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

SocialInnovations

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Future Fitness Garden

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Future Fitness Garden

Using a AI / Computer vision solution can count the number of people using Fitness Garden and detect moments people come within 1.5m of each other.

Recreation Crowd Study

Recreation Crowd Study

We conducted an experiment to count pedestrians, sunbathers, swimmers and night- swimmers using two smart cameras that generate valuable data while respecting privacy.

Reclaiming Space

Reclaiming Space

To help Boston develop a vision and plan to activate vacant City properties, Boston City Council and Wentworth Institute of Technology (and other local industry leaders) organized a high-impact event, to learn from the Dutch experience and develop a series of strategies that will identify and analyze underutilized or blighted properties in Boston’s Dorchester and Mattapan neighborhoods and develop short-term solutions to address the issue.