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Murcia becomes one of the first cities in Spain that 'speaks' to its inhabitants and tourists with the new free application Blabup, developed in collaboration with the University of Murcia.
It is an innovative audioguide system at the foot of the street, available through the mobile phone, that connects the culture with the people and promotes the tourist attractions of the city.
The streets of Murcia, its monuments and most emblematic corners, the museums of the city, the orchard, the river and even the processions of Holy Week will, for the first time, own voice thanks to a free application developed by the City of Murcia, In collaboration with the University and the technological association AlicanTEC.
With Blabup, Murcia becomes one of the first cities in Spain that 'speaks' to its inhabitants and tourists.
It is an innovative audio guide system at the foot of the street, completely free and available through the mobile phone, that connects the culture with the people and promotes the tourist attractions of the city.
"It is a pioneering social tool that marks a before and after in the way in which neighbors and tourists relate to the city;
Projecting culture, leisure and local commerce in a completely innovative way, "stressed José Ballesta, who pointed out that" in this project, new technologies are at the service of people. "
With this new intelligent system of information and social participation, the Department of Modernization goes one step further in the project of smart city 'MiMurcia', valued by the Ministry of Industry as the most ambitious in all of Spain compared to a total of 111 cities.
The application was presented this morning by the Mayor of Murcia, José Ballesta, the rector of the University of Murcia, José Orihuela and the excretor of the University of Alicante, Andrés Pedreño.
BlaBup is also a tool for social participation, since in addition to the official guide of the City Council (marked in blue), citizens have the possibility to contribute their opinions, comments and experiences, creating their own guides and bringing their voice to the Places of the city that they consider opportune.
Likewise, local businesses, hotels, restaurants, etc.
Can be promoted free of charge in this social network and provide relevant information about their businesses.
The application currently contains more than 200 geolocalized audios (which can also be recorded in different languages) and images, distributed in two routes or itineraries of great social and tourist impact:
Routes of Murcia:
1. Huerta Murciana.
2. Gastronomic route.
3. Museums of Murcia.
4. Shaft of the Segura River.
5. Baroque churches.
6. Parks and gardens.
'Special Easter' routes:
1. Holy Week in Murcia.
2. Holy Wednesday.
Good Friday.
4. Other processions.
How does Blabup work?
It is very simple and you just have to perform the following steps:
1. Download the app on iOS or Android.
2. Register as a user.
3. Find your friends and follow them so you can hear their voices.
And to make a recording:
1. Press the microphone icon (2 times).
2. Listen to the audio to see if we like how it is.
3. Upload a photo if we want it to be incorporated into the audio.
4. Upload the audio.
Source: Ayuntamiento de Murcia
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