{"id":6410,"date":"2026-06-10T09:34:30","date_gmt":"2026-06-10T09:34:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/smartcity.denhaag.nl\/?page_id=6410"},"modified":"2026-06-10T14:09:03","modified_gmt":"2026-06-10T14:09:03","slug":"zoekgeraakte-kinderen-op-het-strand","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/smartcity.denhaag.nl\/en\/use-cases\/lost-children-at-the-beach\/","title":{"rendered":"Lost children at the beach"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"6410\" class=\"elementor elementor-6410\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-617ffe8 jedv-enabled--yes e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"617ffe8\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-adaf403 elementor-widget elementor-widget-jet-breadcrumbs\" data-id=\"adaf403\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"jet-breadcrumbs.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-jet-breadcrumbs jet-blocks\">\n\t\t<div class=\"jet-breadcrumbs\">\n\t\t<div class=\"jet-breadcrumbs__content\">\n\t\t<div class=\"jet-breadcrumbs__wrap\"><div class=\"jet-breadcrumbs__item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/smartcity.denhaag.nl\/en\/\" class=\"jet-breadcrumbs__item-link is-home\" rel=\"home\" title=\"Smart City The Hague\">Smart City The Hague<\/a><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1ab327a jedv-enabled--yes elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-title elementor-page-title elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1ab327a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-title.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Lost children at the beach<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4090329 jedv-enabled--yes e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"4090329\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<section class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-72c5fbda e-con-full c1-center e-transform e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"72c5fbda\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;_transform_translateX_effect&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:0,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;_transform_translateY_effect&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:-50,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;_transform_translateY_effect_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:-50,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;_transform_translateX_effect_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;_transform_translateX_effect_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;_transform_translateY_effect_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4ca9d57e e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"4ca9d57e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<section class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-16234169 c1-center e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"16234169\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-73f11b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"73f11b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" id=\"introductie\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Introduction to the Use Case<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-681425df elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"681425df\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7d5969f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7d5969f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\"><p>On busy summer days, tens of thousands of people visit the beach in Scheveningen. In this crowded environment, parents and children can sometimes lose sight of each other temporarily. This creates distress and puts pressure on emergency services and local businesses that help reunite families quickly and safely.<\/p><p>To improve this process, <strong>a web application<\/strong> is being developed to support reports of missing children on the beach and boulevard in an efficient, careful, and privacy-conscious way.<\/p><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-769f4d65 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"769f4d65\" data-element_type=\"widget\" id=\"waarom\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Why the Use Case\n<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-343358a2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"343358a2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>On warm days, visitor numbers can reach up to 180,000. In these conditions, children occasionally get lost, requiring significant effort from the police and lifeguard services, often at the expense of other tasks.<\/p><p>Existing measures, such as wristbands and meeting points, provide insufficient support. Earlier solutions, like a central child collection point, proved difficult to implement. The current collaboration through a WhatsApp group also poses risks in terms of privacy and completeness of information.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2755078 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"2755078\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" src=\"https:\/\/smartcity.denhaag.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/1200-zoekgeraakte-kinderen-op-het-strand.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-6415\" alt=\"zoekgeraakte kinderen op het strand\" srcset=\"https:\/\/smartcity.denhaag.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/1200-zoekgeraakte-kinderen-op-het-strand.jpg 800w, https:\/\/smartcity.denhaag.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/1200-zoekgeraakte-kinderen-op-het-strand-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/smartcity.denhaag.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/1200-zoekgeraakte-kinderen-op-het-strand-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/smartcity.denhaag.