Service: Bridge sensors

Responsible organisation: Province of SouthHolland (Local Government)

The Dutch roads and waterways are become increasingly full. The province of South Holland wants its roads and waterways to be safe and accessible, to which end it has introduced the Smart Shipping programme. In a partnership with the Directorate-General for Public Works and Water Management and the Ministry of Infrastructure and Water Management, this programme stimulates smarter, safer, and more efficient use of waterways, so they can stay competitive with other modes of transport. To make smart mobility possible, 55 of the provincial bridges have been equipped with sensors to see whether the bridge is open or not. Induction loops are installed in roads, that measure the amount of traffic. The app uses this data to make sure that ships don’t have to wait unnecessarily long for bridges to open, while minimizing impact on road mobility.

Additional information

Source Open Innovation Regione Lombardia
Web site https://baae58888c14f40f89d08821.blob.core.windows.net/paper/SmartShipping_paper_nl.pdf
Start/end date 2019 -
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