The installation of smart cameras and sensors to collect information in real time continues in the municipality of Vila Joiosa

18 cameras have already been installed in various locations in the town and more than 50 cameras are expected to be incorporated into the system this year.

The Vila Joiosa City Council is advancing in its challenge of transforming the municipality into a smart city and equipping public services with the technology that allows them to improve them. In the last months of 2024, a total of 18 cameras have been installed in various areas of the municipality in order to collect information in real time. At the same time, some of the existing ones, installed in various old and disconnected systems, have been integrated into the system. The locations are the intersection of Colom Street and Barranquet, the roundabout of the Sainvi urbanization located on national road 332, the mouth of the Amadorio River, the north and south accesses of the La Tellerola urbanization, the access to the Maisa Lloret sports center, at the junction between Ferrocarril Street and Altea Avenue, the access to the Racó del Conill road, the roundabout of Carlos Galiana Avenue, next to the Xocolates Valor factory, at the Torre de Sant Josep on El Torres beach and the accesses from the north and south areas to the La Robella section via the CV-770 road.
 

The councilor for Smart City, Pedro Ramis, explains that "we are continuing with this ongoing project and will expand the number of cameras and sensors throughout the year, eventually incorporating more than 50 in order to cover the entire municipal area."
 

The cameras will collect information on the status of road traffic in real time, parking lots and capacity in public spaces. This project began in June with the installation of the antenna map, the basis for all actions.
 

The action is included in the framework of the Smart City Master Plan of Vila Joiosa, which seeks to convert Vila Joiosa into a smart city by obtaining the maximum information to improve mobility and citizen safety and compiling it into a large database with which to make strategic decisions objectively. This plan contemplates the digitization of data referring to transport services, consumption of electricity and water supplies, the use of waste collection containers, the level of pollution or the carbon footprint, among others.