Case Study
Environment Monitoring IoT on Campus with CENSIS
Client Overview
Client: Highlands and
Inverness Campus
Partner: CENSIS
Solution: Spica Workplace
Product: GemEx Engine®
Location: Inverness Campus, UK
The Challenge
To launch the Highland’s first fully-functional, low power, wide area Internet of Things network at the new An Lòchran building on Inverness Campus, enabling monitoring a range of building management data and also to allow businesses in the Highlands to access emerging IOT technologies and support companies in developing new products and services.
The Solution
Working together with partners CENSIS (the Scottish Innovation Centre for Sensor and Imaging Systems) and Stream Technologies, Spica has brought companies, the public sector and universities together to develop new business solutions.
Ten environmental monitoring devices have been installed in the building, which monitor temperature, humidity, CO2 emissions, noise and light, enabling the building’s owners and occupants make better decisions about how the building is managed.
Spica’s GemEx Engine® gathers data and sends it in real time into the GemEx Engine® dashboard for easy remote access.
The Result
- Expansion of the network beyond the An Lòchran building
- Inclusion of energy, life sciences, digital and agricultural businesses in the local area
- Workshops held at Inverness Campus to help Highlands’ SMEs understand how to take advantage of IOT technology
“Deployment of this network and facility places it at the cutting edge of smart economies and technical innovation. It positions Inverness at the forefront of digital and IoT Evolution.”
Nigel Chadwick, CEO Stream Technologies
This case study outlines the collaboration between Spica and CENSIS.
A perspective from Spica
“This engagement demonstrates the huge opportunity that exists for the IoT to deliver innovative solutions, and ultimately large cost savings in the building management space. It is also a fantastic example of how quickly and easily IoT technology can be implemented, not just in the largest capital cities, but anywhere across the whole of the UK – in this case, empowering digital innovation and change within the Scottish Highlands and Islands.”
Tim Streather
Managing Director
