Integration of the D-Marin application with Smart Pedestals

FM integrated the D-Marin app with innovative IoT pedestals for power and water. This one-of-a-kind solution makes accessing, managing, and controlling utilities easier than ever: clients simply scan a QR code and are in total control.

D-Marin's Smart Pedestals are IoT pylons that allow boats moored in the marina to access utilities like electricity and water. The hardware was designed by a partner company to automate the process of powering moored yachts and billing for the electricity consumed. All processes are execured wirelessly, using LoRa technology.

Our goal as the team behind D-Marin's digital ecosystem, including the D-Marin application, was to integrate the Smart Pedestals with the brand's digital solutions. Our engineers integrated the IoT system with the Android and iOS apps for D-Marin guests, as well as with the Marina Management Interface for the company's office workers, so that users' orders are immediately visible in the CRM. Thanks to the integration with Smart Pedestals, the app lets guests connect their vessels to energy and water with just a few taps. In the past, getting access to electricity and running water required sailors to request assistance from a marina employee, which usually involved a long walk to the front desk for the boat owner and a long wait for the passengers.

With the D-Marin app, it’s enough to scan a QR code on a Smart Pedestal, choose your preferred utilities, and perform a quick online payment. The app will then show the guest which sockets are available and, after the boat has been plugged in, enable utility flow to be activated.Customers can digitally measure, manage and pay their energy consumption easily:

- retrofitting existing Pedestals,

- prebooking of energy supply during booking.