Amotus designs the sensors, LPWAN connectivity, and municipal IoT platform behind smart-parking, environmental-monitoring, smart-lighting, and connected-infrastructure projects. We build on LoRaWAN, Wi-SUN, DigiMesh, Wirepas, and Cellular (LTE-M), expose data through open standards (OGC SensorThings API), and design for privacy-by-design and multi-region data sovereignty from day one — including Quebec’s Law 25 and Canadian residency where required. Bilingual engineering team headquartered in Quebec City — built for North American public procurement and international projects.
- 13+ years of municipal & infrastructure IoT engineering
- LoRaWAN · Wi-SUN · DigiMesh · Wirepas · Cellular (LTE-M)
- Law 25 & PIPEDA privacy-by-design, Canadian data residency
- EN / FR bilingual — built for RFPs
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Who we build smart-city systems for
Municipalities, regional county municipalities (MRCs) & public agencies
You’re issuing an RFP or running a pilot funded by a federal or provincial program. You need a supplier that can sign bilingual documentation, host data in the jurisdiction you require, and respect privacy law (Law 25, PIPEDA, GDPR). We design the sensing, the network, and the dashboards — and we deliver in French and English without outsourcing translation.
Smart-infrastructure OEMs & integrators
You build lighting, parking, or environmental products and want them connected and manageable at city scale. We design the electronics, the LPWAN firmware, and the platform layer so your product becomes a managed, recurring-revenue service.
Utilities & infrastructure operators
You manage water, waste, or public assets and want measurable data — leak detection, fill-level monitoring, asset tracking. We instrument the field and build the analytics layer that turns readings into operational decisions.
Standards, frameworks & obligations we work to
| Standard / framework | Scope |
|---|---|
| LoRaWAN | Long-range, low-power wide-area networking for municipal sensors |
| Wi-SUN · DigiMesh · Wirepas | Low-power IP & proprietary mesh networking for dense sensor fields |
| Cellular (LTE-M) | Cellular LPWAN with carrier coverage and QoS |
| OGC SensorThings API | Open standard for IoT sensor data interoperability |
| MQTT / CoAP | Lightweight IoT messaging |
| Quebec Law 25 | Protection of personal information — privacy-by-design obligations |
| PIPEDA / GDPR | Canadian & European data-protection compliance |
| ISO 37120 | Sustainable cities — indicators for city services and quality of life |
Transparency note: Amotus is an engineering firm, not a law firm. We design systems that support Law 25 and PIPEDA compliance (data minimization, encryption, Canadian residency, access controls) and document the technical controls, but the legal compliance assessment remains your organization’s responsibility. We deploy on our multi-region Fundamentum platform — in the region your project requires, Canadian residency included — for data-sovereignty requirements.
Our services for smart cities & municipalities
Smart parking
In-ground or surface-mounted parking sensors, LPWAN connectivity, occupancy analytics, and an operator dashboard with guidance and enforcement support — the connected-parking domain Amotus has engineered for years (and the focus of our sister division Spatium).
Deliverables: sensor hardware/firmware, network design, occupancy platform, operator & citizen-facing interfaces.
Environmental & air-quality monitoring
Distributed sensing for air quality, noise, temperature, and water level, with calibrated data and public or internal dashboards.
Deliverables: sensor nodes, calibration approach, data pipeline, open-data export (OGC SensorThings API).
Smart lighting & connected infrastructure
Connected control and monitoring of streetlights and public assets, with scheduling, fault detection, and energy reporting. (Public-lighting expertise runs deep across the Vectanor Group — our sister division Dimonoff is a smart-lighting specialist.)
Deliverables: controller electronics/firmware, network integration, management platform, energy-savings reporting.
Water, waste & asset monitoring
Leak detection, fill-level sensors for waste containers, and GPS/LPWAN asset tracking, with route-optimization and alerting.
Deliverables: sensing hardware, LPWAN firmware, analytics, integration with municipal work-order systems.
Municipal IoT platform & integration
A multi-application platform that aggregates parking, lighting, environment, and assets into one operator view, with open APIs and data residency in your region.
Deliverables: platform architecture, open data model, dashboards, open APIs, role-based access.
Our smart-city methodology — RFP-ready, pilot-first
- Use-case & KPI definition — pick the measurable outcome (occupancy, energy, leaks avoided) and the funding fit
- Network & privacy design — LPWAN choice, data minimization, privacy controls (Law 25 / PIPEDA / GDPR), data residency in your region
- Funded pilot — one neighbourhood or asset class, real data, measurable target
- Validation & open data — results against the KPI, data exposed via open standards for transparency
- City-scale rollout — repeatable deployment, integration with municipal systems
- Operate & report — monitoring, maintenance, and the indicators your council and funders expect
Project example — connected smart-parking deployment
Project: a connected parking-occupancy system — sensing, LPWAN connectivity, and an operator platform — the kind of municipal hardware-to-cloud build at the heart of Amotus’s smart-city work and our Spatium parking platform.
