TerraMine vs Binter

The municipality of Pilea - Hortiatis participates as a Partner in the project entitled: "Sustainable Eco-Cultural Valorization of Mines and Quarries Sites in the Cross-Border Area" - "Terra-Mine", which is financed within the European Cooperation Program INTERREG V-A "Greece - Bulgaria 2014-2020". The corporate structure of the project is coordinated by the Municipality of Madan (Lead Beneficiary) and includes as beneficiary partners the Municipality of Pilea - Hortiatis, the Democritus University of Thrace (Department of Production and Management Engineering), the International Hellenic University (Department of Business Administration - Discipline of Tourism Management) and the University of Mining and Geology "St. Ivan Rilksi". The overall objective of the Terra-Mine project is to preserve and exploit the old mines and quarries of the cross-border area for tourism purposes, strengthening cooperation between local actors, as well as enhancing their skills. As part of the project, a mobile application was developed for iOS operating systems, using beacons and QR codes on a plexiglass base, which have been installed in areas near the quarry area, giving users the following possibilities to: • digitally browse the quarry area of the Municipality of Pilea – Hortiatis, • choose the destinations they want to visit, • create routes to recommended tour points • obtain information about points of interest combining the most innovative interactive tools such as virtual reality and augmented reality. The funding body is the INTERREG - V-A Program "GREECE - BULGARIA 2014 - 2020" which is financed by 85% from the European Regional Development Fund and by 15% from national resources. Project website: https://terramine.eu/index.php

Binter (Biomass INTERmediates) is an interactive platform for mobilizing biomass resources. A smart phone application tool where farmers declare their available biomass by automatically uploading it in a database, collectors/transporters then organize the logistics towards collection of the desired biomass types and finally end users declare their preferences. The process for someone to become a member is simple: 1. Registration (accepts the terms of use) by entering the personal data (name/lastname, phone and e-mail). 2. Selects the user category (farmer, collector/transporter, end-user). The application is ready for use! Farmers can declare the available biomass in a very quick and easy way: 1. Stands in the middle of the field (to get the coordinates). 2. "Take a photo" - Real photo of the field required! 3. Fill the data of the new entry (area, type of biomass, availability). 4. "Submit". 5. Available biomass registered! Collectors/transporters can follow changes in biomass availability via map and book the one they are interested in! End-users can declare their preferences in biomass (types, quantities (tn), time period) and follow the changes in biomass availability. The conception, the design and the management of the application, as well as the binter database, belongs to the Chemical Processes and Energy Resources Institute (CPERI) of the Centre for Research and Technology Hellas (CERTH), and implemented by the technical assistance of Comitech S.A. The application is available for free, in the context of implementation and dissemination of research projects.