Fuerteventura data project VISOR to present results at European tourism conference
The island-developed VISOR project has secured €25,000 to combine territorial, environmental and tourism data, with results due to be presented in Slovenia in March 2027.
A Fuerteventura project designed to bring territorial, environmental and tourism data together will present its progress and results at a European conference in Ljubljana, Slovenia, on 4 and 5 March 2027.
Developed by island company MNX Online, VISOR aims to turn information held by different organisations into indicators that can help inform decisions about tourism flows, sustainability and the resilience of the island and its coast. Fuerteventura’s Biosphere Reserve is taking part in the pilot, checking the indicators against local environmental knowledge and management needs.
The project has received €25,000 in funding from PHOENIX 4.0, a European initiative supporting sustainability, digitalisation and resilience among small and medium-sized tourism businesses. Its development is scheduled to continue until March 2027.
From data to practical tools
The planned results include working tools capable of combining different sources of information and producing indicators to give a more complete picture of Fuerteventura. The project must still develop and test those tools and demonstrate their usefulness on the island.
Tony Gallardo, managing director of the Biosphere Reserve, said its participation would help check the information and its practical value for managing Fuerteventura. Cabildo tourism councillor Marlene Figueroa said the project could support better-informed management by bringing together innovation, sustainability and knowledge of the island.
European selection and presentation
The Cabildo said VISOR was the only Canary Islands project to receive funding in the PHOENIX 4.0 call. Of 176 proposals submitted, 170 were admitted for evaluation. VISOR received the second-highest score among 66 Spanish applications and was one of ten Spanish projects funded.
The project was previously presented at the FIWARE Global Summit in Menton, France, in September 2026. Gallardo represented the Cabildo and joined MNX Online’s director general, Mannix Manglani Mankani, in a session about data spaces. The Ljubljana conference is intended to show how the project has developed since then and explore whether its approach could be applied elsewhere.