In The Hague, various use cases take place, including the Living Lab Scheveningen. A use case is a test in the field of digitization and innovation. These use cases are carried out by the Expertise Center for Digital Innovation & Smart City of the municipality of The Hague, aiming to learn and innovate together for a smart and sustainable future for The Hague and South Holland.
The Crowd Safety Manager is a 3D map that provides insight into how busy it is in Scheveningen by cleverly combining various anonymous data sources. The map shows traffic data, such as traffic counts, public transport data and the occupation of parking garages. Anonymous location data of visitors is also shown.
With the Scheveningen Harbor Registration System (RSH), an innovative system is developed to detect, recognize, and register vessels entering and leaving. This uses an intelligent video management analysis system powered by Artificial Intelligence (AI).
Can a sustainable transition to clean energy be made that also benefits low-income households? With a fair plan without fixed subsidies, where the right to energy, local management, and a fair share of the benefits are central?
How can beach visitors be informed quickly, clearly, and simply about risks on the beach and in the sea, so they stay more alert, stay safe, and accidents or dangerous situations are avoided as much as possible?
Local sustainable energy production is growing rapidly and driving the energy transition forward. At the same time, the one-way electricity grid is becoming overloaded, making new connections difficult. This hinders further sustainability efforts. Smart energy management is needed to make better use of the grid.
Through an Augmented Reality (AR) app, various activities within the Living Lab Scheveningen are made visible in a playful and interactive way, and users of the application are actively made to think about the opportunities and limits of digitization in the city.
Waste management in large cities has long been a major challenge. This use case explores how smart self-compacting bins can make waste management more efficient and sustainable, helping to reduce litter, prevent overflowing bins, and ultimately create a cleaner boulevard.
The Wave is a smart light pole printed from beach sand that can respond to athletes with hundreds of lights. This digital solution encourages people to exercise and provides appropriate lighting that offers a sense of safety, making it valuable for a city.
Scheveningen, known as the busiest seaside resort in the Netherlands, is visited by many tourists and day-trippers every year. Given this constant crowding, it is crucial for the municipality to develop and implement effective, privacy-friendly methods for managing crowds.
Steeds meer sensoren verzamelen data in de openbare ruimte. Maar hoe zorgen we ervoor dat inwoners precies weten wat er wordt gemeten en waarom? De gemeente Den Haag werkte mee aan een landelijke richtlijn om hier duidelijkheid over te geven.
Duurzame energie wordt steeds belangrijker. Sommige zonnepanelen bevatten nog schadelijke stoffen. Nieuwe proeven tonen aan dat het ook anders kan, met herbruikbare en schone materialen. Maar hoe maken we zulke oplossingen straks voor iedereen bereikbaar?
The municipality, together with the Atrium City Hall Foundation, is exploring how to measure the number of visitors in a privacy-friendly way and within the Atrium's house rules. They also aim to find out which parts of the exhibition are most viewed and how visitors rate the exhibition(s).