Urban Sensing
Tom van Arman
NDSM - Public Art Counter

The NDSM Werf is a cultural and creative district in Amsterdam North. In 2023 Tapp was commissioned to anonymously count the number of people visiting public art installation on the Y slope of the NDSM yard.

NDSM - Public Art Counter
Urban Sensing
Tom van Arman
GreenMile - Benchmarking

The Green Mile is transforming Amsterdam's Stadhouderskade into a sustainable, green space. Partnering with residents, businesses, and the municipality, this initiative uses sensors to enhance livability for people, plants, and animals.

GreenMile - Benchmarking
Tom van Arman
Urban Swimming Alert

The Marineterrein harbor is Amsterdam’s top public swimming area, attracting daily visitors. Like other urban wellness areas, users need to know if their environment is safe for swimming.

Urban Swimming Alert
Urban Sensing, Open Data
Tom van Arman
2 years of Busyness Data

There are fascinating stories behind each date and data set summarizing activities on the Marineterrein like the amount of people in the picnic area, swimmers in icy water and athletes in the rain.

2 years of Busyness Data
Tom van Arman
DarkStores Amsterdam

“Darkstores” are unmarked warehouses in residential areas. Consumers place their order with Flash Delivery startups who use fast ebikes to deliver your order in 10min create new urban dilemmas for cities

DarkStores Amsterdam

Community

Safer Service

Safer Service

In 2014, the Chilean government assigned Tapp to explore how the local laborers could become more visible and thus more profitable. Two apps were developed to help laborers register their skills and projects, and another app for citizen to find, book and pay them.