CO-APS

The CO-APS project supported cities in managing safe mobility during the COVID-19 pandemic. By harnessing mobile technology, it helped reduce crowding in public spaces and public transport to better protect citizens.

Europe Digital Passenger Experience Policy and Regulation Safety and Security

CO-APS: fighting COVID-19 in public transport

CO-APS was a project funded by EIT Urban Mobility that aimed to develop a mobile application to help reduce the spread of COVID-19 by managing density in public transport and public spaces.

Even though scientific evidence at the time seemed to indicate that there had been very few contagions on public transport systems, it was important that the sector continued its efforts to provide the safest possible environment for travelers.

The CO-APS platform implemented mobile technology to gather anonymous user data, open data from cities, and data from third-party services to provide relevant information about crowds and density to public transport operators and city authorities. This was done to inform and thus better protect citizens against the global pandemic by enabling them to avoid crowds.

CO-APS was tested across four cities in Europe: Barcelona, Karditsa, Sofia, and Istanbul.

Key Facts

• Partners: 9
• 4 Pilot sites across Europe