In 's-Hertogenbosch, the carnival season is opened on D'n Elfde van d'n Elfde. A celebration during which the municipality of 's-Hertogenbosch expects many visitors to the city. In the Smart City Monitor project, data will be linked on the feast of November 11 to get a good picture of the crowds in real time. Think smart cameras, parking data, weather information, social media and public transportation. The data will be linked to a digital dashboard from Argaleo, a so-called digital twin. Den Bosch finds it important that their residents and visitors can get from A to B smoothly and safely. The Smart City Monitor and the data we collect help them do just that.
The digital insights will be used at future events. For example, Carnival 2023. A celebration of meeting that attracts many people. There can be long queues and some places get way too crowded which can cause dangerous situations. So the information from the Smart City Monitor will help to anticipate this. Spreading activities over more places, for example. Den Bosch wants everyone to continue to enjoy visiting the city. Residents and visitors. The data that is used contains no personal data and can therefore not be traced back to individuals.
Dashboard Den Bosch
I believe you can make a difference with smart data applications. If you make smart use of the many data that already exist - and connect them together - these insights will help us do the right things. Using data so that it is good for everyone to live, live and work in our municipality. And visitors enjoy visiting our city. For me, it's not so much about the technology but much more about what you can do with it. Data must be at the service of our residents, entrepreneurs, visitors, students. We don't do that alone. We work together with partners, education and business on a healthy and vital city center. I am proud of that.
Councilman Ufuk Kâhya
I believe you can make a difference with smart data applications. If you make smart use of the many data that already exist - and connect them together - these insights will help us do the right things. Using data so that it is good for everyone to live, live and work in our municipality. And visitors enjoy visiting our city. For me, it's not so much about the technology but much more about what you can do with it. Data must be at the service of our residents, entrepreneurs, visitors, students. We don't do that alone. We work together with partners, education and business on a healthy and vital city center. I am proud of that.
Attractive and accessible downtown
Last year, the European Union made more than eight tons of funding available for the Smart City Monitor project. The Smart City Monitor will run until the end of 2023. The monitor aims to provide more insights into visitor and traffic flows in the city center. It will also provide data on, for example, how busy the city center is and how visitors experience it. In this way, various data can be linked. Smart use of this information helps to keep the inner city attractive, healthy and accessible for everyone (especially after the corona crisis). Accessibility, sustainability and economy form the basis. With a threefold goal: to be able to display situations digitally in real-time, to take stock of trends and developments and (in the near future) to be able to predict the effects of interventions (e.g. adjustments to public space). The development of this dashboard takes place in collaboration with the municipality of 's-Hertogenbosch, Jheronimus Academy of Data Science (JADS), Breda University of Applied Sciences (BUAS), Argaleo and Geodan.
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