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/1200-zoekgeraakte-kinderen-op-het-strand-18x12.jpg 18w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Summer day at Scheveningen beach | Image Bank The Hague<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-615234b1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"615234b1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" id=\"verwachtingen\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Expectations and Learning Objectives\n<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-38834884 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"38834884\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The web application is intended to speed up and secure the process of reuniting children with their parents or guardians. It supports a coordinated approach with improved privacy and instantly accessible information. Reports are registered centrally, providing insight into the number, locations, and duration of incidents, which can also support prevention efforts.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f4f6da3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"f4f6da3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<style>\n  \/* Lichtblauwe zakelijke pagina-achtergrond *\/\n  body {\n    background: #f2f6fc;\n    padding: 32px;\n    font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\n  }\n\n  \/* Info cards met #e3f5ff achtergrond *\/\n  .info-box {\n    background-color: #f0fdff;\n    border-left: 6px solid #3b82f6;\n    padding: 18px 22px;\n    border-radius: 8px;\n    font-size: 14px;\n    color: #1f2937;\n    max-width: 760px;\n    margin-bottom: 20px;\n    box-shadow: 0 4px 12px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.05);\n  }\n\n  .info-box h5 {\n    margin: 0 0 10px 0;\n    font-size: 16px;\n    font-weight: 700;\n    color: #1e40af;\n  }\n\n  .info-box ul {\n    list-style-type: disc;\n    padding-left: 18px;\n    margin: 0;\n  }\n\n  .info-box li {\n    margin-bottom: 6px;\n    line-height: 1.45;\n  }\n<\/style>\n\n<div class=\"info-box\">\n  <h5>Expectations<\/h5>\n  <ul>\n    <li>Faster handling of reports<\/li>\n    <li>Improved collaboration between involved parties<\/li>\n    <li>Greater insight into the nature, scale, and progression of incidents<\/li>\n  <\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"info-box\">\n  <h5>Learning Objectives<\/h5>\n  <ul>\n    <li>Gaining insight into what works effectively in collaboration<\/li>\n    <li>Determining how search time can be further reduced<\/li>\n    <li>Developing and testing a practical operational framework<\/li>\n    <li>Exploring how reports from different channels can be optimally combined<\/li>\n  <\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-30f85201 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"30f85201\" data-element_type=\"widget\" id=\"hoe\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">How the Use Case Was Facilitated\n<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e91f447 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e91f447\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>This use case is an initiative of the Safety Directorate of the Municipality of The Hague and is facilitated by the <a href=\"https:\/\/smartcity.denhaag.nl\/en\/shield\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">SHIELD innovation hub<\/a>, where the municipality and police collaborate on technological innovations in the safety domain.<\/p><p>The Scheveningen district ( <a href=\"https:\/\/www.denhaag.nl\/nl\/stadsdelen\/scheveningen\/actieplan\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Actieplan Kust programme<\/a>) acts as the client and funds the development and management. Through a negotiated tender procedure, an agreement was concluded with <a href=\"https:\/\/nolongerlost.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">NoLongerLost<\/a> to develop the web application.<\/p><p>The implementation is carried out in close collaboration with various partners, including beach entrepreneurs, the Haaglanden Safety Region, the Hague volunteer lifeguard brigade, and the police.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6dd694a3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6dd694a3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" id=\"meer\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">More information<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7c24f715 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7c24f715\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Contact person: Suzanne Kalf (<a href=\"mailto:suzanne.kalf@denhaag.nl\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">suzanne.kalf@denhaag.nl<\/a>). For general information, please send an email to Living Lab Scheveningen via <a href=\"mailto:smartthehague@denhaag.nl\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">smartthehague@denhaag.nl<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<section class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1999aa6c container e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"1999aa6c\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<section class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-70f35e6f e-con-full sticky e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"70f35e6f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-702ed5ac elementor-align-start elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"702ed5ac\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#introductie\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-chevron-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Introduction to the Use Case<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#waarom\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-chevron-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Why the Use Case<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#verwachtingen\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-chevron-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Expectations and Learning Objectives<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#hoe\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-chevron-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">How the Use Case Was Facilitated\u00a0<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#meer\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-chevron-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">More information<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On busy days, parents and children can lose sight of each other in the crowds along the beach and boulevard. 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