What we engineered:
- Low-power parking sensor electronics with multi-year battery life
- LoRaWAN / Wi-SUN / DigiMesh / Wirepas / Cellular firmware with robust field reliability
- Occupancy and analytics back-end with operator and citizen-facing views
- Open-data export and Canadian data residency
Tech stack: Nordic / STM32 · LoRaWAN & Cellular · Fundamentum IoT platform (Canadian) · MQTT over TLS
Public-sector projects often have confidentiality or procurement constraints, so details on this site are kept at the technical level. We can discuss relevant, reference-checkable experience under NDA during a qualification call.
Typical tech stack for a smart-city project at Amotus
| Layer | Technologies commonly deployed |
|---|---|
| Sensor hardware | Nordic nRF52/nRF91 · STM32 · low-power sensors (Bosch, Sensirion, TI) |
| Connectivity | LoRaWAN · Wi-SUN · DigiMesh · Wirepas · Cellular (LTE-M) · BLE |
| Data models | OGC SensorThings API |
| Messaging | MQTT · CoAP · LoRaWAN network servers (ChirpStack, TTN) |
| Cloud / platform | Fundamentum IoT PaaS (Canadian) — can also interface with AWS/Azure if required |
| Privacy & security | TLS · data minimization · role-based access · Canadian residency |
Frequently asked questions — smart cities
How do you handle data security?
Security is a first-class design requirement, not an afterthought. We work to SOC 2 Type II–audited practices (Groupe Vectanor), with zero-trust architecture, mTLS between devices and cloud, encryption in transit and at rest, and data residency in the region you require on our multi-region Fundamentum platform (Canada, US, Europe, and more). Your data stays yours, with clear ownership and open export.
LoRaWAN or Cellular for a municipal project?
LoRaWAN is unlicensed, lets the city own and operate its own network, has excellent battery life, and is ideal for high sensor counts where you control the gateways. Cellular (LTE-M) rides on carrier networks — no gateway to deploy, broad coverage, a recurring SIM cost, and dependency on the carrier. The right choice depends on coverage, who should own the network, sensor density, and budget. We often deploy a mix.
What does Law 25 require for municipal IoT?
Quebec’s Law 25 modernizes the protection of personal information. For municipal IoT it means: collect only the data you need (most parking/environmental sensors collect no personal data at all), be transparent about what is collected, secure it, and have a privacy framework and a designated person responsible. We design systems that minimize personal data, encrypt it, and keep it in Canada — supporting your compliance, while the legal assessment stays with your organization.
Can a smart-city project be funded by a grant?
Several programs support municipal IoT and infrastructure projects — for example Infrastructure Canada’s Smart Cities Challenge, the FCM Green Municipal Fund, and various provincial programs. Eligibility and timing vary by program and project, and we don’t guarantee funding, but we can structure a pilot so its KPIs and reporting align with what funders typically expect.
Where is the data hosted — is it sovereign?
We deploy on our multi-region Fundamentum platform, so your data can stay in the jurisdiction you require — Canadian residency included. For organizations with data-sovereignty requirements, this is designed in from the start rather than bolted on.
Are you set up for public procurement and RFPs?
Yes. We’re a Quebec-based bilingual firm and can respond to RFPs and deliver documentation in French and English, in-house. For many North American municipalities, a Canadian francophone supplier that handles both languages without outsourcing is a real differentiator.
What’s the typical ROI on smart parking?
Smart parking can improve occupancy turnover, enforcement efficiency, and citizen experience, and it generates usage data for planning. Real ROI depends on lot size, pricing, and enforcement model, so rather than quote a generic number we model it against your data during scoping. Beware vendors who promise a fixed percentage without seeing your operation.
Who owns the data and the platform?
You do. We build systems where the municipality owns its data and can export it through open standards (OGC SensorThings API). We avoid lock-in: open data models, documented APIs, and a clear exit path are part of the design.
What is the typical duration of a smart-city pilot?
A focused pilot is usually 3 to 6 months from kickoff to measurable results. City-scale rollout is scoped after the pilot validates the KPI and the funding path. These are industry-typical ranges; your timeline depends on scope and procurement.
Why Amotus for your smart-city project
- Security & data residency — SOC 2 Type II–audited practices, zero-trust design, data residency in the region you require on Fundamentum
- Bilingual & RFP-ready — Quebec-based, French and English, multi-region data residency
- Full-stack hardware-to-cloud — sensors, LPWAN firmware, and platform under one roof
- Privacy-by-design — Law 25 and PIPEDA controls built in, not bolted on
- Open, no lock-in — OGC SensorThings API so the city owns and can export its data
- Group depth — smart-lighting expertise (Dimonoff) and a parking platform (Spatium) within the Vectanor Group, plus the Fundamentum IoT platform
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