- Government funding: £1,662,881
- Total project value: £ 3,338,333
- Location: South West, South Cornwall
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The Eden Project in Cornwall will explore how 5G and 360 degree video cameras can enhance the visitor experience. Virtual visitors who are unable to visit the Eden site will be able to experience the exhibits and talks from their home, care home, school or other locations via a desktop, mobile or virtual reality device and be taken on a real-time VR tour.
The local 5G infrastructure will also be used to provide real-time data on core services such as energy and water management. The data will be fed into Eden’s site management systems to ensure its rich collection of plant life remains in good condition.
Dan James, the Eden Project’s Development Director, said: “The Eden Project is delighted to have secured support from 5G Create. Eden is a visually rich and wonderful place to be, so having this new technology on our Cornwall site and the opportunity to create new digital content with our project partners aql, Meta and Marshmallow Laser Feast is very exciting.
“We are looking forward to testing just how 5G can help support our educational, arts and community programmes and provide new and exciting reasons for people to keep visiting us in person or virtually. The data collected through the 5G network will also help us manage the site and improve the visitor experience and our environmental performance.”
Organisations participating in this project
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Eden Project
The Eden Project, an educational charity, connects us with each other and the living world, exploring how we can work towards a better future. Learn more... -
aql
aql is one of the UK’s most innovative telecoms operators and a ‘hidden enabler’ of the smart city. Working across messaging, voice, data centre, connectivity and M2M & IoT, aql securely connects people, organisations and things to make society better. Learn more... -
Creative Industries
Marshmallow Laser Feast
Marshmallow Laser Feast is one of the world’s leading immersive art collectives. Learn more... -
Meta Camera
We’ve shot hundreds of VR films, all over the world, for brands that range from F1 to the Red Cross, Google to Facebook, Audi to the BBC. We were constantly frustrated by the lack of sensible features and quality in 360 cameras. Learn more...