On Monday 11 December, EURECAT, the AEQT, the Port Authority of Tarragona and SOM-INN PORT organised, in the conference room of the Port Authority’s headquarters, the Presentation Day of the annual summary of operation and odour records obtained through the NasApp mobile application, which is the direct communication tool with historification and analysis at the service of citizens to report possible incidents related to odours.
Presentation of NasApp results by Isabel de Lucas, Product Manager at Eurecat
Citizen participation is a dynamic indicator that is updated in real time, so that it is possible to detect the onset of a possible relevant odour problem in time. By means of NasApp, it is also possible to continuously monitor the situation of odour episodes.
The project was initiated in 2008 by the AEQT, but in 2023 the Port Authority of Tarragona has joined. The NasApp project was selected in the 2nd Call for Commercial Projects of Ports 4.0, and has obtained funding to improve the usability of the platform and the automation of reports, the integration of air quality data from open data sources, predictive algorithms based on historical data, and the demonstration of the complete system in the logistics-port environment of the Port of Tarragona.
The prototype is currently being carried out in the Port of Tarragona, in order to be able to predict with artificial intelligence possible episodes of odours that may affect the port community and the neighbours near the port area. The Port Authority of Tarragona already has atmospheric meters for the characterization of air quality, but thanks to the NasApp project it will now have more data and information that will allow it to optimize its operations and improve air quality.
Citizens using the NasApp application who attended the Results Presentation Day
The NASAPP application is available on Android and IOS platforms, is free to download and allows you to report and record any type of odoriferous nuisance, whether of agricultural, industrial, urban origin, etc.
You can download the NasApp app from these links:
Download Nasapp on Google Play (Android)
Download Nasapp on the App Store (IOS)
On Wednesday 13 December, the Port Authority of Tarragona and SOM-INN PORT participated in the Conference “Smart Ports: Advances and Horizons“, organised by the Smart Ports Chair of the Universitat Jaume I, Puertos del Estado and the Port of Castellón. The conference was held at the Port Authority of Castellón.
During this Conference, the current situation of Spanish ports in the field of smart ports and the horizons that are foreseen were analysed.
Conference “Smart Ports: Advances and Horizons”
The new UNE Smart Ports standard was presented, which will serve to guide the developments that ports must make to become smart ports and to accredit them. The development and approval of the standard is expected to be completed during the first quarter of 2024.
It was also explained how the Ports 4.0 Capital Fund contributes to financing innovative projects for Smart Ports and several projects that have been selected in the various Ports 4.0 calls, on environmental issues and port operations, and that apply artificial intelligence to various aspects of port work, were presented.
One of the projects that were presented was NasApp of the Port of Tarragona, which aroused a lot of interest among the attendees of this Conference.
Presentation of the NasApp project during the Smart Ports Conference
This interesting conference ended with a round table on the present and future of Smart Ports developments in Spanish ports.
Department of Studies and Innovation
21 December 2023
