River berths of St. Petersburg

Water tourism is St. Petersburg's iconic landmark. Sightseeing boat cruises are made possible by the city's location on numerous rivers and waterways.

This allows admiring the architecture and historical and cultural heritage of the Northern Capital from the piers and reservoirs of St. Petersburg. Sightseeing  motor ships and boats travel from the berths along the canals of the city, along the Neva river and its tributaries to Petrodvorets, Strelna, Kronshtadt, and along the Gulf of Finland.The navigation covers about 200 berths with the 31 km long mooring line. 

Infomatika was contracted by the Interurban Transport Agency of the St. Petersburg Transport Committee to participate in St. Petersburg berths ticket access control automation project. The Horizon IP65 mobile smart turnstiles were placed and tested at the Admiralty berth in August 2022 as a part of a pilot project.The smart equipment was integrated with the Interurban Transport Agency (SPb GKU AVT) ticketing system and provide control of passengers' access with boarding tickets.

In the autumn of 2023, after successful tests, the access control  system was put into operation at the Mytninskaya Embankment berth. All of the city's berths will be gradually outfitted with an Infomatika turnstile-based access control system. The smart turnstiles are powered from the solar panels installed on the berth, making the project unique. In case of power outages, the built-in uninterruptible power supply will ensure autonomous operation for up to 30 hours.

The Horizon smart turnstiles are the only Russian turnstiles with confirmed IP65 water and dust protection rating, which allows them to be operated outdoors without a shelter in the climatic conditions of St. Petersburg throughout the navigation period.The mobile smart access control system is a perfect solution for facilities where communications cannot be installed on the floor under the turnstiles' footing. All electronic components (readers, ACS controllers, information display, etc. and software) are factory-built into the smart turnstile, ensures full compatibility of the solution elements and allows the smart system to be deployed and launched twice as quickly as traditional turnstiles.

The project scope included:

• detailed design;
  

• manufacture and supply of the Horizon IP65 smart turnstiles - 2 pcs;
  

• installation, deployment, commissioning of hardware and software.