Test Projects
2024
Full-service model for cargo bikes
Solar panel visualization solution for Tallinn's Digital Twin
Digilogisika keskus (Digital Logistics Center)
Data exchange platform for urban infrastructure development
Testing interactive personalized audio infrastructure for people with visual impaired.
Testing a citizen engagement platform designed to engage the community, stimulate the local economy and address urban challenges.
Testing of smart relays with software that turns devices on and off according to Nord Pool's hourly rates.
The Spanish company Cesva plans to test noise sensors. The devices, already extensively tested in Barcelona, will now be trialed in Tallinn's unique geographic location to evaluate them in a northern climate. While existing noise maps have focused on traffic noise through modeling, comprehensive real-time data on noise are currently lacking. The company's value proposition focuses on smart noise management to plan and implement noise reduction activities and assess their effectiveness
Hayden.ai, a technology company based in Ireland, specializes in AI-based mobility solutions that can detect misuse of bus lanes, among other applications
The Estonian company Signaal aims to test two new types of cameras, Vector P2P and MiniRack, in Tallinn. These cameras will be used for the first time in an urban area in Estonia to monitor average speed sections and bus lane misuse
Electric car charger testing to verify and develop current functionality. The purpose of the test is to develop the OCP 2.0.1 JSON protocol, which enables V2G (Vehicle-togrid) and SmartCharging functions. In addition, there is a desire to test the Dynamic 1 (Dynamic Load Management) solution, which avoids overloading the object's electrical infrastructure
Picapac tests 5 small-scale smart Community Mailboxes in the Pirita district. The purpose of the testing is to perceive peoples behavior patterns regarding the use of the product and the product's resistance to the weather
Test the solution on some buildings owned by the city, to confirm the hypothesis and get a reference from Tallinn
Learn from Tallinn. Develop the product further and get feedback from key people in digital construction from Tallinn
Validate, test and improve the predagogical merits and curriculum of educational sports games meant for children age 3-7
https://www.tallinn.ee/en/tallinnovation/spody
Pocoplay tests its capabilities to generate engaging studygames from existing employee onboarding materials using AI. Interviews and tests are carried out within 9 months in collaboration with different city departments
2023
Carrida tests a solution that helps Tallinn to understand the cars vectors in roundabouts.
Caeli tests satellite data that makes air quality and emissions visible, accessible, and understandable, empowering Tallinn to fight air pollution and climate change
Artificial intelligence-based software for creating BIM models from 2D drawings. The company wants to test its solution based on drawings of buildings from Tallinn.
A software solution that combines the planned and current environment into a 6D hybrid information model. The company wants to test its solution using Tallinn's opendata in order to get the necessary references for scaling and to test the model's capabilities.
Software for urban planners that helps model different scenarios of service availability, real estate price and other factors. The company wants to test its software based on the open data of Tallinn in order to train its models and get feedback from city planners.
Aims to test an innovatiove approach to developing creativity and imagination for kids aged 7-12. In cooperation with Tallinn, the company wants to get input for product development, scaling references and valuable feedback from users and teachers.
Aims to test smart energy consumption management with the city of Tallinn. The objective is to integrate various electric devices in the city into a unified network, forming a quickly responsive power reserve that can be used as a restoration reserve for electric grid frequency.
https://www.tallinn.ee/en/tallinnovation/futugrid
Is developing an innovative 360-degree camera with artificial intelligence-based combined software, designed to detect the current status of different objects and capture them through the camera lens. The company has previously successfully tested its solution for assessing the condition of maritime containers in Helsinki Harbor. The next step is for Elisa to test its technology at the Tallinna Linnatranspordi (TLT) depot, near the main gates, to assess the technology’s capability in evaluating the condition of TLT vehicles.
Has developed a smart plug to reduce electricity consumption. The company aims to cooperate with the city of Tallinn to refine its value proposition, receive feedback for scaling, and test hypotheses regarding product usability.
Intends to test LED information displays, placed at bus and train stops and other high-traffic areas, to disseminate crisis information. The company aims to obtain significant references from the city of Tallinn to expand to other urban environments, better understand the challenges of Tallinn in this field, and test the value proposition and solution of the product.
Has developed an artificial intelligence-based hardware and software solution to collect data on traffic flows, pedestrian and cyclist numbers, and trajectories. SSE Digital Services and Intel’s technology require the unique locations and challenges of Tallinn to efficiently train the artificial intelligence.
Is developing a smart dashboard camera, designed to collect various data for identifying obstacles, road potholes, potential hazards, etc. The company aims to test its solution with Tallinna Linnatranspordi (TLT) vehicles, which will continuously collect constantly updated datasets from various locations. Tallinn is seen as a valuable opportunity to test the solution in diverse weather conditions, including snowy roads, fog, and heavy rainfall.
A one-month pilot project to test the collection of reusable packaging in the old town. Ringo placed seven collection boxes in the old town: on Nunne street, two around Vabaduse square, Tammsaare park, Viru street and two on Harju street. The aim of the pilot project is to assess the filling, emptying and potential misuse of the collection boxes.
Develops cosmic radiation-based solutions for 3D modelling in co-operation with research institutes NICP, iCV Lab and the University of Tartu. The company wishes to test its technology on the heritage buildings of Tallinn's Old Town, where it is important that the analyses do not damage the heritage value.
https://www.tallinn.ee/en/tallinnovation/gscan
Deals with hydrogen-based cleaning of internal combustion engines. The company wishes to test various hypotheses on urban public transport vehicles regarding the benefits that hydrogen-based engine cleaning can provide to improve the maintenance of urban transport, thereby helping to reduce emissions.
