Argaleo has developed a ‘social distance’ tool in its digital twin solution that allows users to gain insight into the capacity of outdoor spaces. Dutch society will need to take social distancing into account for the coming months, especially in public outdoor spaces. “It’s literally about the distribution of scarce space,” Prime Minister Mark Rutte said at his press conference on April 14th. In recent weeks, images have emerged of crowds in parks, queues at the hardware store and gatherings of young people. It is difficult for authorities to determine what is and is not possible. What are the dimensions of the park? How large can the queue be? How many people can safely be on the square? The tool answers these difficult questions.
The tool is available in Digitwin, Argaleo’s 3D web application. The user zooms in on the desired area and draws a surface on the 3D map. For example in a park or on the sidewalk in front of the supermarket. It then shows both the area and the capacity in number of people. It takes into account the one and a half meter rule.
For professionals
The tool is being made available to professionals in the field of public order and safety for at least 2 months. Think of Safety Regions, Municipalities and Police. In collaboration with the authorities and specialists, the tool is being further developed to better support the challenges these parties face.
Area and capacity market square
digital twin
The information in the Digital Twin is collected from many public national maps and sources. This provides an up-to-date and precise picture of any environment and location. Think of sidewalks, squares, cycle paths but also buildings and their functions. With colors and a legend, the function of the buildings is displayed, so you can immediately see whether it is for example a shop or public building. Because it is a web application, the tool is very accessible and scalable.
Area and capacity walking route park
Do you have questions? Or would you like access to the application?
Together with the City of Tilburg, Argaleo is building a digital foundation for the full urban resilience challenge on the Digitwin platform. The first application: the emergency support point scan.
Jeroen Steenbakkers was a guest on the podcast Over AI in de Stad, discussing how governments can use AI responsibly in spatial planning.
