Smart cities

Does your city gather real-time data?

Cities are working strongly on measuring data all around the city. This data is measured with different vendors but is often not yet combined on one platform. That’s where Sirus comes in. We combine your data on one software platform.

Gain insights with the Smart City Store

Sirus transforms the different data streams from your city’s data solutions such as smart garbage bins, smart traffic lights and smart weather sensors on one platform. We call this platform the Smart City Store. All this data is translated into one universal standard language so cities and civilians can access and understand the data on this software platform and make correlations about it. Hence, cities can compare data from different services, generate new insights and make thorough decisions based on this data.

How do we create your Smart City Project?

We start by thinking about the ICT architecture before developing a platform through consultancy. We look at the totality of data streams a city has, which are unique to every city. One city can measure data about the air quality while the other is measuring data from parking spots, so no project is 100% the same. Different activities are possible once we have set up the software platform. We can onboard the traditional data streams, make visualisations of this data or make correlations about it. We also offer device management where we look at the devices on your platform, how old they are, where they are and what the maintenance of those devices entails.

The flow of a Smart City project

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Business process ideation

What does your city want to achieve? What data streams are useful? What needs to be measured? What insights have to be attained?

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RFP & vendor selection

We look at what data streams exist. Additionally one of our senior architects can offer advice on what other data can be measured. We also assist in the search for the appropriate vendor and write RFP’s.

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Innovation roadmap

Based on all gathered input, we look at the next steps and create a logical and achievable plan of action.

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ICT architecture

We start by looking at the foundation: How are the data streams of your company organized? How can we combine all your data on one platform so the information is clear and ready to use? The architecture is adapted to the specific needs and set-up of your city.

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Platform building

With this platform it is possible to measure and make data available for cities and their civilians. This way a city can understand, for example, the impact of a low emission zone in their city.

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It doesn’t matter what stage a city is in, we can offer support during every step of this journey. Ready to discover how your city can benefit from a Smart City implementation?

Some of our reference cases for the Smart City project

Here are some of our Smart City references. We worked on creating Smart Cities in Belgium, such as the Smart City of Antwerp, which we developed when IoT was still in its infancy, and the city of Ghent. But we also expand our reach and help set up Smart City platforms in Germany and Luxembourg.

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The advantages of choosing Sirus for your Smart City project

Direct link with OASC;
The expert in ICT architecture;
The most experience in creating Smart City projects in Belgium;
International cases;
We offer specific advice for the needs of your city;
Partnerships with Fireware and Microsoft
Specialised senior engineers with extensive experience;

Frequently asked questions

What is Sirus’s approach to Smart Cities?

Sirus helps cities move beyond isolated sensor systems by combining diverse real-time data streams into a unified Smart City platform. This begins with analysing a city’s existing data landscape, defining the ICT architecture and building a flexible platform where information from different devices and services can be standardised, correlated and made accessible for operational use or public insight.

What problems does a Smart City platform solve?

Many cities collect valuable data from traffic lights, environmental sensors, waste systems and other sources, but these datasets often remain siloed and incompatible. Sirus’s Smart City Store consolidates this data on one platform and translates it into one common format so stakeholders can compare, correlate and act on insights that were previously difficult to access or combine.

What is the Smart City Store?

The Smart City Store is the central platform Sirus builds for a city’s smart data project. It collects and harmonises data from multiple sources using universal standards, provides interfaces for querying and visualisation, and makes it possible for both municipal teams and citizens to understand what’s happening across services, from air quality to parking availability.

Can Sirus help with vendor selection and project definition?

Yes. Sirus assists cities not only with technical implementation but also with early strategic steps like assessing existing data streams, advising on additional data to collect, and supporting the tender and vendor selection processes. They contribute senior architectural guidance throughout these stages

What can cities do once their Smart City platform is live?

Once operational, a Smart City platform allows cities to onboard traditional and new data feeds, create visualisations and dashboards, and compute correlations to support decisions – for example, assessing the effects of a low-emission zone on traffic patterns or environmental quality. It also supports device management tasks like monitoring sensor health and maintenance needs.