FCC/63/17 - Solutions are sought which will improve wayfinding through transitioning seamlessly between indoors and outdoors, enhancing visitor experience and reducing challenges faced by the user

Smart Dublin and the Grangegorman Development Agency are collectively seeking low-cost smart solutions that can: • Improve wayfinding in a manner that can transition seamlessly between indoor and outdoor environments and allow users to arrive to their destination or appointment on time. • Enhance the experience of visitors • Reduce challenges for the users For the purpose of this SBIR challenge, three test bed locations within the Dublin Region have been selected, the Main Street of Swords, including County Hall, Swords Castle, and the Swords Cultural Quarter, St. Anne’s Park in Dublin City, and the Grangegorman Campus. The environment of each location is different and there are specific problems in each, as outlined below. Swords: • Enable people of all abilities to navigate their way easily from the south end of Main Street, Swords, to the north end, and vice-versa. • Enhance the experience of visitors to Main Street and the Swords Civic and Cultural Quarter St. Anne’s Park and hinterlands: • To enable people of all abilities to navigate their way easily St Anne’s Park and hinterlands, area of considerable size with multiple entrances, points of interest and uses e.g. rose garden, playground, café, etc. Grangegorman Development Agency: • Allow campus users of all abilities to identify and navigate to their destination/appointment/lecture on time or in a timely manner • Improve the campus’s openness and make it more inviting for visitors and the local community • Reduce the challenges of users in experiencing/navigating the environment There are a variety of technologies currently deployed and data sources published which are available to be utilised in this project. More information on these, along with the types of solutions which are being sought, can be found in the accompanying RFT document.

Services

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73300000-5  Design and execution of research and development
30210000-4  Data-processing machines (hardware)
32580000-2  Data equipment
35125100-7  Sensors
38970000-5  Research, testing and scientific technical simulator
48326000-9  Mapping software package
48326100-0  Digital mapping system
48610000-7  Database systems
48611000-4  Database software package
48614000-5  Data-acquisition system
71222100-1  Urban areas mapping services
71354100-5  Digital mapping services
72212326-0  Mapping software development services
72300000-8  Data services
72313000-2  Data capture services
72322000-8  Data management services
73000000-2  Research and development services and related consultancy services