A foam glass gravel production company. Within the project, they want to test the value chain of the circular economy and the possibilities of using the product in Tallinn.
Testing asphalt made from wood waste (mixed with lignin) on the territory of Mustamäe State High School
A smart buoy, allows you to measure wave height (with an accuracy of 1 cm), wave direction, wave period and other important wave parameters in the sea, ocean and inland water bodies. The aim of the project is to provide city residents, tourists and users of the Tallinn sea area in general with real-time wave information from Tallinn's ports (i.e. wave conditions in the immediate vicinity of the ports
https://lainepoiss.eu/dashboard/
https://www.tallinn.ee/en/tallinnovation/wiseparker
Ibiot's solution envisages the installation of sensors in waste containers, which would then allow the waste transport operator to change the emptying of the containers based on need. The sensor was installed in the waste water tank of Mustamäe Park, 100 bus stop trash cans in the Mustamäe district will be digitized in August. Pilots also with the Tallinn Waste Center (collecting big data from special types of waste containers) and with Tehnopol and Tallinn Waste Recycling Center (digitalization of waste transport)
https://www.tallinn.ee/en/tallinnovation/ibiot
Development of AI-based drone detection systems.
The company plans to test the sensor system necessary to determine the location and movement vector of unmanned aerial vehicles in the urban space of Tallinn. The goal of the project is to find out the best arrangement diagram of the sensor infrastructure needed to create the Tallinn U-space area during the tests.
https://www.tallinn.ee/en/tallinnovation/trackdeep
2022
Autonomous road marking robot development. Smart robots for marking roads.
Test locations:
- Car park in Pirita (Kesktee 38)
- Mähe subdistrict intersections
Development of social surveillance systems.
Wireless movement and temperature sensor that notifies the family or social workers when an elderly person deviates from their usual activities at home, which could be caused by a potential accident or a health concern.
During the project, a home button and the Koduandur services were integrated into the system and tested with 20 clients.
tallinn.ee/et/tallinnovatsioon/koduandur
FOB Solutions/ MyGames
Software development for smart sports courts booking systems.
Solution by MyGames, which aims to make sports courts entirely self-serviced, handling reservations, payments, access, lighting and other functions. Throughout the project, five sports courts or installations were automated:
- Lasnamägi Badminton Hall
- Koorti 25 Sports Court
- Lasnamägi Sports Games Hall
- Sõle Sporthall Outdoor Court
- Pirita Sports Centre Tennis Court
Development of a grocery locker network
Smart grocery lockers offer food sharing as a service, making the company the first in the world to do so.
Throughout the project, two grocery lockers
were built and set up for service at:
- Kännu Kuke kvartal (Vilde tee 71)
- Lasnamäe (Pallasti 54)
- Valdeku Sauna and Sports Hall
- Another gathering station will be set up in Pääsküla Youth Centre
Autonomous robot courier development.
The city granted the robot courier developer permission for their robots to deliver goods through Tallinn Old Town pedestrian areas around the clock for two months.
2021
Development of direct current DC/DC sun/wind central control unit electronical solutions.
Installing four solar-powered hybrid street lights on Kalaranna Street, where the annual energy balance ranges from self-sustaining to surplus production.
tallinn.ee/en/tallinnovation/solintel
Development of drones with special properties for law enforcement, rescue and firefighting operations
The project’s goal was to provide drones for use to the Tallinn Municipal Police Department (MUPO) patrols and integrate the data obtained from them with the control centre and management software. The project aimed to determine the problems that could be solved with drones, assess their effective applications and identify practical requirements for MUPO drones and their software to improve their future job efficiency.
tallinn.ee/en/tallinnovation/krattworks
Development of IOT solutions for commercial properties and smart cities.
The Thinnect Sensing Kalamaja smart community solution offers the community insight into traffic conditions and noise levels, while also contributing to road safety. Eight sensors were installed in Kalamaja which were used to monitor the noise levels on Kalaranna, Vana Kalamaja and Soo streets and the traffic levels on Soo, Niine and Vana Kalamaja crosswalks.
tallinn.ee/en/tallinnovation/thinnect
Development of a recyclable packaging collection system.
Instead of the initially planned four locations, a total of 65 recycling points and 25 collection points were set up throughout the city.
tallinn.ee/en/tallinnovation/ringo
2020
Development of IoT ecosystems, including hardware and software integration.
Asset management system.
Tests on Tehnopol Park buildings.
Development of energy storage systems.
The project’s goal was to analyse consumption data from city-owned buildings and identify consumption patterns in the automation systems of
- Sõle Sports Centre
- Two buildings in Rotermann
- Tondiraba Ice Hall
tallinn.ee/en/tallinnovation/fusebox-virtual-power-plant-participation
Software-based building automation development.
The goal of the solution (digital operator) developed by R8 Technologies was to optimise the internal climate of Kaja Cultural Centre, while cutting energy costs by up to 20% and achieving lower CO2 emissions.
tallinn.ee/en/tallinnovation/r8-technologies-r8-digital-operator
Developing and providing engineering and technical services in the field of road infrastructure.
Sixteen new road weather stations were set up in the city and added to the platform https://tik.teeilm.ee.
Smart bicycle parking space development.
Bicycle garages were set up in three locations in total:
- On the apartment association territory Tulika 66
- Next to the Pirita Regati Building and Pargi and Reisi car parks
- Next to the Tallinn-Väike train stop