Expand the number of demonstration test destinations and solutions handled

Expolis, LLC. (Location: Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, CEO: Kazuma Nishigaki, hereinafter "Expolis"), Tokyo Denki University (Location: Adachi-ku, Tokyo, President: Tadahiko Shobamoto, hereinafter referred to as TDU) Intelligent Information Space Laboratory (Associate Professor Kanae Matsui, Faculty of System Design Engineering), Japan IBM Corporation (Head Office: Chuo-ku, Tokyo, President : Akio Yamaguchi, hereinafter referred to as Japan"IBM") announced that Expolis will start providing services such as a "data distribution platform" that promotes the distribution of data within the region, which has been jointly conducting demonstration experiments, and a "marketplace" that widely shares and sells solutions developed based on distribution data to local governments. In April 2021, we will start recruiting local governments to use the service as "Anastasia", and in August of the same year, we will start providing beta services free of charge. Anastasia, a sales platform for data distribution promotion and solution problem solving, provides services to those who are responsible for solving regional issues as a brand name operated by Expolis.

In addition, with the aim of promoting the resolution of problems in local communities using Anastasia, Macnica (Headquarters: Kohoku-ku, Yokohama, President: Kazumasa Hara, hereinafter referred to as "Macnica") has newly participated, and TDU, Expolis, Japan IBM, Macnica, and Macnica autonomous driving In April of this year, we will start joint studies on data linkage between Macnica Mobility Data Platform (hereinafter referred to as Macnica Mobility Data Platform), which supports digital transformation by utilizing sensing technology and AI in its solutions, and Anastasia, as well as the introduction of solutions to local governments. In this way, we aim to enhance the value of using Anastasia as a solution for municipalities with local issues related to _CO2 emissions and supplementing the public transportation network as a means of transportation for local residents.

Based on the results of demonstration experiments in Otari Village, Nagano Prefecture and the results of interviews with other local governments, Xpolis is targeting 1,724 local governments nationwide that operate with a small number of people. Anastasia is a platform that promotes digital transformation (DX). will be provided free of charge to the desired local government.

When local governments consider local population visions and measures, solutions and corporate information that are sufficient in urban areas are not distributed to local governments for reasons such as economic rationality, and there is no shared environment among local governments. There is a problem that it is not possible to grasp the best practices of other local governments. By using Anastasia, we can reduce the time and human costs from the formulation of measures for regional issues to their introduction, and local governments can start DX at low cost without bearing high introduction costs, and create a sustainable local society. We aim to contribute to the realization of

In addition, since January 2021, Xpolis and TDU have been conducting demonstration experiments using Anastasia in Saitama City, Saitama Prefecture and Yokoze Town, Chichibu County. In the demonstration experiment in Yokoze Town, we verified the regional analysis function, the feedback function to the solution, and the user interface using the RESAS data provided by the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry and the Cabinet Secretariat, and the solutions and problem-solving know-how with Yokoze Town and other local governments. We plan to evaluate the usefulness of Anastasia as a means of sharing. In addition to Yokoze Town, we will conduct demonstration experiments in other local governments that wish to do so.

Anastasia key features
Anastasia publishes solutions related to areas considered by local governments, such as agriculture, forestry and fisheries, transportation/mobility, environment/energy, disaster prevention, and community development. Through Anastasia, it is possible to match players (regional public corporations, private companies, etc.) that provide solutions for local governments with basic municipalities, buy and sell solutions, and provide regional data to regional public corporations and private companies. In addition, local governments can share or sell the know-how of measures that they have independently worked on for local issues, and evaluate the solutions they have adopted in the past on Anastasia. It is possible to utilize.

IBM Japan will build Anastasia's IT infrastructure using IBM Maximo Asset Monitor, which supports remote monitoring of equipment operating status and sensor data. We are considering containerizing the solution in the future and plan to extend our IT infrastructure to the IBM Maximo Application Suite.

Macnica has been conducting co-creation activities with various local governments, from urban areas to mountainous areas, to verify the social implementation of autonomous driving technology as a means of solving regional issues. High-precision sensors, which serve as the human eyes in autonomous driving and driving, are a technology that can collect various data on the driving environment. In January 2021, we will continue to autonomous driving technology that transmits high-frequency, huge amounts of data unique to mobility in real time without loss, as well as computer technology that processes that data at high speed, through experiments with partner companies. We announced Macnica Mobility Data Platform, which combines mobility-specific data collection technology cultivated through driving experiments with DX technology developed by Macnica. In addition to social implementation activities for autonomous driving and driving, we aim to achieve DX in the maintenance of social infrastructure, such as the vast amount of roads and bridges managed by local governments, using sensing and digital technologies that utilize new mobility. In addition, through this partnership, starting in April 2021, we will jointly study the introduction of new solutions to local governments by linking data between Anastasia and Macnica Mobility Data Platform, and we will share the use cases and effects of the solutions obtained through demonstration experiments with other local governments. We will conduct verification with a view to providing the following.

In the energy management system, we provide a system to utilize clean energy and significantly reduce power consumption toward a decarbonized society. These systems contribute to the creation of a circular economy by making the power generated and used cleaner, and greatly reducing the amount of power used. As a system to be provided, we will provide a comprehensive one-stop solution that includes equipment that can generate and store renewable energy, and achieve significant energy saving, from terminal/equipment hardware to software that controls/operates and maintenance. As an example of operation, by visualizing electricity including the generation and storage of renewable energy, forecasting the amount of power generation, and forecasting demand, the stored electricity can be combined with self-consumption to operate EV buses and disasters. It is highly cost-effective by providing highly efficient equipment and control systems for use as emergency power during times of emergency, and to significantly reduce the power consumption of lighting and air conditioning, which accounts for nearly 80% of Japan's power consumption. We implement energy saving proposals.

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Effect of demonstration experiment in Otari village
The details of the results of the demonstration experiments that have been carried out in Otari Village are as follows.
In the demonstration experiment in Otari Village, Nagano Prefecture, which was conducted from April to September 2020, sensor data installed in the water level of paddy fields and bird and animal damage traps were linked to the distribution platform "DVP" to visualize and Combining weather data from The Weather Company (TWC), an IBM group company, we have developed a solution that enables forecasting of rice fever, and posted it on the regional problem distribution marketplace "DMP". As an effect of the demonstration experiment, there was a reduction of 30 minutes a day for patrol of terraced rice fields and a reduction of 60 minutes per day for patrol of bird and animal traps. It has been praised for its ability to save labor for farmers and for its ability to reliably implement "next move" measures against unpredictable events, contributing to improved yields.

Labor saving in terraced rice fields
・Shortening the round-trip time. Achieved a time reduction effect of about 30 minutes a day when water management is required. It is also possible to avoid dangers in water management during typhoons.
・By using IBM Weather data, approximately 80% of the occurrence of phenomena associated with climate change, such as rice fever, can be predicted. It made it possible to take countermeasures against phenomena that were difficult to predict.

Labor saving in wildlife damage detection
・Reduction of trap patrol time. Achieved the effect of shortening patrols by 1 hour every morning at a hunting club operated by about 20 people.

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reference:
News release: "Towards the promotion of regional revitalization, start of demonstration experiment of IT infrastructure that links regional initiatives"
(announced on April 9, 2020)
https://jp.newsroom.ibm.com/2020-04-09-countryside-creation-promotion-for-area-initiatives-cooperation-it-foundation-demonstration-experiment-start

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