Cities are asked to do more with less. Budgets tighten, expectations rise, and every decision has to be justified. Yet decisions about public space still often rely on estimates: an outdated traffic count, parking occupancy nobody has measured, a nuisance reported but never quantified. 

Upciti replaces those estimates with accurate and reliable data. Its GDPR-compliant SaaS solution gives cities and local authorities the real-time urban data they need to optimize operations, allocate resources, and make better-informed decisions. 

Designed and manufactured in France, Upciti’s smart sensors measure parking availability, mobility patterns and noise levels, and detect illegal dumping — with a single unit covering use cases that would otherwise require several devices. Mounted on existing lighting poles in less than an hour, with no civil works or dedicated cabling, they can be operational within 48 hours and updated remotely thereafter. 

Data is processed locally on the device: nothing is recorded or transmitted, faces cannot be recognized due to the deliberately limited optical resolution, and no license plate can be read. Privacy is therefore built into the technology by design, making GDPR compliance a native feature rather than an afterthought. 

All data is unified within UpcitiOS, an open and interoperable cloud platform that can also integrate existing city data, from energy consumption to traffic flow. Mapping, analytics and decision-support tools turn this information into action, giving departments a shared, real-time view of their city through a single interface. 

Now deployed in more than 130 cities across 20 countries, Upciti puts actionable data at the heart of public decision-making. 

A pioneer in privacy-by-design since its creation in 2017, Upciti embeds privacy directly into its hardware. Image resolution is deliberately degraded at capture, while edge AI processes data locally and transmits metadata only. No image is stored or sent, making identification, tracking or re-identification impossible. Privacy is enforced by design, at the source, rather than through post-processing or anonymization. 

Upciti sensors are assembled in Normandy, France, with components sourced primarily from France and Europe. Designed for a seven-year service life, they require no trenching or concrete works. End-of-life sensors are collected and recycled through Collect’Us, while UpcitiOS is shared across cities to limit duplicated digital infrastructure. 

Upciti actively contributes to UN Sustainable Development Goals 3, 9, 11 and 12.