Sixty Smart Devices Installed Along Five Italian Walking Routes

Sixty smart signage devices have been installed along five historic walking routes in Italy. it app. When a user with the app approaches a device, the app recognizes the location and sends a push notification.

The notification provides access to maps and multimedia content about the current stage of the route. The routes covered are the Via Francigena, the Way of Saint Francis, the Way of Saint Benedict, the Romea Strata, and the Via Romea Germanica. The project is called Antichi Cammini d'Italia.

The system is intended to function as a digital guide that activates only when users are near the installed devices.