Thessaloniki Digital Tourism Hub
An interactive, data-driven platform promoting Thessaloniki as a smart tourism destination through immersive WebGL experiences and real-time city data.
Summary
An interactive, data-driven platform promoting Thessaloniki as a smart tourism destination through immersive WebGL experiences and real-time city data.
Description
The Thessaloniki Digital Tourism Hub is a flagship programme that merges cultural storytelling with cutting-edge web technology to reposition the city as a must-visit smart destination.
Scope
The initiative delivers an interactive web portal featuring 3D neighbourhood fly-throughs, AR walking-tour overlays, and a live “pulse of the city” dashboard fed by open municipal data (foot traffic, events, weather, transit).
Key Deliverables
- WebGL city model with day/night cycle and seasonal theming
- Progressive Web App with offline AR tour capabilities
- Open-data API gateway aggregating 12 municipal endpoints
- Multilingual content pipeline (EL, EN, DE, FR)
- Accessibility-first design — WCAG 2.2 AA compliant
Impact
Pilot metrics recorded a 34 % increase in average session duration compared to the legacy tourism site, and the AR tours drove a measurable uplift in foot traffic to lesser-known cultural landmarks.
Open Data API Gateway
A unified REST/GraphQL gateway aggregating 12 municipal data endpoints into a single, documented API for the Digital Tourism…
WebGL City Model — Thessaloniki
A real-time 3D model of Thessaloniki rendered in the browser with day/night cycle, seasonal themes, and neighbourhood-level navigation.
AI-Assisted Civic Feedback Engine
Planned