Evidence-based artificial intelligence
Answers backed by sources. When data is missing, the system says so clearly. Data is hosted and processed in the European Union.
Expertise and services
Digital development and integration
We build applications and integrations tailored to the beneficiary’s work. Together we define the users, the data, the functions and the acceptance criteria, then we test the solution in the context in which it will be used.
Contents
Who it is for
For administrations and institutions that need an application or an integration tailored to their work: for analysis, for evidence-based decisions or for the day-to-day work of public services.
The problem
An administration’s data is often spread across systems, documents and spreadsheets that do not talk to each other. A new application that ignores this adds yet another system; one that starts from it links what already exists.
Choosing a solution starts from the beneficiary’s need and from the conditions in which it will be used.
What the beneficiary receives
An application or an integration built around the beneficiary’s real work, with the users, data, functions and acceptance criteria defined together, and tested in the context in which it will be used.
The ARSC development team works with four areas of expertise:
European satellite data
The public data of the Copernicus programme, for monitoring wildfires, the atmosphere and vegetation.
Mapping and open data
OpenStreetMap, public registers and institutions’ open datasets, on real geographic boundaries.
Analysis of public documents
Strategies, urban plans, mobility plans, budgets and reports, turned into information that can be used.
Stages
- 01
A conversation to define the collaboration
We set the objectives, responsibilities and deliverables.
- 02
Defining the solution
Together we define the users, the data, the functions and the acceptance criteria.
- 03
Development and integration
We build the application or the integration, starting from the existing systems and data.
- 04
Testing in context
We test the solution in the context in which it will be used, against the acceptance criteria agreed.
- 05
Evaluating use
We follow how the solution is used and what results it produces.
Responsibilities and limits
ARSC provides expertise, project preparation, the development of digital solutions and the evaluation of results, within the scope of each collaboration. The supply of equipment and the construction of infrastructure are the responsibility of specialised companies. Public administrations remain responsible for public decisions.
ARSC develops and implements the software applications it builds. The equipment, sensors and infrastructure works a solution relies on are supplied and carried out by specialised companies.
Relevant projects and products
Our own products, developed by ARSC, show the kind of work we do. For each product, the stage of development and the conditions of the demonstration are stated.
Public demonstration on Brașov
CityTwin
A digital model of the locality, for data-based decisions. It brings information together on a map and lets you explore scenarios before an intervention.
See CityTwin Free for local administrations, with no licence feeTerraScan AI
Satellite data and indicative risk and environmental indicators, presented by county.
See TerraScan AI Demonstration on real data (CTP Iași)KraftSync Transit
Batteries, shifts and charging for the electric fleet, in one shared operational dashboard. Support for planning operations and energy use.
See KraftSync Transit Presentation on request, on a demonstration communeVillageOne
The operational platform for communes and local action groups. It brings together assets, investments, interventions and reports, from signal to result.
See VillageOneFrom the ARSC portfolio
- Brașov County Council Digitalisation and geographic information systems (GIS).
- Lugoj City Hall An integrated urban management system supporting green transport.
- ERTICO (ITS Europe) and CTP Iași, the European project JULIA An integrated pilot for public transport, focused on assessing the impact of climate change, monitoring air quality and benchmarking urban performance. The project uses data and software tools to support the operational decisions of CTP Iași.
- Bucharest Transport Company (Societatea de Transport București, STB) The innovation project “Bus Crowding Management System” (BCMS), for managing crowding on buses.
Questions
Do the systems we already use have to be replaced?
Not necessarily. The solution starts from the existing systems and data; integration links what already exists.
How is it decided what the application does?
Together we define the users, the data, the functions and the acceptance criteria, before development.
What does it cost and how long does it take?
That depends on the users, the data and the functions needed. Both are set when the collaboration is defined, together with the deliverables.
Can one of the ARSC products be adapted?
Each product has its own page, with the features available and how collaboration starts. A demonstration can be requested from the product page.
A concrete need. A possible project.
Tell us what you would like to improve and what stage the initiative has reached. Together we will establish where ARSC can contribute.