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A3CarScene is a dataset recorded while driving a research vehicle equipped with audio and video sensors on public roads in the Marche Region, Italy. The sensor suite includes eight microphones installed inside and outside the passenger compartment and two dashcams mounted on the front and rear windows. Approximately 31 hours of data for each device were collected during October and November 2022 by driving about 1500 km along diverse roads and landscapes, in variable weather conditions, in daytime and nighttime hours. For each route, annotations with beginning and end timestamps report the type of road traveled (motorway, trunk, primary, secondary, tertiary, residential, and service roads), the degree of urbanization of the area (city, town, suburban area, village, exurban and rural areas), the weather conditions (clear, cloudy, overcast, and rainy), the level of lighting (daytime, evening, night, and tunnel), the type (asphalt or cobblestones) and moisture status (dry or wet) of the road pavement, and the state of the windows (open or closed).

Wastewater treatment is one of the major carriers of the water-energy-food-climate (WEFC) nexus, and although the relationship between water and energy is well recognized, there is still a lack of adequate analysis of the cyber-physical framework to address and assess urban and peri-urban WEFC nexus in an integrated approach. In this review paper, we deeply analyze and summarize the modelling tools and data that are currently used to quantify the nexus in wastewater treatment. Currently, comprehensive models and tools are missing that consider the interconnections amongst catchment, sewer network, wastewater treatment plant (WWTP), river and climatic system in a holistic approach and define relevant monitoring requirements and trustable information provision. Cyber-physical systems provide a technological ground for an efficient management of such integrated systems. The nexus approach in precision irrigation and smart agriculture is further discussed in the paper, highlighting the issue of water reuse and the engagement of different levels of stakeholders. Digital solutions and serious games addressing the nexus in urban and peri-urban water management are also presented to facilitate innovative practice aspects and to foster public involvement. Adaptable digital solutions can help to understand stakeholders’ perception of water quality and its governance and to improve levels of awareness and collaboration between utilities, authorities, farmers and citizens. Finally, recommendations on the added value of currently used models, tools and possible digital solutions are given to WWTP and reclamation managers and/or operators to bring the WEFC nexus approach on the operative environment.

The aim of this paper is to present an integrated system consisted of a RGB-D camera and a software able to monitor shoppers in intelligent retail environments. We propose an innovative low cost smart system that can understand the shoppers' behavior and, in particular, their interactions with the products in the shelves, with the aim to develop an automatic RGB-D technique for video analysis. The system of cameras detects the presence of people and univocally identifies them. Through the depth frames, the system detects the interactions of the shoppers with the products on the shelf and determines if a product is picked up or if the product is taken and then put back and finally, if there is not contact with the products. The system is low cost and easy to install, and experimental results demonstrated that its performances are satisfactory also in real environments.