BeOpen’s first newsletter is out!

by | May 10, 2024 | News

Subscribe now and get regular updates – the first newsletter is already published!   The BeOpen newsletter launch invites you to embark on a journey exploring the world of high value data sets within the public sector. Using the end of the month to take...

An insightful 3rd general assembly

by | Mar 22, 2024 | News

A successful 3rd general assembly meeting in Cartagena in March 2024.   From March 12th to 14th the BeOpen Consortium held its 3rd general assembly meeting after coming together in Naples and Porto last year. The event was hosted by the municipality of Cartagena,...

Fighting heat islands in the South of Spain

by | Feb 28, 2024 | News

Tackling heat islands with knowledge   Together with to other towns in Murcia, Torre Pacheco is working on a use case focusing on urban heat, a pressing issue all over Spain and Europe. Merging data from different sources they develop strategies to minimize the...

A “shield” against natural disasters in Attica

by | Feb 22, 2024 | News

Building a “shield” against natural disasters in Attica   In densely populated areas extreme weather conditions can become very dangerous very quickly, when the water has nowhere to go or a fire finds just so much material in close proximity to “jump at”. Attica...

Smart Traffic Management in Murcia

by | Feb 13, 2024 | News

Working on smart ways to handle traffic in urban areas   The increase of individual motorized vehicles has been a challenge on many levels for most urban spaces in the world but historically grown spaces with narrow streets in particular. Cartagena, together with...