Title :
MOBISEC: An European experience directed towards improving cities through citizen participation
Author :
Melendreras-Ruiz, R. ; Garcia-Collado, Angel J.
Author_Institution :
Univ. Catolica San Antonio, Guadalupe, Spain
Abstract :
The European initiative MOBISEC focuses on improving road safety for citizens as cyclists and pedestrians. The main objective is to gather information of the usual routes of cyclists on a medium-sized town, Murcia (Spain), and their interaction with other users of public roads. Through the use of technological innovations implemented on mobile devices, and the active participation of citizens, MOBISEC will track the routes of cyclists in an urban environment, to learn about their habits in order to improve dynamically the safety of pedestrian and cyclists.
Keywords :
graphical user interfaces; mobile computing; pedestrians; road safety; smart phones; Europe; MOBISEC project; Murcia; Spain; citizen participation; cyclist route tracking; cyclist safety; information gathering; medium-sized town; mobile devices; pedestrian safety; public roads; road safety improvement; urban environment; user interaction; Bicycles; Cities and towns; Europe; Games; Mobile handsets; Safety; Urban areas; ICT´s; Urban mobility; citizen participation; cyclist; planning; safety; smartphone; sustainability smart city;
Conference_Titel :
New Concepts in Smart Cities: Fostering Public and Private Alliances (SmartMILE), 2013 International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Gijon
DOI :
10.1109/SmartMILE.2013.6708168