Шесть компаний претендуют на реализацию проекта сенсоризации замка Санта-Барбара в Аликанте

Six companies bid to implement the project to sensorize the Santa Barbara Castle in Alicante

Alicante, 31 May 2025 – Six companies have submitted bids for the tender for the project entitled “Supply and installation of a system for monitoring and analysing visitor numbers, use and occupancy at the Santa Bárbara Castle – Smart Fortress Museum” . The Municipality of Alicante has put out a contract worth €150,000 to the competition, the aim of which is to implement an innovative system for monitoring tourist flows.

The project involves installing a system of sensors and cameras capable of analyzing the number and behavior of visitors to the fortress, their routes of movement, and the occupancy of key areas at different times of the day. The system will use intelligent image processing to create reports and generate alerts, which will allow for informed decisions on managing flows and improving the tourist experience.

Companies participating in the tender:

  • Setesur S.L.
  • Instalaciones de Seguridad, Responsabilidad, Garantía Rapidez SL
  • Etra S.A.
  • Pavapark Movilidad SL
  • Elecnor Seguridad SL
  • Cinnia Tech, SLU

This project is part of the Sustainable Local Tourism Plan , financed equally by the City of Alicante , the Generalitat of Valencia and the Spanish Ministry of Tourism . It is being initiated by the Alicante City & Beach travel agency as part of a strategy to digitalise, modernise and improve the infrastructure of the city's main attractions.

What the contract includes:

  • Installation of video cameras to monitor the movement of visitors;
  • Laying of cables and necessary infrastructure;
  • Image processing software;
  • Traffic analysis and creation of reports on the loading of various sections;
  • Construction of heat maps based on zone occupancy data;
  • Identification of the main routes of visitor movement;
  • System of signals and automatic notifications;
  • Integration with other management systems;
  • Testing, commissioning, training and documentation.

The project will supply and install all the necessary equipment to run the application and analyze the data. This is an important step towards turning the Santa Barbara Castle into a truly interactive and technologically equipped open-air museum .

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