The APB and IB Digital sign a deal to expand the sensor network in maritime environments
The IoTIB network is a key piece of infrastructure in the technological transformation of the Balearic Islands, through which digital strategies are rolled out using telecommunications
Palma
01/02/2025
The Port Authority of the Balearic Islands (APB) and the Balearic Agency for Digitalisation, Cybersecurity and Telecommunications (IB Digital) have signed an agreement enabling the APB to join the IoTIB network run by the Govern de les Illes Balears. This network is a key piece of infrastructure in the technological transformation of the Balearic Islands, through which digital strategies are rolled out using telecommunications.
The IoTIB network offers a long-range, low-power communication service that collects data remotely from fixed or mobile sensors and nodes, facilitating decision-making and the deployment of efficient and sustainable solutions.
The president of the APB noted that “thanks to the integration of the IoTIB network in the port area, we will be able to improve the monitoring of environmental and operational parameters in our ports, optimise resources and strengthen safety and sustainability in maritime operations. This is another step forward in our commitment to innovation and operational efficiency”.
By signing this agreement, the Balearic Islands continue to strengthen their position as a leading region in the technological transformation of maritime environments through inter-institutional collaboration, promoting innovation to improve services for citizens.
The manager of IB Digital highlighted that sensory technology and the expansion of the IoTIB network for data collection is “a key line of action in the government's innovation and digitalisation policy” and recalled that, during 2025, an investment of €1.12 million will be made through the IoTIBLab to develop projects that will contribute to achieving a smart Balearic territory. These projects include the installation of sensor stations in the Natural Park of the island of Majorca, sensorisation of car parks in natural areas, detection of the use of mooring buoys, measurement of water levels in firefighting storage tanks, installation of systems to measure conductivity in a sanitation network, monitoring of an aquifer network and, finally, measurement of flow rates in supply wells.
