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| Project No. | Acronym - Title | |||
| RE3101 | EuroDemo - European Telematics Demonstration Centre | |||
| Lead Sector | Other Sectors | Start | End | Project Duration |
| RESEARCH | 1 Jul 1996 | ? | ? | |
Project Objectives, Summary Description and Anticipated Results:
The objective of this project is to improve the ability to demonstrate project results in the Telematics Application Programme, and to support Technical Reviews, Dissemination and Concertation activities, particularly for Telematics for Research.By installing the applications developed or used in the Telematics projects, EuroDemo aims at providing a demonstration facility located on the campus of the Universities of Brussels (ULB-VUB) - within walking distance of the Commission buildings in Avenue de Beaulieu. EuroDemo will be built on the comprehensive networking infrastructure provided by ULB-VUB; it will make use of the quality of the connectivity (2 Mbps and 128 Kbps separate Internet accesses, 34 Mbps public ATM, ISDN, X.25, local Ethernet and FDDI) as well as of the group's high level of expertise in telematics applications and services (messaging, directories, information servers, multimedia conferencing, simulation, routing, bridging, protocol conversion, performance measurements, etc.). It will therefore offer an adequate platform to demonstrate most kinds of projects carried out in the Telematics for Research programme, or within the Telematics Application programme at-large.
A complete room will be available with multimedia workstations and PCs, as well as open connectivity for installing specific project equipment; meeting facilities will include video capture and projection facilities and a seminar area. Demonstration room scheduling and booking will be handled through an on-line reservation system. All demonstrations will be installed and coordinated by EuroDemo's permanently allocated staff. Performance and evaluation tools will constantly be available and logs will be kept for later reference and reporting. Demonstration results will be recorded, compiled and made available to the relevant parties (e.g. demonstrators, Commission).
EuroDemo will be particularly useful to conduct project reviews, high level presentations as well as dissemination activities. The room will be available at any time and the facility will be permanently supported by members of the team of skilled researchers and experts (about 15 full-time) working on the various ULB-VUB projects.
Major Validation Sites:
| Organisation | City/Town + Postal Code | Region | Country | |
| ULB | Brussels 1050 | BE1 | BE | |
| VUB | Brussels 1050 | BE1 | BE |
Other Characteristics of the Project:
| Users involved EuroDemo will be built to best fit the needs for demonstrations of the various projects in the Telematics Application Programme; a user survey will be conducted at the start of the project to make sure all requirements are properly covered. |
| Technologies and/or approach used The EuroDemo infrastructure will include essentially all state-of-the art network technologies used in Telematics for Research (ATM, Internet, ISDN, X.25, etc.); computing and network platforms will be open and available. |
| Expected benefits for the citizens EuroDemo will allow to demonstrate all of the advanced projects carried out in the Telematics Application Programme; this will have the effect of making these results more tangible and understandable to a wider audience, by being able to present them in an open and properly equipped facility. |
| Expected benefits for the users of the application The different consortia carrying out Telematics Application Programme projects in various parts of Europe will enjoy a well situated, well-equipped demonstration facility, where their work can be presented to selected audiences in optimum conditions. |
| Expected benefits for the European Industries EuroDemo will offer an open platform where new hardware, software, applications and services can easily be implemented and demonstrated; industrial partners involved in Telematics projects will enjoy having this facility available to present and advertise their products and services. |
| Contribution to EU-policies It is only too often that good results and progresses are not well advertised and therefore not recognised or spread as they should; European policies in terms of telematic applications and services will benefit from being properly demonstrated to wider audiences. |
Coordinator:
| Name of Organisation | City/Town + Postal Code | Region | Country |
| Université Libre de Bruxelles | Brussels 1050 | BE1 | BE |
Contact Person from the Coordinating Contractor:
| Title, Forename, Surname | Professor Paul van Binst |
| Address | Université Libre de Bruxelles, CP230 Bd. du Triomphe, 1050 Bruxelles |
| Telephone | +32 2 6293211 |
| Fax | +32 2 6293816 |
| E-mail 1 | vanbinst@helios.iihe.rtt.be |
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Other Contractors:
| Code | Name of Organisation | City/Town + Postal Code | Region | Country |
| C2 | VUB | Brussels 1050 | BE1 | BE |
Updated: 30 July 2000 - telematics@terena.nl