City of Barcelona
City of Barcelona manages its smart infrastructure with AVEVA solutions
With AVEVA System Platform and AVEVA InTouch HMI, the City of Barcelona has become a perfect example of a smart city. From parks and recreation areas to the water supply network, AVEVA solutions have enabled the city to centralize control of all its infrastructure systems and manage real-time information citywide, as part of an integrated industrial monitoring approach. Barcelona needed to improve the availability and functionality of key resources such as elevators, escalators, fountains, parks and gardens, optimize water consumption for irrigation and public use, and deploy a scalable system that easily integrates new processes and facilities. AVEVA solutions fully address these challenges and support sustainability and citizens' quality of life.
Integrated AVEVA software
AVEVA System Platform
The City of Barcelona uses the AVEVA System Platform to centralize the supervision of its urban infrastructure. This unified platform enables efficient management of public services and contributes to the transformation into a smart city.
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AVEVA InTouch HMI
The City of Barcelona deploys AVEVA InTouch HMI to control its urban equipment. The modern graphical interface allows operators to view the state of infrastructure in real time and improve the quality of life of citizens.
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FAQ
How is AVEVA making Barcelona a perfect example of a smart city?
With AVEVA System Platform and InTouch HMI, the City of Barcelona has centralized control of all its infrastructure systems through integrated industrial supervision. From parks and leisure areas to the water supply network, the platform manages a wide variety of urban services in real time. This unified approach makes Barcelona a global smart city benchmark, demonstrating that a proven industrial platform can support the sustainability and quality-of-life ambitions of a major European city.
How can a major city optimize its water consumption with AVEVA?
Barcelona optimized its water consumption through a communication infrastructure built on the existing irrigation network, managed by a custom SCADA system based on AVEVA System Platform. The platform monitors landscape irrigation and public fountains according to actual needs (weather, visitor numbers), avoiding overconsumption. This data-driven management is a major lever for urban sustainability in a Mediterranean city facing water stress, and demonstrates AVEVA's value for the ecological transition of public services.
Why is an open industrial platform critical for a smart city?
AVEVA System Platform gives Barcelona an open platform for transparent, real-time management of custom applications through a centralized control system. The platform's modularity, based on standardized equipment and protocols, ensures connectivity between existing and future systems. This openness is essential for a smart city that cannot predict its needs 10 years ahead: Barcelona can integrate new applications without an overhaul, protecting the initial investment over the long term.
How can AVEVA improve the functionality of urban equipment?
Using AVEVA InTouch HMI, Barcelona monitors the availability and functionality of a wide range of urban assets: elevators, escalators, fountains, parks and gardens. The platform detects failures in real time, alerts maintenance teams and records performance indicators. This active monitoring improves equipment availability to the direct benefit of residents and visitors, and supports Barcelona's reputation as a city where public services operate to a high standard of quality.
What concrete benefits does AVEVA centralization bring to a smart city?
For Barcelona, AVEVA System Platform and InTouch HMI transformed a patchwork of disparate systems into a scalable, centralized monitoring system. The city easily integrates new processes and facilities, optimizes energy and water consumption and improves residents' quality of life. This sustainability-focused digital transformation makes Barcelona an international smart city model and demonstrates AVEVA's value as a technology partner for ambitious local authorities.