About us

Ubiwhere was founded, beginning its journey in digital innovation with R&D activities in the telecommunications sector and M2M communication.

Launch of UbiStudio, a collaborative software suite that enables multiple users to work in real time on a digital whiteboard.

Introduction of Bikeemotion, an open bike-sharing and management system with easy locking/unlocking and tracking features.

Launch of Citibrain, a brand of solutions for smart cities, including parking, traffic, and waste management, noise and weather monitoring, air quality tracking, and a smart card for access control.

Ubiwhere becomes a FIWARE success story, thanks to its work in the city of Porto.

Begins participation in the EMBERS project, an R&D initiative focused on developing a horizontal platform for data aggregation and processing.

January: Participation in the kick-off meeting of SynchroniCity and early discussions around the concept of the City Nervous System.

End of the year: Launch of the Smartlamppost brand and creation of a joint venture.

Launch of the Urban Platform at the Smart City Expo World Congress.

Smartlamppost demonstration in Guimarães.

Conclusion of SynchroniCity, with the publication of its final results. URBSENSE begins implementing the City Nervous System vision.

Deployment of the Urban Platform in Guimarães.

The Urban Platform is awarded as a global winner of the World Summit Awards in the Government & Citizen Engagement category.

Completion of the URBSENSE project, with pilot deployments in Aveiro, Barcelona, and Helsinki recognised as success stories.

The European Commission highlights Guimarães’ Urban Platform as a good practice in e-government.

Ubiwhere joins the Board of Directors of FIWARE.

The SPINE project showcases the City Nervous System of Porto at the Freeport Terminal in Malta.

Introduction of AI-based solutions, including advanced chatbots for citizen engagement, predictive analytics, and automated decision-making tools to enhance smart city governance.