced Technology Implementation Team of the City of Vilnius are convinced that sensors not only will help to find out how Vilnius residents and city guests feel in... ❯❯❯
2020-08-01
ROCK recommends: public spaces and culture contribute to positive emotions
As part of the ROCK project, Vilnius has a unique opportunity to measure how the emotional state of citizens and city guests changes in various circumstances. Now this data is particularly valuable because there is an extraordinary situation around the world – we are affected by the coronavirus,... ❯❯❯
2020-05-13
Vilnius Set to Become One Giant Outdoor Café: Municipality Shares Public Spaces with Restaurants
Vilnius cafes reopened. Photo by Saulius Ziura Have you ever seen an outdoor café sprawled across an entire city? You just might see one in Vilnius, especially with the city declaring that it’s taking a step further in helping the cafés and restaurants, which have been allowed to... ❯❯❯
2020-04-27
